COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5153 ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BURAK FELEKOĞLU

Offered to

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Course Objective

Reinforced concrete structures are generally made in situ, and their quality is almost exclusively dependent on the workmanship of concrete making, placing and curing. The objective of this course is to introduce the basic background to the civil engineers to solve the sophistical and complex problems that are encountered commonly in construction site.

The various properties of concrete; density, durability, compressive and tensile strength, impermeability, resistance to abrasion, resistance to sulfate attack, and many other topics will be discussed in this course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to be able to recommend the suitable cement type to produce a concrete conforming the required physical and mechanical properties from different types of cements.
2   to be able to make decision about the suitability of aggregate with known physical and mechanical properties on concrete production.
3   to be able to classify the test methods used in the selection and quality control of concrete ingredients.
4   to be able to design a concrete mixture based on the targeted fresh and hardened properties.
5   to be able to associate the different mechanical properties of concrete with each other.
6   to be able to to evaluate the quality of concrete by using core strength data.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Portland Cement 1.1. Historical Note 1.2. Manufacture of Portland Cement 1.3. Chemical Composition of Portland Cement 1.4.Calcium Silicate Hydrates
2 1.4.Calcium Silicate Hydrates Properties of Portland Cement 2.1. Setting 2.2. Fineness of Cement 2.3. Structure of Hydrated Cement 2.4. Pore Structure of Hydrated Cement 2.5.Mechanical Strength of Cement Gel 2.6. Heat of Hydration 2.7. Soundness of Cement Paste
3 Cement of Different Type 3.1. Types of Portland Cement 3.2. Rapid-Hardening Portland cement 3.3. Low-Heat Portland Cement 3.4. Sulphate-resisting Cement 3.5. Portland Blat-Furnace Cement 3.6. Super-sulphated Cement 3.7. Portland-Pozzolana Cement 3.8. Expanding Cements 3.9. Alumina Cement
4 Properties of Aggregate 4.1. General Classification of Aggregate 4.2. Sampling and Sieve Analysis, Grading Curves 4.3. Particle Shape and Texture 4.4. Mechanical Properties of Aggregate
5 Properties of Aggregate 5.1. Specific Gravity, Bulk Density, Porosity and Absorption 5.2. Deleterious Substances in Aggregate 5.2.1. Organic Impurities 5.2.2. Clay and Other Fine Material 5.2.3. Salt Contamination 5.2.4. Unsound Particles 5.2.5. Soundness of Aggregate 5.2.6. Alkali-Aggregate Reaction
6 Mix Design 6.1.Basic Considerations 6.1.1. Cost 6.1.2. Specifications 6.1.3. Strength 6.1.4. Durability 6.1.5. Workability
7 Mid-Term Examination
8 Fresh Concrete 8.1. Workability 8.1.1. Definition of Workability 8.1.2. The need for Sufficient Workability 8.1.3. Factors Affecting Workability 8.1.4. Tests on Workability
9 Curing of Concrete 9.1. Methods of Curing 9.2. Influence of Curing and Storage Conditions 9.3. Short-time Cracking of Concrete 9.4. Elasticity, Shrinkage and Creep
10 Mechanical Properties of Concrete 10.1. Water/Cement Ratio, Gel/Space Ratio 10.2. Strength in Tension 10.3. Factors Affecting Mechanical Properties of Concrete 10.4. Fatigue Strength, Impact strength of Concrete
11 Durability of Concrete 11.1.Permeability of Concrete 11.2.Chemical Attack on Concrete 11.2.1. Sulphate Attack 11.2.2. Acid Attack 11.2.3. Efflorescence
12 Durability of Concrete 12.1. Frost Attack 12.2. De-Icing Salt Attack 12.3. Carbon Effect 12.4. Resistance of Concrete to Fire 12.5. Sea-water Attack 12.6. Abrasion and cavitation
13 Testing of Hardened Concrete 13.1. Compression Tests 13.2. Flexural test 13.3. Factors Affecting Test Results
14 Data Evaluation 14.1. Variation in Test Results 14.2. Distribution of Strength 14.3. Standard Deviation 14.4. Acceptance Criteria

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):

- Neville, A., M., Properties of Concrete Pitman Publishing, London 1995.
- Li, Z., Advanced Concrete Technology. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2011.


Supplementary Book(s):

- Keyser, C., A., Material Science in Engineering 4th Ed. Charles E. Merril Pub. Co. Columbus, 1986.
- U.S. Dept. of Interior Water and Power Resources Service, Concrete Manual, 1981
- PCA, Design and Control of Concrete Mixes. Engineering Mixes. 1984
- ACI, Concrete Primer 3rd Ed., 1973
- Comite Euro-Int. Du Beton, Durable Concrete Structures, Thomas Telford, 1992
- Neville, A.M., Brooks, J.J. Concrete Technology (second edition), Prentice Hall, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Text book (given in Suggested Sources section), preparation of homework and final presentation at the end of semester will be used in evaluation. Relevant articles and book chapters should be read prior to course of individual week.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

All learning outcomes will be evaluated by using the midterm and final exam questions. In addition, student comments in lectures, their presentations and homework reports will be taken into consideration.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Preparations prior to class and attendance also will be considered in evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Burak Felekoğlu (burak.felekoglu@deu.edu.tr)

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 25 25
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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