Concrete Engineering and Technology

Overview

Introduction and course overview - Constituents of concrete - Admixtures in concrete - mineral and chemical - Hydration of cement - Basic properties of concrete - Proportioning of concrete mixes - Pores and porosity in concrete - Porosimetry - measuring pores in concrete - Principles of quality control in concrete construction - Quality control and acceptance criteria for concrete based on compressive strength - Fibre reinforced concrete - High strength concrete - Mass concrete - Concreting in cold weather - Concreting in hot weather - Roller compacted concrete - Self-compacting concrete - Testing self-compacting concrete - Shotcrete and underwater concrete - Alkali -- aggregate reaction - Reinforcement corrosion in concrete - Chloride penetration in concrete - Using epoxy-coated bars in concrete structures - Using FRP as reinforcement in concrete structures - Grouting and importance of formwork in concrete construction - Carbonation and freezing & thawing in concrete structures - Using recycled aggregates in concrete construction - Basic non-destructive testing for concrete structures - Measuring permeability in concrete - Some additional topics - Considerations in repair of concrete structures - Laboratory demonstration - Review of the course - Geotechnical Measurements & Explorations