ECV 3112

Civil Engineering Materials

(Bahan Kejuruteraan Awam)
Noor Azline Mohd Nasir

Room: 6-35
Email: azline@upm.edu.my

Venue: BK4
Credit: 3(2+1)
Contact hours: 2 x 1 hour
lectures/week
 Timetable
Class : Friday ; 9.00 am - 11.00 am

Laboratory Session

Group Day Time Venue

1 Mon 2.00 pm-5.00 pm CML
2 Thu 9.00 am-12.00 am CML

1st Test - Week 5

- Contents: Weeks 1-4. (10%)
2nd Test - Week 10
- Contents: Weeks 5-10. (15%)
Lab Test Week 10. (10%)
Course Assessment

Quiz+Assignments 10%
Laboratory 15%
Tests
Test 1 10%
Test 2 15%
Test Lab 10%

Total Coursework 60%

Final Exam 40%

General Rules
80% attendance
On time
Cooperation
Mobile: Switch off !
 Learning Outcomes

Students are able to

1.
Classifying the properties of various civil engineering

materials including concrete, masonry and steel (C3)

2.
Explain the method of manufacturing and production of civil

engineering materials (A3, CS)

3. Conduct experiments to identify properties of concrete and
steel (P3, CTPS)
 Week Topic
Introduction to ECV 3112
Introduction to CE Material
1st Week Materials in construction, material performance criteria and specifications and
standards
Laboratory Visit
2nd Week Aggregates
3rd Week Cements
Concrete Mix Design
- Concrete Components (traditional and alternative)
4th Week
- Basic Consideration
- Method of Mixing
- Handling and Curing of Concrete
Fresh Concrete Properties
5th Week
TEST 1
Lectures Outline:
Hardened Concrete Properties
6th Week - Strength and factore
- Tests
Hardened Concrete Properties
7th Week - Strength and factor
- Tests
8th Week Permeability of Concrete
9th Week Durability of Concrete
10th Week Special Concrete / TEST 2

11th Week PRESENTATION MINI PROJECT

12th Week PRESENTATION MINI PROJECT

13th Week Masonry
14 th Week Steel
 References
1.
Allen, E. & Lano, J. (2014). Fundamental of Building Construction:
Materials and Methods. (6th Edition). Hoboken: Wiley & Sons.

2.
British Standards Institution. (2000). BS EN 12350-2:2000 Testing
Fresh Concrete Part 2: Slump Test. London: British Standard
Institute.

3.
British Standards Institution. (2002). BS EN 12390-3:2002 Testing
Hardened Concrete Part 3: Compressive Strength of Test
Specimens. London: British Standard Institute.

4.
Mamlouk, M.S. & Zaniewski, J.P. (2011). Materials for Civil and
Construction Engineers. (3rd Edition). New Jersey: Pearson.

5.
Zhang, H. (2013). Building Materials in Civil Engineering.
Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing Limited.
 What is Civil Engineering?
Profession of designing and executing structural works
that serve the general public, including:
Buildings bridges, canals, dams, harbors, lighthouses, roads,
tunnels, and
Environmental works (e.g., water supply systems)
The modern field includes power plants, aircraft and
airports, chemical-processing and water treatment plants,
and water-treatment facilities
Civil engineering today involves:
Site investigations and feasibility studies,
Structural design and analysis, construction, and facilities
maintenance.
The design of engineering works requires the application of design
theory from many fields (e.g., hydraulics, thermodynamics, nuclear
physics)
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 What is Civil Engineering?
A branch of engineering that encompasses the
conception, design, construction, and management of
residential and commercial buildings and structures,
water supply facilities, and transportation systems for
goods and people, as well as control of the
environment for the maintenance and improvement of
the quality of life.
Civil engineering includes planning and design
professionals in both the public design professionals in
both the public and private sectors, contractors,
builders, educators, and researchers. Civil engineering
is a professional

