Department of Civil Engineeringcoretheory
BUILDING MATERIALS
CIE 2123
Syllabus
- 01Materials for Concrete I (The fillers) - types of aggregates, functional requirements, and standard specification for quality control
- 02Materials for Concrete II (the binders) - describe types of cement, chemical composition, and physical properties and standard specification for quality control
- 03Concrete - Mix proportioning guidelines as per IS 10262:2019 for standard concrete and concrete with SCMs, introduction to various codes – ACI and EN, properties of concrete – Fresh and hardened
- 04Building materials for masonry - types of masonry, functional requirements, standard specification for quality control, conventional masonry
- 05Building materials for flooring, roofing, doors, windows, and paints - functional requirements and standard specification for quality control
References
- Singh, Gurcharan, Building Construction and Materials, Raj sons Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2019.
- Shetty, M. S and A. K. Jain. Concrete Technology (Theory and Practice), 8e. S. Chand Publishing, 2019.
- Chudley, Roy, and Roger Greeno building construction handbook, Routledge, 2016.
- Mehta, P. Kumar, and Paulo JM Monteiro, concrete microstructure, properties, and materials, 2017.
- Neville, A. M., and J. J. Brooks, Concrete Technology, third Indian reprint, (2003).
- Relevant Handbooks: National Building Code, IS 10262:2019, IS 456:2000
- Relevant Indian standards
Credits Structure
3Lecture
0Tutorial
0Practical
3Total