CN7101 MODERN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

UNIT  I         SPECIAL CONCRETES                                                                     

Behaviour of concretes – Properties and Advantages of  High Strength and High Performance Concrete – Properties and Applications of Fibre Reinforced Concrete, Self compacting concrete, Alternate Materials to concrete on high performance & high Strength concrete.  

UNIT  II         METALS                                                                         

Types of Steels –  Manufacturing process of steel – Advantages of new alloy steels – Properties and advantages of aluminium and its products – Types of Coatings & Coatings to reinforcetment – Applications of Coatings. 

UNIT  III        COMPOSITES                                                                                                         

Types of Plastics – Properties & Manufacturing process – Advantages of Reinforced polymers – Types of FRP –  FRP on different structural elements – Applications of FRP.   

UNIT  IV        OTHER MATERIALS   

                                                                                           

Types and properties of Water Proofing Compounds – Types of Non-weathering Materials and its uses – Types of Flooring and Facade Materials and its application.  

UNIT  V         SMART AND INTELLIGENT MATERIALS

                                                              

Types & Differences between Smart and Intelligent Materials –  Special features – Case studies showing the applications of smart & Intelligent Materials.

                                                                                                                           

REFERENCES:

1. ACI Report 440.2R-02, “Guide for the design and construction of externally bonded RP systems for strengthening concrete structures”, American Concrete Institute, 2002.  

2. Aitkens , High Performance Concrete, McGraw Hill, 1999 

3. Ashby, M.F. and Jones.D.R.H.H. “Engineering Materials 1: An introduction to Properties, applications and designs”, Elsevier Publications, 2005. 

4. Deucher, K.N, Korfiatis, G.P and Ezeldin, A.S, Materials for civil and Highway Engineers, Prentice Hall Inc., 1998. 

5. Mamlouk, M.S. and Zaniewski, J.P., Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers, Prentice Hall Inc., 1999. 

6. Santhakumar.A.R., Concrete Technology, Oxford University press, New Delhi 

7. Shan Somayaji, Civil Engineering Materials,  Prentice Hall Inc., 2001  8. Shetty M.S, Concrete Technology: Theory and Practice, S.Chand & Company Ltd., 2005.