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Week#
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Subject
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1
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Introduction to the course
Reading Assignment: Chapter 1
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Class and lab session requirements. |
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Mechanical properties, non-mechanical properties, issues related to
material specifications, testing, and quality control and assurance.
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Introduction to lab devices and testing methods, testing standards
(ASTM). |
(No lab session this week)
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2, 3
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Metals (Ch 3, 4, and Handouts)
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Fundamental Properties of Engineering Metallic Materials |
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Application on Tension test of Steel and Aluminum |
Lab#1: Direct Tension Test of metals (Steel & Aluminum).
Lab report #1 on Direct Tension Test of Metals.
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4, 5
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Aggregates (Chapter 5)
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Sources, Uses, Properties and benefaction by blending. |
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Weight-Volume Relationships and Specific Gravity calculations. |
Lab#2: Lab tour, policy, and
sieve analysis and dry rodded unit weight
Lab#3: Specific gravity and absorption tests for coarse and fine
aggregates.
Lab report preparation.
Lab report#2 on aggregates.
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6
-10
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Portland Cement Concrete Mixes (Chapters 6, 7)
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Types and Properties of Portland cement |
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Absolute Volume Concept and Analysis. |
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Proportioning of PCC mixes |
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Properties of fresh and hardened concrete |
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Testing (compressive, tensile and flexural) |
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Advanced topics (fiber reinforced concrete, polymer modified PCC
mixes) |
Lab#4: PCC mix design and
preparation of materials for PCC mixes
Lab#5: Mixing and preparation of PCC
test specimens.
Lab#6: Compressive strength and
Split Tensile tests
Lab#7: Flexural strength tests.
Lab#8: Possible Field Trip and Lab
report preparation.
Lab report #3 on PCC
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Exam #1 to be conducted in week #7.
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11-12
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Asphalt Binders and Mixtures (Chapter 9)
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Introduction to pavement materials, PCC and asphalt pavements |
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Asphalt binders; types, grades, production. |
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Binder properties and tests. |
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Design of hot-mix asphalt using Hveem method |
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Introduction to Superpave volumetric design system |
Lab#9 Asphalt binders
viscosity test
Lab#10 Bulk Specific Gravity and Volumetric analysis.
Lab report #4 on Asphalt materials
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Exam #2 is to be conducted in week #11.
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13 -
15
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Wood and wood products (Chapter 10)
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Structure, physical properties, mechanical properties, and defects
in lumber |
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Engineered wood products |
Lab#11 Wood testing
(Compression and Bending tests)
Lab#12
Wood testing � Shear Test
Lab report #5 on Wood
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Wk
14
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Thanksgiving Holidays - Semester Recess
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Wk
16
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Composites (Chapter 11)
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Micro and Macro Composites |
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Properties of composites,
Loading parallel and perpendicular to fibers |
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17
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Final Exams
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