CE-121 Civil Engineering Materials

Credit Hours: 2 (Contact Hrs. 02)

Level 2nd semester, 1st year
Prerequisites: None
Course Aims
 To familiarize students about the characteristics of construction materials used in Civil
Engineering
 To develop the understanding for identification of suitable construction materials for
Civil Engineering projects
 To provide the knowledge about Materials Engineering to the students in order to make
them able to work as Material Engineers.
CLOs, Mapping with PLOs
Taxonomy
CLO No. Description PLOs
Domain

Explainbasic properties of civil engineering materials

1 C2 1
for construction.

2 Choosematerials according to various requirements. C5 4

Teaching and Learning Activities (TLAs)

Course learning outcomes will be achieved through all or a suitable combination of the following
teaching strategies.
 Quizzes
 Classroom discussions
 In-class activities
 Homework assignments
 Group assignments/projects
 Presentations by students
 Reports
 Self-study
 Any other suitable mean not covered above
 Mid-term major examination
 Final comprehensive examination
Course Outline:

Materials and Properties:

● Introduction of materials, Construction materials, Physical properties, Mechanical
properties, Chemical properties, Electrical & Thermal properties
Stone:
● Introduction, Types, Applications, Characteristics of good building stones, artificial
stones.
Cement and Lime:
● Introduction and manufacture of Ordinary Portland cement, Constituents of cement,
Types of cement, Cement hydration, Properties and field tests of cement, Special
cements, Introduction and manufacture of lime, Setting and hardening of lime,
Applications of lime, Comparison of lime and cement,.
Fine and Coarse Aggregate:
● Definition and Introduction of aggregates, Mechanical properties of aggregates, Physical
properties of aggregates, Importance and methods of grading of aggregates
Cementitious Materials:
● Introduction about mortars, Methods of preparation of mortars, Properties and
application of mortars, Introduction about concrete, Components and manufacture of
concrete, Properties of concrete, Types of concrete, Effects of various chemicals on
concrete
Ceramics and Bricks:
● History and evolution of ceramics, Manufacture of ceramics, Properties and applications
of ceramics in buildings, History and evolution of bricks, Properties and applications of
bricks, Brick dimensions, Manufacture and classification of bricks.
Plastics:
● Structure of plastics, Polymer technology, Types, Properties, Use of plastics as
construction material
Glass:
● Constituents of glass, Methods of manufacture, Types, Use and significance in civil
engineering, Advantages and drawbacks
Wood:
● Structure of tree, General characteristics, Types, Seasoning of wood, Preservation of
wood, Lamination of wood.
Paints:
● Objectives, Composition, Types, Consideration in choosing a particular paint,
Introduction, objectives and applications of varnish
Metals:
● Introduction about metals, Non-ferrous metals: Aluminum, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Nickel,
Ferrous metals: Iron, Cast iron and steel, Manufacture of steel, Types of steel, Heat
treatment to steel, Hot and cold rolled steels, Stainless steel, Important failures in steels
Microscopic studies and testing of materials
 ● To study the material behavior at microscopic level, role of bonding in strength
development, cracks and other superficial phenomenon, introduction to
SEM,XRD,EDAX,XRF and various other microscopic testing methods used to analyses
cement, concrete, timber, bitumen and various other materials used in construction.
Miscellaneous Construction Materials:
● Asbestos, Plaster of Paris, Abrasives, Rubber, Cork, Bitumen, Asphalt, Road metal

WEE Topic CLOs Assignment/Quiz

K
Materials and Properties 1,2
1
2 Stone 1,2 Assignment#1
Introduction, Types, Applications, Characteristics
of good building stones, artificial stones.

Cement and Lime 1,2

Introduction and manufacture of Ordinary Portland
cement, Constituents of cement, Types of cement,
Cement hydration, Properties and field tests of
3 cement, Special cements, Introduction and
manufacture of lime, Setting and hardening of lime,
Applications of lime, Comparison of lime and
cement,.

