Feedback for Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials
Dear student
We are glad that you have attended the NPTEL online certification course.
We hope you found the NPTEL Online course useful and have started using NPTEL extensively.
In this regard, we would like to have a feedback from you regarding our course and whether there are any improvements, you would like to suggest.
We are enclosing an online feedback form and would request you to spare some of your valuable time to input your observations. Your esteemed input will help us in serving you better.
The link to give your feedback is :
We thank you for your valuable time and feedback.
Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team
Revision in score of assignment 4
Dear learner
The scores for assignment 4 for course hydration porosity and strength of cementitious materials have been revised due to following corrections.
1. Assignment 4, Question 1, Correct answer is B instead of D
2. Assignment 4, Question 2, Correct answer is D instead of A
Regards
Course TA
Correction in lecture 5
Dear learner
Please note the following change in lecture number 5 at 16.26 minutes
There is a typing error in the table shown. "Loss of ignition" should be replaced with "Minimum compressive strength at 7 days" . The Max LOI values for OPC grades 33, 43 and 53 should conform to IS 269:2015 i.e. 5%, 5% and 4% respectively.
Higher the LOI value, more is carbon content. Higher carbon content will require more air entraining agents to get desired air content. Also if LOI values are large, more water may be required for a given level of workability.
Inconvenience is deeply regretted.
Regards
Course TA
Revision of score of assignment 1
Dear all
The score of assignment 1 for course hydration porosity and strength of cementitious materials is revised because of following change:
Assignment 1, Question 3, correct answer is B instead of C.
Please note the change in solution of assignment 1 as above.
Regards
Course TA
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials: Hall ticket for April 28/29 NPTEL Online Certification exams is now available for download
Dear Candidate:
If you have registered and paid successfully for the April28/29 NPTEL Online certification exams, your Admit Card/Hall ticket is now available at http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/
Login with your registered Google-enabled account email id (used to access the course on the portal and used for registering for the exam) and its password to access the link. Click on April exam to download the hall ticket(s) for the April28/29 exams, from the link.
2. You can also download it from the alternate link given below:
https://cdn3.digialm.com//EForms/configuredHtml/885/54105/login.html
Please try to access both the links to download your hall ticket: if you are not able to find your hall ticket in both the links, kindly write to us at nptelexam@nptel.iitm.ac.in
Note that you will be able to login here, only if you have a valid registration for exams on April 28/29, 2018.
Please download hall ticket, take a print out and along with a original ID card, carry it with you to the exam venue (The exam centre address is displayed in the hall ticket). Read all instructions given in the admit card/ hall ticket carefully and follow them.
Download hall tickets for all the exams you have registered for - in case you don't get the hall tickets for any particular course, please write to nptelexam@nptel.iitm.ac.in .
IMPORTANT:
1. Change of shift, course, exam center, exam city is NOT POSSIBLE.
2. You WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to write the exam if you are showing up at the exam center which is not allocated to you by mistake or by intention.
3. Candidates will not be allowed to write the exam without Hall ticket and proper id proof. Proof on the mobile phones or soft copy of hall ticket is NOT PERMITTED.
NPTEL Team wishes you the very best for the certification exam.
Revision of score of assignment 1 and 6
Dear learners
The scores for assignment 1 and assignment 6 for course hydration porosity and strength of cementitious materials have been revised because of change in correct answer as follows:
Assignment 1, Question 9, correct answer is D instead of A
Assignment 6, Question 3, correct answer is D instead of A.
The changes in the assignment solution may please be noted and no revised solution will be released.
We regret the inconvenience caused.
Regards
Course TA
Assignment 8 solution released
Dear learner
Solution to assignment 8 for course hydration porosity and strength of cementitious materials is released. kindly check.
Regards
Course TA
Assignment 7 solution released
Dear learners
Solution of assignment 7 for course "hydration porosity and strength of cementitious materials" is released. Please check.
Regards
Course TA
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials - Week 8 Feedback
Dear learner
Thank you for continuing with the course and hope you are enjoying it.
