Concrete Technology
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Concrete Technology Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Concrete Technology (subject code 3144004) as prescribed for Civil Infra · Semester 4 divides the course into 3 units, covering 25 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3144004)Unit 1 Introduction
- Introduction of concrete
- Historic development
- Composition of concrete
- Advantages of concrete over other materials
- Advances and future trends in concrete
- Overview of Sustainability and Concrete development
Unit 2 Concrete Making Materials
- : Cement: Manufacturing process of cement
- Chemical composition
- Hydration reaction of cement
- Tests on cement
- Types and properties of pozzolonic materials used for partial cement replacement in concrete
- Types of special cement
- Aggregates: Classification
- IS specifications
- Methods of combining aggregates
- specified grading
- Testing of aggregates
- Water – General requirements & limiting values of impurities and water reducing chemical admixtures
Unit 3 Microstructure of Hydrated Cement Paste
- Hydration of portland cement
- Heat of hydration
- Microstructure of Hydrated Cement
- Transition Zone
- Effect of Cement Characteristics on Strength and Heat of Hydration
- Water Requirements for Hydration
- Alkali Aggregate Reaction 6 Bachelor of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Subject Code: 3144004 w.e.f