Course Number Course Title Term Course Description

CE 121 Construction Materials 2nd Semester 2012-2013 Engineering properties of common construction materials (soils, aggregates, concrete, metals, wood and composites); concrete mi design; standard test met!ods; non-destructi"e testing; testing of smallscale structural elements# $ !ours (2 !ours lecture, 3 !ours la%orator&) 'o introduce t!e students to t!e properties, %e!a"ior, proportioning (w!en applica%le) and testing of commonl& used construction materials# (r# )at!aniel *# (iola (eruc!er, +ennet! )#, ,Materials for Ci"il and -ig!wa& Engineers., /rentice -all, )ew 0erse&# (latest edition) 1ele"ant standards pu%lis!ed %& t!e 2merican Societ& of 'esting of Materials (2S'M) 3t!er Ci"il Engineering materials %oo4#

Duration per week Course Objective Professor Textbook Reference

Course Requirements 5ong E ams 2ttendance and 7ui88es 5a%orator& 1eports 9inal E amination Gradin !"stem :$-100 1.00 :0;:$ 1.25 <$;:0 1.50 <0;<$ 1.75 @ )o grade of A#0 s!all %e gi"en# =$;<0 =0;=$ >$;=0 >0;>$ 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75 $06 106 206 206 $$;>0 ?$$ 3.00* 5.00

#aborator" Reports 1#0 9ormat and Content '!e la%orator& report s!all consist of t!e following partsB 2# 'itle *# 3%Cecti"es C# E periment /rocedure -Met!odolog&, EDuipment, EDuations used (# 1esultsE(ata E# (iscussion 9# ConclusionESummar& Fnclude also t!e followingB 2# Giews on t!e significance of t!e test *# (ifficulties encountered (eDuipment, procedure, personnel)#

Suggestions for furt!er impro"ement# C# 2n& !elpful o%ser"ations, opinion, suggestions, etc# 2#0 St&le '!e report s!all %e written on 2A s!eets using a font si8e of 11 and spacing %etween lines of 1H for t!e main te t# 3#0 Su%mission Su%mit &our reports %efore $ /M of t!e 9rida& of t!e following wee4# 5ate reports will get a ma imum grade of $06# 9ailure to su%mit a report will earn a grade of ZERO#

Course Outline 1#0 2II1EI2'ES 2ggregate '&pe and /rocessing 2ggregate as *ase Course Material 2ggregate for Concrete 2ggregate for *ituminous Mi tures 2S'M 'est Specifications for 2ggregates 2#0 CEME)' /ortland Cement Manufacture and '&pes of /ortland Cement -&dration of Cement /roperties of /ortland Cement 3t!er Cementing Materials -&draulic Cements 5ime /o88olan Cements 3#0 C3)C1E'E Concrete Materials /roperties of Concrete Strengt! Elastic /roperties Creep and S!rin4age Concrete Mi (esign 2dmi tures 'ransporting and (epositing Concrete Curing #aborator" Report Topics 1eport 1 1eport 2 1eport 3 1eport A 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-A 2-$ 2-> 2-= 2-< 2-: 2-10 1educing field sample of aggregate to test sample (2S'M C=02, (=$) Sie"e anal&sis of coarse aggregate (2S'M C13>) Sie"e anal&sis of fine aggregate (2S'M C13>) Specific gra"it& and a%sorption of coarse aggregate (2S'M C12=) Specific gra"it& and a%sorption of fine aggregate (2S'M C12<) Knit weig!t and "oids in aggregate (2S'M C2:, C12=, C12<) 'otal moisture content and surface moisture content of aggregate (2S'M C$>>, C12=, C12<) Concrete Mi (esign L Ma4ing and Curing Concrete 'est Specimens (2S'M C31) 5a% demo on concrete compressi"e strengt! testing and steel tension testing 5a% demo on )(' M 1e%ound -ammer, Kltrasonic /ulse Gelocit& 'esting A#0 ME'255FC M2'E1F25S Mec!anical *e!a"ior of Metals 'esting and E"aluation of Metals Strengt!ening Mec!anisms 9errous Metals Structural Steel Manufacture of Steel /!&sical /roperties -eat 'reatments 2llo& Steels Jelding )on-9errous Metals $#0 'FM*E1 Classes of 'rees /!&sical C!aracteristics of Jood Mec!anical /roperties of Jood (eca&, (ura%ilit& and /reser"ation of 'im%er >#0 2S/-25' CEME)'S 2sp!altic Cements Met!od of 'esting Modification of 2sp!alt Cement 1oad 'ars /roportioning 2sp!altic Mi es =#0 S/ECF25 '3/FCS