Brief review on concrete and reinforcement
Brief Review of Conventional Concrete and Constituent Materials: Brief Introduction of Concrete including composite cement and properties.
Types of Reinforcements:
Corrosion of Reinforcing Steel - Electro-chemical process, measures of protection. Polymers, fibres, adhesives and sealants - types and their uses.
Fresh properties of concrete (Rheology of fresh concrete)
Rheology of Concrete: Introduction, Factor affecting the rheology of concrete, Constitute equation for measuring the rheological parameters and rheometer.
Hardened properties of concrete (by SEM/XRD)
Microstructure of the Aggregate Phase: General, Microstructure of the Hydrated Cement Paste: General, Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ) in Concrete: Microstructure, Strength Influence of the interfacial transition zone on properties of concrete.
Quantitative Estimation of product of Hydration by Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry, X-Ray Diffraction Analysis (XRD Analysis) and Scanning Electron Microscopy(SEM).
Special Concretes
High performance and High strength concrete: Definition, Fresh & Hardened Properties, Applications.
Bacterial Concrete: Definition, Fresh & Hardened Properties, Applications.
Ferro-cement: Definition, Fresh & Hardened Properties, Applications.
Special Topics
Curing: Methods - Steam curing, water curing. Vacuum dewatering of concrete.
Shotcrete: Definition, Wet mix and dry mix process, general use and advantages. Under water concreting: Introduction, Basic requirements, Strength, Workability.
Introduction to formwork: Types, General, Formwork for Beams, Slabs (normal and flat slabs), Columns, Foundations (shallow), Shear Walls.