We would like to know if the expectations with which you joined this course are being met and hence please do take 2 minutes to fill out our weekly feedback form.
Would help us tremendously in gauging learner experience.
Thank you.
-NPTEL team
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials - Week 7 Feedback
Dear learner
Thank you for continuing with the course and hope you are enjoying it.
We would like to know if the expectations with which you joined this course are being met and hence please do take 2 minutes to fill out our weekly feedback form.
Would help us tremendously in gauging learner experience.
Thank you.
-NPTEL team
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials - Week 8 content is available
Dear learner
Lectures and assignment of week 8 for course hydration,porosity and strength of cementitious materials are available on portal.
Assignment 8 is available at following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ce02/unit?unit=54&assessment=82
The due date for assignment submission is 04.04.2018, 23.59 hrs. Please submit it before the due date.
Happy Learning
Regards
Course TA
Week 6 assignment solution released
Dear learner
Week 6 assignment solution for course hydration porosity and strength of cementitous materials is released. Please check.
Regards
Course TA
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials - Week 7 content is available
Dear learner
Lectures and assignment of week 7 for course hydration,porosity and strength of cementitious materials are available on portal.
Assignment 7 is available at following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ce02/unit?unit=47&assessment=81
The due date for assignment submission is 28.03.2018, 23.59 hrs. Please submit it before the due date.
Happy Learning
Regards
Course TA
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials - Week 6 Feedback
Dear learner
Thank you for continuing with the course and hope you are enjoying it.
We would like to know if the expectations with which you joined this course are being met and hence please do take 2 minutes to fill out our weekly feedback form.
Would help us tremendously in gauging learner experience.
Thank you.
-NPTEL team
Week 5 assignment solution released
Dear learner
Week 5 assignment solution for course hydration porosity and strength of cementitious material has been released. Please check.
Regards
Course TA
Last date for Exam registration extended till March 15, 2018 - 1 pm (Thursday) - Hurry up and register today!!
Dear Candidate,
Due to a technical issue, there was some problem with the exam form since yesterday. Now the issue has been fixed.
The last date for exam registration has been extended till March 15, 2018 - 1 pm (Thursday)
Last date for making the payment individually - March 16, 2018 - 1:00 PM (Friday)
If you have not yet registered for the exam, login to the form and apply for the exam today! If you have filled the form but not done the payment, Please complete the payment before March 16 1:00 pm.
For other details about exam registration, please check our previous announcement.
NOTE: NO EXTENSIONS BEYOND THESE DATES WILL BE GIVEN.
-NPTEL Team
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials - Reminder For Assignment 5
Dear Participants,
The due date for assignment 4 is already closed.
Submission for Assignment 4: 791
The due date for the assignment 5 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of " 2018-03-14, 23:59 IST." also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in the evaluation of the final grade.
Thanks
TA
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials - Week 5 Feedback
Dear learner
Thank you for continuing with the course and hope you are enjoying it.
We would like to know if the expectations with which you joined this course are being met and hence please do take 2 minutes to fill out our weekly feedback form.
Would help us tremendously in gauging learner experience.
Thank you.
-NPTEL team
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials - Week 6 content is available
Dear learner
Lectures and assignment of week 6 for course hydration,porosity and strength of cementitious materials are available on portal.
Assignment 6 is available at following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ce02/unit?unit=42&assessment=77
The due date for assignment submission is 21.03.2018, 23.59 hrs. Please submit it before the due date.
Happy Learning
Regards
Course TA
Week 4 assignment solution released
Dear learner
Week 4 assignment solution have been released for course hydration porosity and strength of cementitious materials. Please check.
Regards
Course TA
Exam and Certificate Format : Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials
Exam and Certificate Format
Dear student
The certification exam will be conducted at designated centres in the city chosen by you. You have to register for the exam by filling up the form, paying the exam fee, appear in person and score >= 40% to get the certificate.
Exam registration form closes on March 14, 2018 - 5 pm (Wednesday).
