Basic Information
Introduction, Bond Types, Crystalline and Amorphous Structure, Microstructure Defects. Testing Material Properties. Timber, Polymers, Metals, Ceramics, Composite Materials. Construction Steels. Aggregates, Stone Products. Binders# Lime, Gypsum, Cement. Portland Cement, Cement Substitutes. Setting and Hardening, Volume Changes, Deterioration. Water, Admixtures. Fresh/hardened Concrete. Casting, Curing, Quality Control. Concrete Mix Design. Sustainability Aspects.
Faculty: Civil and Environmental Engineering
|Undergraduate Studies
Pre-required courses
Course with no extra credit (contained)
14505 - Building Materials 14517 - Materials and Processes 1