Course Description
This course builds on the knowledge gained in the Concrete Technology 1 course. Topics will include the following: composition, cement, water, aggregates, admixtures, air entrainment, properties of fresh concrete and their specifications, handling and placement of concrete, properties of hardened concrete and their standards, types of concrete, concrete behaviour under different environmental factors (fire, weather, frost, sulphate, etc.) along with mixing design methods.
Laboratory Tests:
• QC and standards for: cement, aggregate, fresh and hardened concrete
• Inspection: NDT testing with ultrasound and concrete test hummer
Course ID: BSTC -412
| Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 3 | 4.50 | 4.5 | BSTC -411 |
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