For other details about exam registration, please check our previous announcement.
Type of exam: Computer based exam
You will have to appear at the allotted exam centre and produce your Hall ticket and Government Photo Identification Card(Example: Driving License,Passport, PAN card, Voter ID, Aadhaar-ID with your Name, date of birth, photograph and signature) for verification and take the exam in person. You can find the allotted exam center details in the hall ticket.
The questions will be on the computer and the answers will have to be entered on the computer; type of questions may include multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, essay type answers, etc
The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively around 10 - 16th April 2018. We will notify the same through email.
FINAL CERTIFICATE:
The final score = 25% assignment score + 75% final certification exam score.
The final score will determine if you will/will not receive a certificate.
1. Final score < 40%: NO certificate
2. Final score between 40% -59%: Certificate of type "Successfully completing the course"
3. Final score between 60% -89%: Certificate with tag "Elite" printed at the top
4. Final score of 90% and above: Certificate with "Elite" tag and the gold medal printed on it.
-NPTEL Admin
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials - Reminder For Assignment 4
Dear Participants,
The due date for assignment 3 is already closed.
Submission for Assignment 3: 1009
The due date for the assignment 4 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of " 2018-03-07, 23:59 IST." also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in the evaluation of the final grade.
Thanks
TA
Last date for Exam registration extended - Hurry up and register today!!
Dear Candidates
Last date for exam registration has been extended till March 14, 2018 - 5 pm (Wednesday)
Last date for making the payment individually - March 15, 2018 - 5 PM (Thursday)
The certification exam will be conducted at designated centers in the city chosen by you. You have to register for the exam by filling up the form, paying the exam fee and appear in person to get the certificate.
Hard and soft copy of Certificate will be awarded only to those candidates who register for the exam, attend the certificate examination and whose Final score > 40%
For other details about exam registration, please check our previous announcement.
-NPTEL Team
Week 5 content released
Dear learner
Week 5 content of course hydration porosity and strength of cementitious materials has been released.
Regards
Course TA
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials - Week 5 content is available
Dear learner
Lectures and assignment of week 5 for course hydration,porosity and strength of cementitious materials are available on portal.
Assignment 4 is available at following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ce02/unit?unit=37&assessment=80
The due date for assignment submission is 14.03.2018, 23.59 hrs. Please submit it before the due date.
Happy Learning
Regards
Course TA
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials - Week 4 Feedback
Dear learner
Thank you for continuing with the course and hope you are enjoying it.
We would like to know if the expectations with which you joined this course are being met and hence please do take 2 minutes to fill out our weekly feedback form.
Would help us tremendously in gauging learner experience.
Thank you.
-NPTEL team
Week 3 Assignment solution released
Dear learner
Solution to assignment 3 for course "Hydration Porosity and Strength of Cementitious Materials has been released. Kindly check.
Regards
Course TA
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials - Week 3 Feedback
Dear learner
Thank you for continuing with the course and hope you are enjoying it.
We would like to know if the expectations with which you joined this course are being met and hence please do take 2 minutes to fill out our weekly feedback form.
Would help us tremendously in gauging learner experience.
Thank you.
-NPTEL team
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials - Week 4 content is available
Dear learner
Lectures and assignment of week 4 for course hydration,porosity and strength of cementitious materials are available on portal.
Assignment 4 is available at following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ce02/unit?unit=30&assessment=76
The due date for assignment submission is 07.03.2018, 23.59 hrs. Please submit it before the due date.
Happy Learning
Regards
Course TA
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials - Reminder For Assignment 3
Dear Participants,
The due date for assignment 1 and 2 are already closed.
Submission for Assignment 1: 1498
Submission for Assignment 2: 1206
The due date for the assignment 3 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of " 2018-02-28, 23:59 IST." also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in the evaluation of the final grade.
Thanks
TA
Solution to assignment 1 and 2 released
Dear learners
Solution to assignment 1 and 2 have been released. Please check.