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 What is Civil Engineering?
Engineering discipline that deals with the design and
construction of the physical and natural built
environment, including works such as bridges, roads,
canals, dams and buildings.
Civil engineering is the oldest engineering discipline
after military engineering, and it was defined to
distinguish it from military engineering
Engineering is the application of objective knowledge
to creation of plans, designs and means for achieving
desired objectives.
Technology deals with tools and techniques for
carrying out plans.
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 Sub Disciplines of Civil Engineering
Environmental engineering
Geotechnical engineering
Structural engineering
Transportation engineering
Water resources engineering
Materials engineering
Coastal engineering
Surveying
Urban planning
Construction engineering and Management

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 MATERIALS IN CONSTRUCTION

Modern building often comprise vast numbers of components, many

pre-manufactured and simply assembled on site, while some, such as
concrete, are manufactured in situ.
Concrete

Bricks

Alloys steels Tar

structure

Fibers - plastic
Timber

Glass
MATERIALS PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
In each case, satisfactory operation of building as a whole depends on the
performance of the materials from which its components are made as well as on
how they interact with each other in the building.

Before assessing the suitability of any one material for given situation, the
performance requirements for that situation must identified. Such requirements
might include:
Structural safety the ability to withstand stresses resulting from gravity, wind,
thermal or moisture movement, or other sources.
Health/safety there should be no risk to health due to chemical or physical
effect of the material both during and after construction.
Fire the material must behave acceptable in resisting fire spread, release of
dangerous substances in fire and retaining satisfactory structural stability
Durability the material should fulfils the above performance criteria as
required for the planned lifetime of the building
MATERIALS PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

In addition to the above performance requirements of materials

within the finished building, the following might also have to
considered:

Availability/cost
Ease with which material can be incorporated into the building
(buildability)
Environmental aspect for example, energy demand of the material
during manufacture and ability to conserve energy in use.
SPECIFICATION AND STANDARDS

Standards are specific sets of requirements that define the

performance of a material for engineering design.
These characteristic allow engineers to size engineered
members, avoid environmental hazards and ultimately design
long-lasting systems.
Along with material standards, testing standards are specific
guidelines and procedures for performing test on materials.
These standards ensure the all materials are defined on an
equal basis; irrespective of who performs the tests or where
the tests are performed.
SPECIFICATION AND STANDARDS

Both material and testing standards are written by different

agencies.

The standards are developed through compromise and negotiation.

Government standards are put together within government
agencies, with strong input from senior engineers and managers.
Industry standards are developed by manufacturing organizations
to best represent the product and industry.
Research standard are more technical standards that may not be
practical in commercial testing laboratories, new procedures of measuring a
properties or measure characteristics that are difficult to record.
 LABORATORY SCHEDULE

Week Topic

Briefing on laboratory aspect

1st Week - topics

- grouping

3rd Week 1) Test the cement based on the consistency standards of the cement paste and cement setting time

Note: 2) Analyzing sieve

2nd Week Raya # REPORT 1

4th Week Design Concrete Mix Proportion # REPORT 3

5th Week

Note:
Test bricks and concrete blocks by carry out compression test
3/10 public holiday
# REPORT 2
Discuss on replacement lab/ can be
conducted on 6 October

6th Week Test fresh concrete by carry out slump and compacting tests # REPORT 3

1)Test hardened concrete by carry out compression and flexural tests compression test @ 7 days
7th Week
2) Discussion on Mini Project Lab # REPORT 3

8th Week 1) Test steel by carry out tensile test # REPORT 2

2) Discussion on Mini Project - Lab

1) Test hardened concrete by carry out non destructive test: Ultrasonic pulse velocity and surface hardness tests - @ 28 days # REPORT 3

2) Test hardened concrete by carry out compression and flexural tests @ 28days # REPORT 3
9th Week
3) Test permeability concrete by carry out initial surface absorption test - @ 28 days # REPORT 3

Test material by carry out a special test (Mini Project - Lab) i,.e specific gravity, moisture content, loi, etc
10th Week
TEST Lab # REPORT 4

11th Week Test material by carry out a special test (Mini Project - Lab) # REPORT 4

13th Week PRESENTATION MINI PROJECT # REPORT 4

Assignment #1

Identify sources of standard that related to civil

engineering materials
Find a standard for testing materials i.e bricks,
concrete tests, the tensile strength of wood, etc;
summarize the article in
Objective
Methodology
Result