Characteristics of constituent materials and the design and behavior of portland cement and bituminous concrete mixtures with demonstrated laboratory experiments.
Specific Course Objectives :
Experimentally determine the mechanical and material properties and derive stress-strain curves for common materials used in civil infrastructure, such as metals, polymers, wood, and concrete.
Quantify variability and assess why variability exists in experimentally-determined material properties.
Explain the nature of materials that govern microstructure and mechanical behavior for metals, polymers, polymer composites, wood, portland cement concrete, and asphalt concrete.
Establish the role of material properties and specifications in promoting sustainability and community resilience.
Recognize the critical material properties (e.g., strength, modulus, deformation, etc.) that are used to describe or design civil materials used in infrastructure facilities.
Characterize the basic performance parameters used in cementitious and asphaltic mixture designs, including the concrete mix design process.
Apply experimental design concepts as illustrated by designing and conducting an ASTM-type procedure utilizing simple principles and commonly available tools and devices.
Course Prerequisite :
C- or better in each of the following: CHEM 1035 &1045, GEOS 2104, ESM 2204, and CEE 2814