Regards
Course TA
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials - Week 2 Feedback
Dear learner
Thank you for continuing with the course and hope you are enjoying it.
We would like to know if the expectations with which you joined this course are being met and hence please do take 2 minutes to fill out our weekly feedback form.
Would help us tremendously in gauging learner experience.
Thank you.
-NPTEL team
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials - Week 3 content is available
Dear learner
Lectures and assignment of week 3 for course hydration,porosity and strength of cementitious materials are available on portal.
Assignment 3 is available at following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ce02/unit?unit=22&assessment=75
The due date for assignment submission is 28.02.2018, 23.59 hrs. Please submit it before the due date.
Happy Learning
Regards
Course TA
Typing error in Assignment 2 Question 1
Dear learner
There is a typing error in Assignment 2 Question 1, Statement A.
Original : Log-Angeles and Deval’s test is primarily used for understanding the mechanical properties of coarse aggregates
Please read it as :
Corrected : Los-Angeles and Deval’s test is primarily used for understanding the mechanical properties of coarse aggregates.
However the above correction will not be reflected in assignment online. This mail will serve its purpose to the the correction.
In case you have already submitted the assignment, please revisit it at earliest. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.
Regards
Course TA
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials - Week 1 Feedback
Dear learner
Thank you for enrolling to this NPTEL course and we hope you have gone through the contents for this week and also attempted the assignment.
We value your feedback and wish to know how you found the videos and the questions asked - whether they were easy, difficult, as per your expectations, etc
We shall use this to make the course better and we can also know from the feedback which concepts need more explanation, etc.
Please do spare some time to give your feedback - comprises just 5 questions - should not take more than a minute, but makes a lot of difference for us as we know what the learners feel.
Thank you.
- NPTEL team
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials- Week 2 content available
Dear learner
Lectures and assignment of week 2 for course hydration,porosity and strength of cementitious materials are available on portal.
Assignment 2 is available at following link:
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ce02/unit?unit=14&assessment=73
The due date for assignment submission is 21.02.2018, 23.59 hrs. Please submit it before the due date.
Happy Learning
Regards
Course TA
Lecture transcripts available
Dear learners
The transcripts of lectures are available at following link http://nptel.ac.in/courses/105104157/
The transcripts still need to be edited by technical expert, so please use them with appropriate risk.
Regards
Course TA
Hydration, Porosity & Strength of Cementitious Materials- Download Link
Dear Students,
The lectures are available to download @nptel.ac.in. Please use the link http://nptel.ac.in/courses/105104157/ to access and download the course lectures. But assignments need to be submitted by each one by logging on to the portal only.
Thanks
TAs
Week 1 content available
Dear learners
Lectures for week 1 for course Hydration, porosity and strength of cementitious materials have been released. Kindly check.
Happy learning
Regards
Course TA
Week 1 assignment
Dear learners
Assignment 1 for week 1 has been released. The due date for submission of assignment is 21.2.2018, 23.59 hrs. Please submit your assignment before the due date.
The url of assignment is https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_ce02/unit?unit=6&assessment=74
Regards
Course TA
Reminder 1:REGISTER TODAY - CERTIFICATION EXAM FORM IS NOW OPEN!
Dear Student:
Here is the much-awaited announcement on registering for the April 2018 certification exam. The registration for the certification exam is open only to students who have enrolled in the course.
Registration is open from 09th January 2018 (Tuesday) until March 07, 2018 10:00 AM (Wednesday).
(If you want to register for the exam for this course, login here using the same email id used to enroll to the course)
Dates of exam: April 28 and April 29, 2018
Session: [Forenoon] For this course there is no ”Afternoon” Session.
You can register for a maximum of 4 course exams (same day of exam – 2 sessions. Same center will be allocated for both the sessions).
Exam Session time: Forenoon: 9.00 AM -12.00 PM ; Afternoon: 2.00 PM - 5.00 PM
Examination Cities: The exam is to be conducted in several cities across India whose list is available on the registration form.
