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Unit - 1 Cement

Unit 1
Cement
1.1 Chemistry of Cement
1.2 Main constituents of cement
1.3 Hydration of cement
1.4 Water required
1.5 Physical properties and testing of cement
1.6 Soundness test
1.7 Hardening and compressive strength Grades and different types of cements.
1.8 Ordinary Portland cement
1.9 Rapid Hardening Cement
1.10 B.B. Blast furnace slag cement
1.11 Low heat Portland cement
1.12 Portland pozzolones cement
1.13 Portland flyash cement
1.14 Sulphate resisting cement
1.15 Field test
1.16 Aggregates
1.17 Sources of aggregates
1.18 Classification and nomenclature
1.19 Coarse and fine aggregate
1.20 Normal weight light and heavy weight aggregates
1.21 Aggregate characteristics and their significance in strength
1.22 Workability
1.23 Placement and compartion of concrete
1.24 Sampling
1.25 Particle shape and texture
1.26 Bond of aggregate
1.27 Size grading of aggregate strength of aggregates
1.28 Mechanical properties and testSpecific gravity
1.29 Bulk density
1.30 Porosity absorption of aggregates
1.31 Moisture content of aggregate
1.32 Bulking of sand
1.33 Abrasion test
1.34 Impact value
1.35 Sieve analysis
1.36 Deleterious substances in aggregates
1.37 Organic impurities class and other fine material etc.
1.38 Water Quality of water for concrete mixing
1.39 Suitability
Unit 1
Cement
1.1 Chemistry of Cement
1.2 Main constituents of cement
1.3 Hydration of cement
1.4 Water required
1.5 Physical properties and testing of cement
1.6 Soundness test
1.7 Hardening and compressive strength Grades and different types of cements.
1.8 Ordinary Portland cement
1.9 Rapid Hardening Cement
1.10 B.B. Blast furnace slag cement
1.11 Low heat Portland cement
1.12 Portland pozzolones cement
1.13 Portland flyash cement
1.14 Sulphate resisting cement
1.15 Field test
1.16 Aggregates
1.17 Sources of aggregates
1.18 Classification and nomenclature
1.19 Coarse and fine aggregate
1.20 Normal weight light and heavy weight aggregates
1.21 Aggregate characteristics and their significance in strength
1.22 Workability
1.23 Placement and compartion of concrete
1.24 Sampling
1.25 Particle shape and texture
1.26 Bond of aggregate
1.27 Size grading of aggregate strength of aggregates
1.28 Mechanical properties and testSpecific gravity
1.29 Bulk density
1.30 Porosity absorption of aggregates
1.31 Moisture content of aggregate
1.32 Bulking of sand
1.33 Abrasion test
1.34 Impact value
1.35 Sieve analysis
1.36 Deleterious substances in aggregates
1.37 Organic impurities class and other fine material etc.
1.38 Water Quality of water for concrete mixing
1.39 Suitability

Unit - 2 Fresh concrete

Unit 2
Fresh concrete
2.1 Fresh concrete
2.2 Batching
2.3 Mechanical mixers
2.4 Automatic batching and mixing plants
2.5 Efficiency of mixing
2.6 Workability Measurement
2.7 Slump cone test
2.8 Compacting factor test
2.9 Flow table
2.10 VeeBee consistometer
2.11 Factor affecting workability
2.12 Setting time
2.13 WC Law
2.14 Significance of wc ratio
2.15 Cohesiveness
2.16 Segregation
2.17 Bleeding
2.18 Voids
2.19 Permeability
2.20 Hot weather concreting
2.21 Underwater concreting
2.22 Conveyance of concrete
2.23 Placing of concrete
2.24 Compactionvibrators
2.25 Curing of concrete Significance
2.26 Methods of curing
2.27 Temperature effect on during strength gain
2.28 IS code on curing
2.29 Maturity of concrete
Unit 2
Fresh concrete
2.1 Fresh concrete
2.2 Batching
2.3 Mechanical mixers
2.4 Automatic batching and mixing plants
2.5 Efficiency of mixing
2.6 Workability Measurement
2.7 Slump cone test
2.8 Compacting factor test
2.9 Flow table
2.10 VeeBee consistometer
2.11 Factor affecting workability
2.12 Setting time
2.13 WC Law
2.14 Significance of wc ratio
2.15 Cohesiveness
2.16 Segregation
2.17 Bleeding
2.18 Voids
2.19 Permeability
2.20 Hot weather concreting
2.21 Underwater concreting
2.22 Conveyance of concrete
2.23 Placing of concrete
2.24 Compactionvibrators
2.25 Curing of concrete Significance
2.26 Methods of curing
2.27 Temperature effect on during strength gain
2.28 IS code on curing
2.29 Maturity of concrete

