Civil Engineering - Building materials and Construction

Civil Engineering - Building materials a..

1. Functions of buildings and structure in general. Loads on buildings as per IS 875, IS 1893 and NBC. Functional requirements of buildings and necessity of byelaws. 2.Role of materials in construction 3.Concrete as a material, its ingredients and Concrete Production Process including prefabrication, modular coordination 4.Cement: Hydration of cement, Chemical reaction, Structure of cement paste, Consistency and setting. Lime and supplementary cementations materials. 5.Fresh Concrete: Role of aggregates and water in fresh concrete,  Test for workability Role of admixtures, Segregation and bleeding. 6.Strength of concrete: Role of porosity, w/c ratio, Role of aggregate, aggregate –mortar interface, Tensile strength, Modulus of elasticity and their tests. NDT 7.Durability and long term performance of concrete, Role of mineral admixture, w/c ratio and cement content. Sulphate attack, corrosion of rebar etc, IS 456 requirements 8.Cement, aggregate and water selection for concrete