Concrete Technology for Building & Infrastructure Project

At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. discuss concrete materials and types of concrete; 2. carry out concrete mix design; 3. prepare different types of concrete; 4. discuss properties of fresh and hardened concrete; and 5. carry out various tests on fresh and hardened concrete.

Concrete as a basic building material; Construction materials for concrete production – cement, aggregates, water, admixtures; Types of concrete – normal concrete, high performance concrete, air-entrained concrete, lightweight concrete, self-compacting concrete, short Crete, ready-mix concrete; Concrete mix design; Various concrete mixes for different classes of projects; Properties of fresh and hardened concrete: Water cement ratio, workability, bleeding, segregation, hydration, air-entrainment in fresh concrete; strength, creep, shrinkage, modulus of elasticity, water tightness, rate of strength gain in hardened concrete; Timber forms for concrete slab, beam, column and foundation; Production of concrete – batching, mixing, transporting, placing, compacting and curing; Quality control of fresh concrete; Tests on concrete – slump tests, compression test, test for Poisson’s ratio of concrete, ultrasonic test, Schmidt test; Admixtures to concrete – accelerating admixtures, retarding admixtures, fly ash, air-entraining admixtures, water retarding admixtures; Performance and utilization of concrete in buildings and associated infrastructure such as rigid pavements; Application of special concrete and green concrete technology; Maintenance aspects and problems. BUD 483: The Technology and Management of Mass Housing Projects (2units C: LH 30) Learning Outcomes At the end of the course, the students should be able to: 1. discuss the concept of mass housing; 2. apply contemporary technologies in mass housing; and 3. generate innovative alternatives in mass housing. Course Contents Students are required to study any on-going mass housing projects, examine `and write on the technology being used, make a critique of same and propose better or alternative solutions.