JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Pre-Requisites

Building Materials

Course Objectives

The objectives of the course are to

• Know different types of cement as per their properties for different field applications.
• Understand Design economic concrete mix proportion for different exposure conditions and intended purposes.
• Know field and laboratory tests on concrete in plastic and hardened stage.

Course Outcomes

After the completion of the course student should be able to

• Determine the properties of concrete ingredients i.e., cement, sand, coarse aggregate by conducting different tests. Recognize the effects of the rheology and early age properties of concrete on its long-term behavior.
• Apply the use of various chemical admixtures and mineral additives to design cement-based materials with tailor-made properties
• Use advanced laboratory techniques to characterize cement-based materials.
• Perform mix design and engineering properties of special concretes such as high-performance concrete, self-compacting concrete, and fiber reinforced concrete.

UNIT - I

Aggregate: Deleterious substance in aggregate – Soundness of aggregate – Alkali aggregate reaction – Thermal properties – Sieve analysis – Fineness modulus – Grading curves – Grading of fine, Manufactured sand and coarse Aggregates – Gap graded aggregate – Maximum aggregate size- Properties Recycled aggregate.

UNIT - II

Fresh Concrete: Workability – Factors affecting workability – Measurement of workability by different tests – Setting times of concrete – Effect of time and temperature on workability – Segregation & bleeding – Mixing, vibration and revibration of concrete – Steps in manufacture of concrete – Quality of mixing water.

UNIT - III

Hardened Concrete: Water / Cement ratio – Abram’s Law – Gel/space ratio – Gain of strength of concrete – Maturity concept – Strength in tension and compression – Factors affecting strength – Relation between compression and tensile strength - Curing. Testing of Hardened Concrete: Compression tests– Tension tests – Factors affecting strength – Flexure tests – Splitting tests – Pull-out test, Non-destructive testing methods – codal provisions for NDT.

UNIT - IV

Elasticity, Creep & Shrinkage – Modulus of elasticity – Dynamic modulus of elasticity – Poisson’s ratio – Creep of concrete – Factors influencing creep – Relation between creep & time – Nature of creep – Effects of creep – Shrinkage – types of shrinkage.

UNIT - V

Admixtures: Types of admixtures – mineral and chemical admixtures. Mix Design: Factors in the choice of mix proportions – Durability of concrete – Quality Control of concrete – Statistical methods – Acceptance criteria – Proportioning of concrete mixes by various methods – BIS method of mix design.

Special Concretes: Introduction to Light weight concrete – Cellular concrete – No-fines concrete – High density concrete – Fibre reinforced concrete – Polymer concrete – High performance concrete – Self compacting concrete, Nano silica and Nano Alumina concrete.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Concrete Technology by M.S. Shetty. – S. Chand & Co.; 2004
• 2. Concrete Technology by A.R. Santhakumar, 2nd Edition, Oxford university Press, New Delhi
• 3. Concrete Technology by M. L. Gambhir. – Tata Mc. Graw Hill Publishers, 5THEdition,New Delhi

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Properties of Concrete by A. M. Neville – Low priced Edition – 4th edition
• 2. Concrete: Micro structure, Properties and Materials – P.K. Mehta and J.M. Monteiro, Mc- Graw Hill Publishers IS Codes: IS 383 : 2016 IS 516 : 2018 (Part -1 - 4) IS 10262 - 2019