Department of Civil Engineering: IIT Delhi. CEL768: Recent Advances in
Construction Materials. Semester II, Course details Session 2010-2011. Part I:
Lectures.
Department of Civil Engineering: IIT Delhi CEL768: Recent Advances in Construction Materials Semester II, Course details Session 2010-2011 Part I: Lectures Coordinator: Dr. S. Bishnoi (V-215) email:
[email protected] webpage: http://web.iitd.ac.in/~bishnoi/ Marks distributions: Minor I: 20% Minor II: 20% Term paper: 10% Quizzes and class participation: 10% Major: 40% No.
Topics
Lecture hours
1
Introduction
0.5
2
Characterisation techniques: SEM, TEM, XRD, NMR, Chemical shrinkage, LTC, BET, Helium pycnometry, QENS, AFM, Nanoindentation, TGA, TMA
4.5
3
Cement hydration and microstructural development: Phases in cements, their hydration, hydration kinetics, development of microstructure, modelling
5
4
Special cements: Calcium aluminate cements, low CO2 cements
3
5
Supplementary cementitious materials: Fly-ash, slag, silica fume, inert fillers, effect on early age and long term properties
5
6
Chemical admixtures: Super-plasticizers, air-entraining admixtures, retarders, corrosion inhibitors, shrinkage reducing admixtures, surface chemistry
4
7
Polymers and polymer concretes: Use of plastics and polymer composites, rubber concrete, polymer concrete
3
8
Durability of concrete: Corrosion of reinforcement, sulphate attack, alkalisilika reaction, freeze-thaw
6
9
Non-destructive testing and repair
3
10
Self-compacting concrete
2
11
Fibre-reinforced concrete
3
12
High strength concrete
3 Total
42
References Books (Ebooks for most available on http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ittdelhi) Guneri Akovali Ed., "Polymers in Construction", Rapra technology limited, 2005 Michelle Miller, "Polymers in Cementitous Materials", Rapra technology limited, 2005 Hans Bohni Ed., "Corrosion in reinforced concrete structures", CRC Press, 2005 Perkins P.H., "Repair, Protection and Waterproofing of Concrete Structures", Third edition, E&FN Spon, 1997 Rixom R., and Mailvaganam N., "Chemical Admixtures for Concrete", Third Edition, E&FN Spon, 1999 Aitcin P.C., "High Performance Concrete", E&FN Spon, 1998 Mehta P.K. and Monteiro P.J.M., "Concrete Microstructure, Properties and Materials", Third Edition, Tata McGraw Hill 2006 Taylor H.F.W., "Cement Chemistry", Thomas Telford, 1997 Journals (Available online) Materials and Structures: http://www.springerlink.com/content/119994/ Cement and Concrete Research: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00088846 Cement and Concrete Composites: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09589465 Example journal papers: Glasser F.P., Marchand J. and Samson E., "Durability of concrete - Degradation phenomena involving detrimental chemical reactions", Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 38, 2006, pp.226-246 Scrivener, K.L., "Backscattered electron imaging of cementitious microstructures: understanding and quantification", Cement and Concrete Composites Vol. 26, 2004, pp. 935-945 Scrivener K.L. and Kirkpatrick, R.J., "Innovation in use and research on cementitious material", Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 38, 2008, pp.128-136 Scrivener K.L., Fullman T, Gallucci E., Walenta G. and Bermejo E., "Quantitative study of Portland cement hydration by X-ray diffraction/Rietveld analysis and independent methods", Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 34, 2004, pp. 1541-1547 Juenger M.C.G., Winnefeld F., Provis, J.L. and Ideker J.H., "Advances in alternative cementitious binders", Cement and Concrete Research, In press (2011) Edmonds R.N. and Majumdar A.J., "The hydration of monocalcium aluminate at different temperatures", Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 18, 1988, pp.311-320 Gartner E., "Industrially interesting approaches to "low-CO2" cements", Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 34, 2004, pp. 1489-1498
