Concrete Technology
Concrete Technology
Concrete Technology
22CE C13
CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
UNIT- I
Concrete Materials & Production of Concrete: Manufacturing process of cement, Types of cements, Properties
of cement and aggregate (fine & coarse), tests conducted on cement and aggregate (fine & coarse). Production of
concrete – Various methods of batching, mixing, compaction and curing. Water cement ratio, gel space ratio,
Segregation and bleeding of concrete.
UNIT- II
Fresh concrete: Workability, factors affecting workability, measurement of workability using slump cone,
compaction factor.
Hardened concrete: Behavior of concrete under various types of loading - compression, Tension and flexure.
Non - destructive testing methods. Time dependent behavior of concrete –Maturity, shrinkage & creep. Stress-
Strain behavior of concrete.
UNIT - III
Durability of concrete:
Durability – Factors affecting Durability, Cracking of Concrete - types of cracks, causes, remedies. Deterioration
of concrete and its prevention.Behavior of concrete under various types of extreme environments, Freezing and
Thawing, Acid attack on concrete, Efflorescence, fire resistance.
Concrete Admixtures:
Classification of admixtures, Mineral and Chemical admixtures, Influence of various admixtures onproperties of
concrete.
UNIT - IV
Concrete Mix Design: Basic considerations, Factor to be considered in choice of mix design, Different mix
design methods – I.S. code method and ACI methods. Quality control of Concrete.
Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technolog (A) 62
CIVIL ENGINEERING
UNIT- V
Special Concretes: Properties & applications of High Strength Concrete, High Performance Concrete, Polymer
Concrete, High Density Concrete, Light Weight Concrete, and Ferro cement, Recycled Aggregate Concrete, Self-
Compacting Concrete (SCC), Fly Ash Concrete, Ready Mix Concrete (RMC), Self-healing Concrete (Bacterial
Concrete).
Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC): Types of fibers, Constituent materials , Mechanism, Properties &
Applications of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete , Geopolymer concrete.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. A.M Neville., “Properties of Concrete”, Pearson Education. 2012.
2. M.S. Shetty, and A. K. Jain, “Concrete Technology: Theory and Practice”, S. Chand & Company, 2018.
3. R. Santhakumar, “Concrete Technology”, Oxford University, Press 2018.
SUGGESTED READING:
1. A.M. Neville and J.J. Brooks, “Concrete Technology”, Dorling and Kindersley Publications, 2002.
2. P. K. Mehta, and J. M. M. Paulo, “Concrete- Microstructure – properties and Material”, Mc. Graw Hill
Publishers, 2017.
3. N. Krishnaraju, “Design of Concrete Mixes”, CBS Publishers and Distributors, 2010.