CE8404 Concrete Technology Syllabus:
CE8404 Concrete Technology Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2017
OBJECTIVES:
- To impart knowledge to the students on the properties of materials for concrete by suitable tests, mix design for concrete and special concretes.
UNIT I CONSTITUENT MATERIALS
Cement — Different types — Chemical composition and Properties — Hydration of cement — Tests on cement — IS Specifications — Aggregates — Classification — Mechanical properties and tests as per BIS — Grading requirements — Water — Quality of water for use in concrete.
UNIT II CHEMICAL AND MINERAL ADMIXTURES
Accelerators — Retarders — Plasticizers — Super plasticizers — Water proofers — Mineral Admixtures like Fly Ash, Silica Fume, Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag and Metakaoline — Effects on concrete properties.
UNIT III PROPORTIONING OF CONCRETE MIX
Principles of Mix Proportioning — Properties of concrete related to Mix Design — Physical properties of materials required for Mix Design — Design Mix and Nominal Mix — BIS Method of Mix Design — Mix Design Examples
UNIT IV FRESH AND HARDENED PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE
Workability — Tests for workability of concrete — Segregation and Bleeding — Determination of strength Properties of Hardened concrete — Compressive strength — split tensile strength — Flexural strength — Stress-strain curve for concrete — Modulus of elasticity — durability of concrete — water absorption — permeability — corrosion test — acid resistance.
UNIT V SPECIAL CONCRETES
Light weight concretes — foam concrete- self compacting concrete — vacuum concrete — High strength concrete — Fibre reinforced concrete — Ferrocement — Ready mix concrete — SIFCON — Shotcrete — Polymer concrete — High performance concrete — Geopolymer Concrete
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Gupta.B.L., Amit Gupta, “Concrete Technology”, Jain Book Agency, 2010.
2. Shetty,M.S, “Concrete Technology”, S.Chand and Company Ltd, New Delhi, 2003
3. Bhavikatti.S.S, Concrete Technology, I.K.International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2015
4. Santhakumar. A.R., Concrete Technology, Oxford University Press India, 2006.
REFERENCES:
1. Neville, A.M; “Properties of Concrete”, Pitman Publishing Limited, London, 1995
2. Gambhir, M.L; “Concrete Technology”, 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co Ltd, New Delhi, 2007
3. IS10262-2009 Recommended Guidelines for Concrete Mix Design, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, 1998.
4. Job Thomas, Concrete Technology, Cengage Learning India Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, 2015
5. Kumar P Mehta., Paulo J M Monterio., Concrete – Microstructure, Properties and Materials, McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited, New Delhi, 2016