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Examination
Scheme
Max. Marks
Contact
Hours/ week
Prepared by
Concrete Technology
Course Code
43588
Theory
Term Work
POE
Total
100
50
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150
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Date
Prerequisites This course requires the student to know about the basic of civil engineering,
fundamentals of chemistry, building materials, statics etc.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students should be able to:
identify the functional role of ingredients of concrete and apply this
CO1
knowledge to mix design philosophy
acquire and apply fundamental knowledge in the fresh and hardened
CO2
properties of concrete
evaluate the effect of the environment on service life performance,
CO3
properties and failure modes of structural concrete and demonstrate
techniques of measuring the Non Destructive Testing of concrete structure
develop an awareness of the utilisation of waste materials as novel
CO4
innovative materials for use in concrete
design a concrete mix which fulfills the required properties for fresh and
CO5
hardened concrete
Mapping of COs with POs
POs
COs
CO1
CO2
CO3
CO4
CO5
Course Contents
Unit No. Title
Section I
1.
No.
of
Hours
No.
of
Hours
3.
Section II
4.
Durability of concrete: Strength and durability relationship, effect 08
of w/c on durability, different exposure condition as per IS 456
minimum and maximum cement content, effect of permeability,
sulphate attack, methods of controlling sulphate attack. Durability of
concrete in sea water, Test on hardened concrete - flexural strength,
comparison of cube test and cylinder test, Schmidts rebound
hammer, Ultrasonic pulse velocity method.
5.
6.
Reference Books:
Sr. No. Title of Book
Author
Publisher/Edition
M. S. Shetty
2
3
4
Concrete
Technology
Concrete
Technology
Concrete
Technology
Concrete
Technology
by M. L. Gambhir
A. M. Neville
R. S. Varshnay
Topics
Scheme of Marks
Section
I
II
Unit No.
1
Title
Cement, Aggregates, Water
Marks
Fresh Concrete
17
Hardened Concrete
17
Durability of concrete
17
Special concrete
17
17
17
Course Unitization
Section
II
Unit
Course
Outcomes
No. of Questions in
No.
Title
CO1
01
Fresh Concrete
CO2
01
Hardened Concrete
CO2
01
Durability of concrete
CO3
01
Special concrete
CO4
01
CO5
01
CAT-I
CAT-II
Planned
Hrs.
06
identify the functional role of ingredients of concrete and apply this CO1
knowledge to mix design philosophy
determine physical properties of ingredients of concrete in laboratory
CO1
Lesson schedule
Class
No.
1
Details to be covered
3
4
5
6
Review Questions
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Q6
CO1
CO1
CO1
CO1
CO1
Q7
Q8
Q9
CO1
02
Unit
Unit Title Fresh Concrete
No
Unit Outcomes
Planned
Hrs.
08
CO2
CO2
CO2
CO2
Lesson schedule
Class
No.
1
2
3
4
5
Details to be covered
Workability of concrete and method of determine workability of concrete such as
Slump test, Compaction Factor test, V Bee Consitometer test etc.
Factors affecting workability of concrete, segregation and bleeding of concrete,
Batching, Mixing and Transportation on concrete
Pacing and compaction of concrete, methods of compaction of concrete such as
roddng, vibration, pressure etc
Curing of concrete, methods of curing, factors affecting curing.
Silica Flumes, Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GFBFS), Rice Huck, Surki etc
Review Questions
Q1
Q3
Q4
CO2
Q5
CO2
Q2
Q6
Q7
Q8
CO2
CO2
CO2
Q9
CO2
CO2
Q16
Q17
CO2
Q18
What are different types of admixture used in concrete? Explain in detail CO2
effect of super-plasticizer on concrete?
What do you mean by Pozzuoli admixture? Explain in detail Fly Ash?
CO2
Q10
Q11
Q12
Q13
Q14
Q15
Q19
Q20
CO2
CO2
CO2
CO2
CO2
CO2
03
Unit
Unit Title Hardened Concrete
No
Unit Outcomes
Planned
Hrs.
05
UO2
interpret and apply Indian Standard test methods and specifications, in CO2
relation to prescribed requirements needed for concrete supply and
concrete structures
evaluate characteristic strength on harden concrete such as compressive CO2
strength, spilt tensile strength, flexural strength etc.
Lesson schedule
Class
No.
1
2
3
4
5
Details to be covered
Characteristic strength on harden concrete such as compressive strength, spilt
tensile strength, flexural strength etc.
Factors affecting strength of concrete such as W/C ratio, Gel Space ratio, Age of
concrete etc.
Effect of maximum size of aggregate on strength of concrete, relation between
compressive strength, spilt tensile strength & flexural strength etc.
Modulus of elasticity, relation between modulus of elasticity and strength of
concrete
Creep and shrinkage of concrete, factors affecting, method of determine creep and
shrinkage of concrete
Review Questions
Q1
CO2
Q2
CO2
Q3
Q4
Explain how to determine dynamic modulus of elasticity and its relation CO2
with static modulus of elasticity
What is modulus of elasticity and explain its relation with strength.
CO2
Q5
CO2
Q6
CO2
Q7
Q9
Q10
Q8
04
Unit
Unit Title Durability of concrete
No
Unit Outcomes
Planned
Hrs.
CO2
08
Lesson schedule
Class
No.
1
Details to be covered
2
3
7
8
Review Questions
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Q6
Q7
CO3
Q8
CO3
Q9
CO3
Q10
Q1
Explain in details the methods for controlling the sulphate attack on CO3
concrete
What you mean by NDT? Explain any one method in detailed
CO3
Q2
Q3
Q4
05
Unit
Unit Title Special concrete
No
Unit Outcomes
CO3
CO3
CO3
Planned
Hrs.
05
Lesson schedule
Class
No.
1
Details to be covered
Hot weather concreting, Light weight concrete, Cold weather concreting, High
Density Concrete
Polymer concrete, Fiber reinforced concrete, No fines concrete, Ferrocement
Review Questions
Q1
CO4
Q6
Q7
CO4
Q8
CO4
Q9
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Q10
08
Unit
Unit Title Concrete Mix Design
No
Unit Outcomes
Planned
Hrs.
CO4
CO4
CO4
CO4
CO4
07
select the correct raw material components and mix design needed to CO5
formulate a concrete that meets prescribed specification requirements
Design a mix proportion by ACI 211.1 91, IS 10262 2007 and DOE CO5
method
Lesson schedule
Class
No.
1
Details to be covered
Objective of Mix Design , factors governing Mix Design, Nominal Mix Proportion
etc.
Concrete Mix Design by ACI 211.1 Method
Review Questions
Q1
CO5
Q2
CO5
Q3
Explain method of expressing proportions and also what do you mean by CO5
acceptances criteria?
Explain detail procedure of concrete mix design by ACI 211.1 - 91.
CO5
Q4
Q5
Enlist varies method of mix design? Write data to be collected for a mix CO5
design?
Explain detail procedure of concrete mix design by DOE method.
CO5
Q6
Course Title :
Concrete Technology
3.00 Hrs
Time
Max. Marks
100
Instructions:
Solve any three questions from each section
Figures to the right indicate full marks
Assume suitable data if necessary.
Section-I
Marks
1
a
b
a
b
a
b
a
b
05