4 Fine and Coarse Aggregate 1,2 Quiz#1

Definition and Introduction of aggregates,
Mechanical properties of aggregates, Physical
properties of aggregates, Importance and methods
of grading of aggregates

Cementitious Materials 1,2 Assignment#2

Introduction about mortars, Methods of
5 Quiz#2
preparation of mortars, Properties and application
of mortars, Introduction about concrete,
Components and manufacture of concrete, 1,2 Assignment#3
Properties of concrete, Types of concrete, Effects
6
of various chemicals on concrete

Ceramics and Bricks 1, 2

History and evolution of ceramics, Manufacture of
ceramics, Properties and applications of ceramics
in buildings, History and evolution of bricks,
7
Properties and applications of bricks, Brick
dimensions, Manufacture and classification of
bricks.

Plastics 1,2 Quiz#3

8 Structure of plastics, Polymer technology, Types,
Properties, Use of plastics as construction material
9 Mid Term Exam
Glass 1,2
Constituents of glass, Methods of manufacture,
10 Types, Use and significance in civil engineering,
Advantages and drawbacks

11 Wood 1,2 Assignment#4

Structure of tree, General characteristics, Types,
Seasoning of wood, Preservation of wood,
Lamination of wood.

Paints 1,2 Quiz#4

Objectives, Composition, Types, Consideration in
12 choosing a particular paint, Introduction, objectives
and applications of varnish

13 Metals 1,2
Introduction about metals, Non-ferrous metals:
Aluminum, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Nickel, Ferrous
metals: Iron, Cast iron and steel, Manufacture of
steel, Types of steel, Heat treatment to steel, Hot
and cold rolled steels, Stainless steel, Important
failures in steels

Microscopic studies and testing of materials 1,2 Assignment#5

To study the material behavior at microscopic level,
14
role of bonding in strength development, cracks
and other superficial phenomenon,
introduction to SEM,XRD,EDAX,XRF and various 1,2 Quiz#5
other microscopic testing methods used to analyse
15
cement, concrete, timber, bitumen and various
other materials used in construction.
Miscellaneous Construction Materials: 1,2 Assignment#6
Asbestos, Plaster of Paris, Abrasives, Rubber,
16
Cork, Bitumen, Asphalt, Road metal

Group Presentations (Mini Project) 1,2 Quiz#6

17
18 Final Term Exam

TEXT AND MATERIAL:

Textbook (s)

Engineering Materials by S. Singh

Building Materials by S.K. Duggal

References Material:
Edward Allen, Joseph Iano; Fundamental of Building Construction Materials and Methods; John
Wiley & Sons. NY 2004
William F., Smith, Principles of Materials Science & Engineering, McGraw Hill, 1995.

Assessment Tasks Activities (ATAs)

Indicative of likely activities and tasks designed to assess how well students achieve the CLOs.
Final details will be provided to students in their first week of attendance in this course.

ATAs CLOs Weight % Remarks

Written Exams 1,2 75% 02 hrs written exam
Class Participation 1,2 5% Group study
Home Assignments 1,2 5% Reports submission
Quizzes 1,2 5% In-class tests
1,2 Presentations and report
Group assignments/projects 10%
submission
Total (%) 100 % The final grading is relative

Grading of Students Achievements

The grading for this course is based on the Academic Regulations criterion of the University.

Grade Grade
Grade Definitions
Letter Points
Strong evidence of original thinking; good
organization, capacity to analyze &
A 4.0 synthesize; superior grasp of subject matter;
Excellent
A- 3.67 evidence of extensive knowledge base.

Evidence of grasp of subject, some evidence

of critical capacity and analytical ability;
B+ 3.33
reasonable understanding of issues;
B 3.00 Good
evidence of familiarity with literature.
B- 2.67

Student who is profiting from the university

C+ 2.33 experience; understanding of the subject;
C 2.00 Adequate ability to develop solutions to simple
C- 1.67 problems in the material.
Sufficient familiarity with the subject matters
D+ 1.33 to enable the student to progress without
Marginal
D 1.00 repeating the course.
Little evidence of familiarity with the subject
F 0.00 Failure matter; weakness in critical and analytical
skills; limited, or irrelevant use of literature.
Dr. Khan Shahzada
Associate Professor,
UET, Peshawar