UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BCE051

Concrete Technology

L-T-P3-0-0 Credits3 Session2024-25 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Civil Engineering · Sem 5 (Departmental Elective-I)

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Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: CEMENT

8 hrs

Types and cement chemistry. Aggregates: mineralogy, properties, test and standards. Quality of water for use in concrete.

Unit2

Unit 2

8 hrs

Introduction & study of accelerators, retarders, water reducers, air entrainers, water proofers, super plasticizers. Study of supplementary cementing materials like fly ash, silica fume , ground granulated blast furnace slag, metakaoline and pozzolana; their production, properties and effect on concrete properties.

Unit3

Unit 3: CONCERT PRODUCTION

8 hrs

batching, mixing and transportation of concrete. Workability test: slump test, compacting factor test and Vee Bee test. Segregation, bleeding and Laitance in concrete, curing of concrete and its methods. Determination of compressive and flexural strength as per BIS. Mechanical properties of concrete: elastic modules, poisson’s ratio, creep, shrinkage and durability of concrete.

Unit4

Unit 4

8 hrs

Principle of mix proportioning, properties related to mix design, Mix design method (IS method and ACI method). Mix design of concrete, Rheology and its Application in 3D Printing in construction, mix design examples.

Unit5

Unit 5

8 hrs

Study and uses of high strength concrete, self-compacting concrete, fibre reinforced concrete, ferro cement, ready Mix Concrete, recycled aggregate concrete and status in India.

Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Understand the properties of constituent material of concrete.
  2. CO2Apply admixtures to enhance the properties of concrete.
  3. CO3Evaluate the strength and durability parameters of concrete.
  4. CO4Design the concrete mix for various strengths using difference methods.
  5. CO5Use advanced concrete types in the construction industry.

References

  1. Neville, A.M. and Brooks, J.J.," CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY", ELBS .1990.
  2. Shetty, M.S, "Concrete Technology, Theory and Practice", S. Chand and Company Ltd, New Delhi, 2008.
  3. Gambhir, M.L, "Concrete Technology", Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd, New Delhi, 2004.
  4. Santhakumar, A.R; "Concrete Technology" , Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2007.
  5. Gupta B.L., Amit Gupta, "Concrete Technology", Jain Book Agency, 2010.
  6. Newman, K., "CONCRETE SYSTEMS in COMPOSITE MATERIALS".EDT BY L. Holliday. Elsevier Publishing Company. 1966.
  7. Popovics. S., "FUNDAMENTALS OF PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE: A Quantitative Approach VOL 1 FRESH CONCRETE" JOHN WILEY & SONS.1982.
  8. P.K. Mehta and Paulo J.M. Monteiro, "Concrete: microstructure, properties and materials", The Mcgraw Hill Companies.
  9. Jayant D. Bapat (2013),Mineral admixtures in cement and concrete, Taylor and Francis group.
  10. Concrete mix proportioning as per IS 10262:2009 – Comparison with IS 10262:1982 and ACI 211.1-91 M.C. Nataraja and Lelin Das
  11. IS 10262-1982 Recommended Guidelines for Concrete Mix Design, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, 1998.
  12. IS 456-2000 Plain and Reinforced Concrete- Code of Practice, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, 2000.

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