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    The document provides an overview of a Concrete Technology course offered at the B.Tech. III Year I Sem level. The course aims to give students basic and advanced knowledge of concrete technology to understand developments in the construction industry. It covers topics like properties of cement and aggregates, workability and testing of fresh and hardened concrete, mix design methods, and special concretes. The course outcomes are that students can identify quality control tests, understand concrete behavior, design mixes, and types of durable and special concretes. The course has 5 units covering cement chemistry, aggregates, fresh concrete workability, hardened concrete strength, and mix design proportioning.

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    The document provides an overview of a Concrete Technology course offered at the B.Tech. III Year I Sem level. The course aims to give students basic and advanced knowledge of concrete technology to understand developments in the construction industry. It covers topics like properties of cement and aggregates, workability and testing of fresh and hardened concrete, mix design methods, and special concretes. The course outcomes are that students can identify quality control tests, understand concrete behavior, design mixes, and types of durable and special concretes. The course has 5 units covering cement chemistry, aggregates, fresh concrete workability, hardened concrete strength, and mix design proportioning.

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    The document provides an overview of a Concrete Technology course offered at the B.Tech. III Year I Sem level. The course aims to give students basic and advanced knowledge of concrete technology to understand developments in the construction industry. It covers topics like properties of cement and aggregates, workability and testing of fresh and hardened concrete, mix design methods, and special concretes. The course outcomes are that students can identify quality control tests, understand concrete behavior, design mixes, and types of durable and special concretes. The course has 5 units covering cement chemistry, aggregates, fresh concrete workability, hardened concrete strength, and mix design proportioning.

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    Department of Civil Engineering CE501PC - Concrete Technology

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    CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

    B.Tech. III Year I Sem. L T/P/D C


    Course Code: CE501PC 4 0/0/0 4

    Pre Requisites: Building Materials

    Course Objectives: Concrete is the basic construction material in the advancements


    present construction industry, Lot of advances are taking place in the concrete technology
    on par with development taking place in the engineering. The present day industry needs
    the knowledge of concrete technology thoroughly. The subject is designed to give the
    basic knowledge as well as latest developments in concrete technology

    Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
     Identify Quality Control tests on concrete making materials
     Understand the behavior of fresh and hardened concrete
     Design concrete mixes as per IS and ACI codes
     Understand the durability requirements of concrete
     Understand the need for special concretes

    UNIT - I
    Cement: Portland cement – chemical composition – Hydration, Setting of cement –
    Structure of hydrate cement – Test on physical properties – Different grades of cement.
    Admixtures: Types of admixtures – mineral and chemical admixtures.

    UNIT - II
    Aggregates: Classification of aggregate – Particle shape & texture –, strength & other
    mechanical properties of aggregate – Specific gravity, Bulk density, porosity, adsorption
    & moisture content of aggregate – Bulking of sand – Deleterious substance in aggregate
    – Soundness of aggregate – Alkali aggregate reaction – Thermal properties – Sieve
    analysis – Fineness modulus – Grading curves – Grading of fine & coarse Aggregates –
    Gap graded aggregate – Maximum aggregate size.

    UNIT – III
    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 and vibration of concrete
    – Steps in manufacture of concrete – Quality of mixing water.

    UNIT - IV
    Hardened Concrete : Water / Cement ratio – Abram’s Law – Gel space ratio – Nature
    of strength of concrete – Maturity concept – Strength in tension & compression – Factors
    affecting strength – Relation between compressive & tensile strength - Curing.
    Testing of Hardened Concrete: Compression tests – Tension tests– Flexure tests –
    Splitting tests – Pull-out test, Non-destructive testing methods – Codal provisions for
    NDT. 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.
    Department of Civil Engineering CE501PC - Concrete Technology
    UNIT – V
    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– BIS method and ACI 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.

    TEXT BOOKS:
    1. Properties of Concrete by A. M. Neville Pearson 5th Edition Education Ltd 2016.
    2. Concrete Technology by M. S. Shetty. – S. Chand & Co. 2004
    3. Concrete Technology by Job Thomas -Cengage learning India Pvt Ltd 2015.

    REFERENCES:
    1. Concrete Technology by M.L. Gambhir. – Tata McGraw Hill Publishers, New Delhi.
    2. Concrete: Micro structure, Properties and Materials – P. K. Mehta and J. M. Monteiro,
    McGraw Hill Publishers.

    Department of Civil Engineering CE501PC - Concrete Technology


    Department of Civil Engineering CE501PC - Concrete Technology

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