Advanced concrete Materials and Technology
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The official GTU curriculum for Advanced concrete Materials and Technology (subject code ME01065091) as prescribed for CE · Semester 1 divides the course into 5 units, covering 42 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 (ME01065091)Unit 1 Introduction
- Introduction of Recent advances in Concrete Technology
- Concrete Structures in Special Environments
- Concreting under Special Circumstances
- Selection of material
- Various concrete making materials
- Sustainable Development concept
Unit 2 Supplementing Cement Materials (SCMs)
- Concepts of various SCMs
- Application and uses of various SCMs
- Selections of SCMs
- Fly ash, ground granulated blast furnaces slag and silica fume
- Rice husk Ash, manufacture
- physical characteristics
- effects on properties of concretes
- Chemical and Mineral Admixtures: Plasticizers
- Super plasticizers
- Curing compounds and their effects on properties of concrete
- Epoxy resins and screeds for rehabilitation – Properties and Applications
Unit 3 Concrete Mix Design
- Review of methods and philosophies
- Initial laboratory tests of concrete
- mix design for special purposes
- Ready Mixed Concrete -Types of plant
- truck mixer efficiency
- effects of prolonged agitation
- quality control: acceptance and compliance
- Codal Provisions for concrete Mix Design- BIS, ACI, DoE
Unit 4 Special Concretes
- Light weight concrete
- High performance concrete
- self-compacting concrete
- fiber reinforced concrete
- High density and radiation shielding concrete
- High volume fly ash concrete
- Self-healing Concrete
- Ferrocement concrete
- Pumped Concrete
- Roller Compacted Concrete
- polymer concrete
Unit 5 Sustainable Concrete
- Sustainable concrete materials
- Green Concrete
- Geo Polymer Concrete
- Recycled concrete
- Energy Efficiency of sustainable Concrete
- Healthassessment of concrete
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