Materials: General civil engineering material performance requirements: strength, stiffness, durability, appearance. Concrete: mix design, effects of constituent composition and proportions on fluid state and hardened state properties, concrete placement and curing. Steel: production and properties of steel, steel grades, effect of alloys, protection from corrosion and fire. Timber: properties of timber, defects, durability, grading. Asphalt cements: production and distillation, testing, modifications for particular applications, road tars, durability. Geosynthetics: overview of available materials, geotextile functions and mechanisms, designing with geotextiles. Stresses in materials:... -- Course Website
Prerequisites: 307529 (v.4)<br/> Engineering Mechanics 100<br/> <br/> or any previous version<br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/> AND<br/><br/> <br/> 307533 (v.3)<br/> Engineering Materials 100<br/> <br/> or any previous version<br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/> AND<br/><br/> <br/>
