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CE3403 Concrete Technology

The syllabus covers five units: 1) Cement and aggregate materials and their properties. 2) Chemical and mineral admixtures and their effects on concrete. 3) Principles of mix proportioning and methods for concrete mix design. 4) Fresh and hardened properties of concrete including workability, strength, and stress-strain behavior. 5) Special concretes including lightweight, high-strength, fiber-reinforced, and other types.

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CE3403 Concrete Technology

The syllabus covers five units: 1) Cement and aggregate materials and their properties. 2) Chemical and mineral admixtures and their effects on concrete. 3) Principles of mix proportioning and methods for concrete mix design. 4) Fresh and hardened properties of concrete including workability, strength, and stress-strain behavior. 5) Special concretes including lightweight, high-strength, fiber-reinforced, and other types.

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CE3403 Concrete Technology Syllabus

UNIT I CONSTITUENT MATERIALS

Cement-Different types-Chemical composition and Properties -Tests on


cement-IS Specifications- Aggregates-Classification-Mechanical
properties and tests as per BIS Grading requirements-Water- Quality of
water for use in concrete.

UNIT II CHEMICAL AND MINERAL ADMIXTURES 

Accelerators-Retarders- Plasticisers- Super plasticizers- Water proofers


– Mineral Admixtures like Fly Ash, Silica Fume, Ground Granulated
Blast Furnace Slag and Metakaoline -Their effects on concrete
properties.

UNIT III PROPORTIONING OF CONCRETE MIX

Principles of Mix Proportioning-Properties of concrete related to Mix


Design-Physical properties of materials required for Mix Design –
Design Mix and Nominal Mix-BIS Method of Mix Design –Mix Design
Examples.

UNIT IV FRESH AND HARDENED PROPERTIES OF


CONCRETE

Workability-Tests for workability of concrete-Slump Test and


Compacting factor Test-Segregation and Bleeding-Determination of
Compressive and Flexural strength as per BIS – Properties of Hardened
concrete- Stress-strain curve for concrete-Determination of Modulus of
elasticity.

UNIT V SPECIAL CONCRETES


Light weight concretes – High strength concrete – Fibre reinforced
concrete – Ferrocement – Ready mix concrete – SIFCON – Shotcrete –
Polymer concrete – High performance concrete- self compacting
concrete – Geopolymer Concrete.

TEXTBOOKS: 

1. Gupta.B.L., Amit Gupta, “Concrete Technology”, Jain Book Agency,


2010.
2. Shetty,M.S, “Concrete Technology”, S.Chand and Company Ltd,
New Delhi, 2003

REFERENCES: 

1. Neville, A.M; “Properties of Concrete”, Pitman Publishing Limited,


London,1995
2. Gambhir.M.L.Concrete Technology,Fifth Edition, McGraw Hill
Education,2017.
3. Job Thomas., Concrete Technology, Cencage learning India Private
Ltd, New Delhi, 2015.
4. IS10262-2019 Recommended Guidelines for Concrete Mix Design,
Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.

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