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Advanced Concrete Technology

ABOUT THE COURSE:

This course explores the materials science of concrete, and attempts to bring about the understanding of concrete behavior from a fundamental perspective. The first part of the course discusses the structure and properties of concrete making materials. This is followed by mixture proportioning of high performance concrete, and a study of selected topics regarding fresh and hardened concrete behavior. The final part of the course deals with long term performance issues, related to creep, shrinkage and durability of concrete.

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Final Exam (in-person, invigilated, currently conducted in India) is mandatory for Certification and has INR Rs. 1100 as exam fee



INTENDED AUDIENCE: Post-graduate students, and final year undergraduate students

CORE/ELECTIVE: Elective

UG/PG: PG

PREREQUISITES: Basic course on Construction Materials in UG level. Additional course on Concrete Technology (UG level) is optional.

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Civil contracting firms, Ready mixed concrete companies, Cement companies, Construction chemicals companies, Materials research laboratories etc.

5787 students have enrolled already!!

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:



Dr Manu Santhanam is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Madras, where he has worked since October 2001. His primary research interests are in Cement Chemistry, Durability of Concrete and Non-Destructive Evaluation. He has published more than 75 refereed journal papers, and has guided 10 PhD theses, in addition to being lead investigator on several sponsored projects.

COURSE LAYOUT:

Week 1    :  Cement production and composition
Week 2    :  Cement chemistry
Week 3    :  Aggregates for concrete
Week 4    :  Chemical admixtures
Week 5    :  Chemical and Mineral admixtures
Week 6    :  Mineral admixtures
Week 7    :  High performance concrete mixture proportioning
Week 8    :  Topics in fresh concrete
Week 9    :  Topics in hardened concrete
Week 10  :  Creep and shrinkage
Week 11  :  Durability of concrete
Week 12  :  Durability of concrete

SUGGESTED READING MATERIALS:

•  Textbook
 Mehta, P. K., and Monteiro, P. J. M., ‘Concrete: Microstructure, Properties, and Materials,’ Fourth Edition (Indian Edition), McGraw Hill, 2014.
•  Reference books
Neville, A. M., ‘Properties of Concrete,’ Pitman Publishing, Inc., MA, 1981.
Hewlett, P. C., Ed., ‘Lea’s Chemistry of Cement and Concrete,’ Fourth Edition, Arnold Publishers, NY, 1998.
Bentur, A., Diamond, S., and Berke, N.S., ‘Steel Corrosion in Concrete,’ E&FN Spon, UK, 1997.
Taylor, H. W. F., ‘Cement Chemistry,’ Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, CA, 1990.
Lea, F. M., ‘The Chemistry of Cement and Concrete,’ Chemical Publishing Company, Inc., New York, 1971.
Mindess, S., and Young, J. F., ‘Concrete,’ Prentice Hall, Inc., NJ, 1981.
J. Newman and B. S. Choo, Eds., ‘Advanced Concrete Technology’, Four Volume Set, Elsevier, 2003
CERTIFICATION EXAM :
  • The exam is optional for a fee.
  • Date of Exams:October 28 (Sunday)
  • Time of Exams:Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon session: 2pm to 5pm
  • Exam for this course will be available in both morning & afternoon sessions.
  • Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
  • The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published.

CERTIFICATION:
  • Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score
  • 25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of Best 8 out of 12 assignments
  • E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup. It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc