CED 205 (3-0-1)

CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

Class (11-12PM)
Mon, Wed & Fri

Lab (2-4PM)
Mon, Wed
 CONTENTS

• Basic understanding of building structure

• Concrete Materials-cement, course and fine aggregate
and their physical properties
• Chemical and mineral admixtures:
• Concrete Mix Design
• Properties of fresh and hardened concrete
• Production of concrete (Independent Study)
• Durability of concrete
• Special concrete (Independent Study)
 LIST OF EXPERIMENTS (28 Experiments)
CEMENT
1) Fineness of cement
2) Specific surface area of cement grain
3) Normal consistency of cement
4) Initial setting time and final setting time of cement.
5) Specific gravity test of cement.
6) soundness of cement
7) Compressive strength of cement mortar.
8) tensile strength of cement mortar.
AGGREGATE
1) Fineness modulus of fine and coarse aggregate
2) Specific gravity and bulk modulus of aggregates
3) Shape test of aggregate (Flakiness index, elongation index),
4) Water absorption coefficient for both coarse and fine aggregate
5) Aggregate abrasion value test for coarse aggregate
6) Aggregate impact value test for coarse aggregate
7) Aggregate crushing value test for coarse aggregate
FRESH CONCRETE
1) Design of concrete for nominal and design mix (IS Code)
2) Workability test on concrete by
3) Compaction factor
4) Slump
5) Vee-bee
6) Flow table test
 HARDENED CONCRETE
1) Compressive strength of concrete cube
2) Tensile strength of concrete cylinder
3) Flexural strength of concrete beam
NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING ON CONCRETE
1) Rebound Hammer test
2) Pulse Velocity test

EVALUATION SCHEMES
Text Books
Minor-10% 1. Concrete Technology: M. L. Gambhir
Quizes-15%
(No pre announcement) 2. Properties of concrete: A.M. Neville
Project -15% Reference Books:
LAB-20% 1. Concrete Technology: M. S. Shetty
Major-40%
NO MAKE UP EXAM
 PROJECTS THEMES
THEME GROUP
Additive manufacturing in concrete-a sustainable study

Thermal response of concrete in building for tropical region

Durability study of concrete for nuclear facilities

Investigation of bio based concrete for subsurface water

treatment using pond algae
Waste utilization for renewal concrete

Damage quantification in concrete using photogrammetry

displacement measurement
Investigate the strength of concrete using nano ferrous
compound