Registration fees: Rs 1100/-
(Students belonging to the SC/ST category can avail a 50% fee waiver - please select Yes for the SC/ST option and upload the correct Community certificate)
Students belonging to the PwD category can avail a 50% fee waiver - please select Yes for the option and upload the relevant Disability certificate.
Mode of payment: Online payment - debit card/credit card/net banking or via SPOC of college
HALL TICKET:
The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively between 10 - 16th April 2018. We will confirm the same through an announcement once it is published.
Final score on certificate: 25% of assignment score + 75% of certification exam score.
Award of certificate: Hard and soft copy of Certificate will be awarded only to those candidates who register for the exam, attend the certificate examination and whose Final score >= 40%
The final score, assignment score and exam score will be printed on the certificate. The certificate will also have a link to the NPTEL website (
http://nptel.ac.in/noc), where on logging in, your scores and e-certificate will be available for verification (Appropriate announcements will be made). Please do regularly submit assignments to get a good final score.
IMPORTANT NOTES
1) FOR CANDIDATES WHO WOULD LIKE TO WRITE MORE THAN 1 COURSE EXAM:- you can add or delete courses and pay separately – till the date when the exam form closes. No changes will be entertained after that.
2) FOR CANDIDATES WHO ARE PAYING VIA THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF YOUR COLLEGE:-
1. In the exam form, you will fill all the details and also upload photo, signature.
2. Ensure that you had selected your college name correctly from the drop-down list in the form.
3. Payment of exam fees - click on the tab - 'PAY VIA SPOC'.
The SPOC has to now confirm to NPTEL that he/she will pay fees on your behalf.
If the SPOC says NO, you will be intimated via email.
Then it becomes your responsibility to come back to the exam form and make the payment.
If you do not pay the exam fees within the prescribed time, you will not be able to write the exam.
Please read the instructions carefully before submitting the form.
In case of any queries please write to us at noc@nptel.iitm.ac.in
Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL TEAM
Assignment 0 released
Dear Participants
We have released assignment 0 for the course Hydration, porosity and strength of cementitious materials.
Assignment 0 would not be counted in final assessment. Its will just tests the pre-requisites for the course and allows the enrolled candidates to do a self assessment of their readiness for the course. You can even check your answers.
Happy learning
Regards
Course TA
Welcome to NPTEL Online Course: Hydration, Porosity and Strength of Cementitious Materials
Dear student
Welcome to NPTEL Online Courses and Certification!
Thank you for signing up for our online course " Hydration, Porosity and Strength of Cementitious Materials ". We wish you an enjoyable and informative learning experience.
The course will begin on February 05,2018. When content is released on the portal, you will get an email alerting you. Please watch the lectures, follow the course regularly and submit all assessments and assignments before the due date. Your regular participation is vital for learning.
We will open registration for the exam soon after the course starts. A form has to be filled and the certification exam has a fee, which needs to be paid at the time of registration. Everyone who has signed-up for the course, including those who do not register for the exam, will continue to have access to the course contents.
There are two sections on the portal apart from the course content and assignment sections:
• The announcement list which will only have messages from course instructors and teaching assistants - regarding the lessons, assignments, exam registration, hall tickets etc.
• The discussion forum which is for everyone to ask questions and interact - If you have any questions regarding the technical content in the lectures, any doubts in the assignments or any question related to the exam, registration, hall tickets, results, etc, kindly write about this in the forum and the course instructor/TA will respond to it. Please use this well and participate to benefit from the course.
Details regarding the course:
Name of the course: Hydration, Porosity and Strength of Cementitious Materials
Course duration :8 Weeks
Date and Time of Exams: April 28 (Saturday) and April 29 (Sunday) : Morning session 9am to 12 noon;
Exam for this course will be available in one session on both 28 and 29 April.
Final List of exam cities will be available in exam registration form.
Exam registration url - Will be announced shortly
Once again, thank you for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning - NPTEL team.". We wish you an enjoyable and informative learning experience.