Unit - 3 Strength of concrete

Unit 3
Strength of concrete
3.1 Strength of concrete
3.2 Gain of strength
3.3 Wet ratio
3.4 Factor affecting compressive strength
3.5 Wc ratio
3.6 Type of cement
3.7 Air entrainment
3.8 Aggregates
3.9 Mixing water
3.10 Admixtures
3.11 Curing conditions
3.12 Tensile and flexural strength
3.13 Relation between cracking in compression
3.14 Impact strength fatigue strength
3.15 Shear strength
3.16 Bond between concrete reinforcement
3.17 Modulus of elasticity
3.18 Poison’s ratio
3.19 Testing of Hardness of Concrete
3.20 Compression testcube strength cylinder strength their relation
3.21 Effect of aspect ratio on strength
3.22 Flexural strength of concrete
3.23 Determination of tensile strength
3.24 Indirect tension test
3.25 Splitting test
3.26 Abrasion resistance
3.27 Accelerated curing test
Unit 3
Strength of concrete
3.1 Strength of concrete
3.2 Gain of strength
3.3 Wet ratio
3.4 Factor affecting compressive strength
3.5 Wc ratio
3.6 Type of cement
3.7 Air entrainment
3.8 Aggregates
3.9 Mixing water
3.10 Admixtures
3.11 Curing conditions
3.12 Tensile and flexural strength
3.13 Relation between cracking in compression
3.14 Impact strength fatigue strength
3.15 Shear strength
3.16 Bond between concrete reinforcement
3.17 Modulus of elasticity
3.18 Poison’s ratio
3.19 Testing of Hardness of Concrete
3.20 Compression testcube strength cylinder strength their relation
3.21 Effect of aspect ratio on strength
3.22 Flexural strength of concrete
3.23 Determination of tensile strength
3.24 Indirect tension test
3.25 Splitting test
3.26 Abrasion resistance
3.27 Accelerated curing test

Unit - 4 Mix Design

Unit 4
Mix Design
4.1 Mix Design – Process
4.2 Statistical relation between mean characteristic strength
4.3 Variance
4.4 Standard deviation
4.5 Factor affection mix properties
4.6 Grading of aggregate
4.7 Aggregate cement ration
4.8 Degree of quality control
4.9 Design mix by Road note no. 4 BS. IS 10262 2009.
4.10 Additives and Admixtures
4.11 Types of admixtures
4.12 Natural productsDietomaceousearth By products
4.13 Pozzolones
4.14 Fly ash
4.15 Silica fume
4.16 Rice husk ash
4.17 G.G. Blast furnace slag
4.18 Admixturersair encraining
4.19 Water reducing admixture
4.20 Acceletors
4.21 Retarders
4.22 Plasticizers Super plasticizers
4.23 Permeability reducing
4.24 Surface harderners
4.25 Corrosion inhibitors water proofing agents
Unit 4
Mix Design
4.1 Mix Design – Process
4.2 Statistical relation between mean characteristic strength
4.3 Variance
4.4 Standard deviation
4.5 Factor affection mix properties
4.6 Grading of aggregate
4.7 Aggregate cement ration
4.8 Degree of quality control
4.9 Design mix by Road note no. 4 BS. IS 10262 2009.
4.10 Additives and Admixtures
4.11 Types of admixtures
4.12 Natural productsDietomaceousearth By products
4.13 Pozzolones
4.14 Fly ash
4.15 Silica fume
4.16 Rice husk ash
4.17 G.G. Blast furnace slag
4.18 Admixturersair encraining
4.19 Water reducing admixture
4.20 Acceletors
4.21 Retarders
4.22 Plasticizers Super plasticizers
4.23 Permeability reducing
4.24 Surface harderners
4.25 Corrosion inhibitors water proofing agents

Unit - 5 Special concrete

Unit 5
Special concrete
5.1 Special concrete
5.2 Self compacting concrete
5.3 High performance concrete
5.4 Fiber reinforced polymer concrete
5.5 Ferro cement
5.6 Shortcrete pumped concrete
5.7 Free flow concrete
5.8 ShrinkageEarly volume changes
5.9 Drying shrinkage
5.10 Mechanism of shrinkage
5.11 Factor affecting shrinkage
5.12 Influence of curing storage conditions
5.13 Differential shrinkage
5.14 Carbonation shrinkage
5.15 CreepFactors influencing
5.16 Relation between creep time
5.17 Nature of creep
5.18 Effect of creep
Unit 5
Special concrete
5.1 Special concrete
5.2 Self compacting concrete
5.3 High performance concrete
5.4 Fiber reinforced polymer concrete
5.5 Ferro cement
5.6 Shortcrete pumped concrete
5.7 Free flow concrete
5.8 ShrinkageEarly volume changes
5.9 Drying shrinkage
5.10 Mechanism of shrinkage
5.11 Factor affecting shrinkage
5.12 Influence of curing storage conditions
5.13 Differential shrinkage
5.14 Carbonation shrinkage
5.15 CreepFactors influencing
5.16 Relation between creep time
5.17 Nature of creep
5.18 Effect of creep

Unit - 6 Durability of concrete

Unit 6
Durability of concrete
6.1 Durability of concrete
6.2 Significance water as an agent of deterioration
6.3 Permeability of concrete
6.4 Efflorescence
6.5 Distress in concrete structures and its causes
6.6 Causes of deterioration of concrete
6.7 Cracks in concrete
6.8 Causes
6.9 Types
6.10 Prevention
6.11 Repairs of cracks – materials and methods
6.12 Non Destructive tests

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