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The document discusses the course content for the subject Concrete Technology. The key topics covered include properties of cement, concrete, and their ingredients. Students will learn to determine properties of cement, sand and aggregates through testing. They will also learn to design economic concrete mixes for different purposes and exposure conditions. Additionally, students will learn about mix design procedures, quality control methods, and special concretes. The goal is for students to gain the ability to test and work with concrete, understand factors affecting its properties, and apply code specifications.

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1concrete Technology

The document discusses the course content for the subject Concrete Technology. The key topics covered include properties of cement, concrete, and their ingredients. Students will learn to determine properties of cement, sand and aggregates through testing. They will also learn to design economic concrete mixes for different purposes and exposure conditions. Additionally, students will learn about mix design procedures, quality control methods, and special concretes. The goal is for students to gain the ability to test and work with concrete, understand factors affecting its properties, and apply code specifications.

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CIVIL ENGINEERING (NEW SYLLABUS), 3rd to 6th SEMESTER

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6: Course Title :- CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY


1. Course Code :- Cv-406
2. Semester :- 4th (Civil)
3. COURSE OUTCOME (CO)
The Students will be able to
 Determine the properties of concrete ingredients i.e. cement. sand. coarse aggregate
by conducting different tests.
 Use different types of cement as per their properties for different fields applications.
 Design economic mix proportion for different exposure conditions and intended
purposes.
 Supervise various concreting operations.
 Carry out field and laboratory tests on concrete in plastic and hardened stage.
 Use different types of admixtures to improve the properties of concrete for different
field applications.
 Describe different types of concrete.
 Infer the test results as per relevant I.S. provisions.

COURSE OUTCOME (CO)

SUBJECT NAME: CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY


SUBJECT CODE: CV-406

After the completion of this subject, the students will be able to:
 Determine the properties of concrete ingredients i.e. cement, sand, coarse aggregates by
conducting different tests.
 Use different types of cement as per their properties for different field applications.
 Determine the quality of water to be used in concrete.
 Use different grades of concrete on the basis of strength as per relevant I.S. provisions.
 Design economic mix proportion for different exposure conditions and intended
purposes.
 Conduct quality control of concrete.
 Supervise various concreting operations.
 Carry out field and laboratory tests on concrete in plastic and hardened state.
 Use different types of admixtures to improve the properties of concrete for different field
applications.
 Take precautions for extreme weather concreting
 Describe special types of concrete.
Infer the test results as per relevant I.S. provisions

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INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME (ILO)

SUBJECT NAME: CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY


SUBJECT CODE: CV-406

CHAPTER After the completion of the chapter, the students will learn
TITLE

Introduction  Definition of cement concrete


 Composition of cement concrete
 Advantages and disadvantages of concrete Difference
between regular concrete and advance concrete
Cement  Composition of cement
 Physical properties of Ordinary Portland Cement(OPC)
 Definition and process of hydration of cement,
 Fineness, initial and final setting times, compressive strength
and soundness of cement
 Different grades of OPC and their specification as per BIS
 Field & Laboratory tests of cement
 Storing of cement at site and effect of storage of cement on
properties of concrete
 Various types of cement
 Difference between OPC and PPC
 Quality of water to be used in concrete
Properties of  Different grades of concrete (ordinary concrete, standard
concrete concrete & high strength concrete as per provisions of IS
456- 2000)
 Minimum grade of concrete for different exposure
conditions
 Minimum grade of concrete for R.C.C.
 Durability of concrete
 Definition of water-cement ratio and its significance
 Selection of w/c ratio for different grades of concrete
prepared from different grades of OPC as per graphs
specified in IS 10262 -1982
 Maximum w/c ratio for different grades of concrete for
different exposure conditions.
 Properties of fresh concrete
 Definition of workability and factors affecting workability
of concrete
 Determination of workability of concrete by slump cone test
 Range values of workability requirement for different types
of concrete works
 Concept of cohesiveness, segregation, harshness and
bleeding
 Properties of hardened concrete

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 Definition of compressive strength, impermeability elastic


properties of concrete, modulus of elasticity of concrete
 Creep and factors affecting creep
 Shrinkage and factors affecting shrinkage
Concrete mix  Objectives of mix design
design  Mix design procedure by I.S. method as per I.S. 10262-2009
 Testing of concrete and its significance
 Determination of compressive strength of
 concrete cubes at different ages
 Non- destructive testing of concrete and its importance and
methods of NDT
Quality  Batching and types of batching
control of  Different types of mixers and vibrators
concrete  Formwork and different types of formworks for different
works such as beams, slabs, columns, well foundation
 Process of transportation, placing, compaction & finishing
of concrete
 Definition, necessity and methods of curing of concrete
Extreme  Effects of cold and hot weather on concrete and precautions
weather to be taken while concreting in cold and hot weather
concreting & condition
chemical  Properties and applications of different types of admixtures
Admixture in in concrete
concrete
Properties of  Properties, advantages and limitations of special types of
special concrete
concrete

4. Teaching Scheme ( in hours/week) Total Contact Hr= L 45 hrs. T 15 hrs. P 45 hrs.


Lecture Tutorial Practical Total
3 3 6

5. Examination Scheme :
Theory Pass marks Practical Pass marks Total Credit
( ESE+SS) ( PT+PA) marks (
Th+ Pr)
ESE Sessional (SS) PT PA
TA HA
70 10 20 33/100 25 25 150 5
17/50

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6. Detailed Course Content


Chapter Chapter Content Duration
No Title (in hours)
1 Introduction Cement Concrete, Composition of cement 02
Concrete, Advantages and disadvantages of
concrete, Regular concrete, Advance Concrete
2 Cement 2.1 Cement :- Composition of cement, Physical 05
properties of Ordinary Portland Cement(OPC),
Hydration of cement, Fineness, ,initial& final setting
times ,compressive strength &soundness, different
Grades of OPC& their specification as per BIS ,Field
& Laboratory tests of cement, storing of cement at
site, effect of storage of cement on properties of
concrete. Various type of cement .Differentiate
between OPC &PPC

2.2 Water :- Quality of water to be used in concrete.


3 Properties 8
of concrete 3.1 Different grades of concrete (ordinary concrete,
standard concrete & high strength concrete as per
provisions of IS 456- 2000), minimum grade of
concrete for different exposure conditions, minimum
grade of concrete for R.C.C., durability of concrete

3.2 Water cement ratio, Definition of w/c ratio,


significance of w/c ratio, selection of w/c ratio for
different grades of concrete prepared from different
grades of OPC as per graphs specified in IS 10262 -
1982, maximum w/c ratio for different grades of
concrete for different exposure conditions.

3.3 Properties of fresh concrete


Definition of workability, factors affecting workability
of concrete. Determination of workability of concrete
by slump
cone test . Range values of workability requirement
for different types of concrete works, cohesiveness,
segregation, harshness, bleeding.

3.4 Properties of hardened concrete


Definition of compressive strength, impermeability
elastic properties of concrete, modulus of elasticity of
concrete. Creep, factors affecting creep, shrinkage,
factors affecting
shrinkage
4 Concrete 8
mix design 4.1 Objectives of mix design, list of different method
of mix design, study of mix design procedure by I.S.
method as per I.S. 10262-2009, determination of
design mix proportion by mass for M 20 grade of
concrete using I.S. Method for given data ( such as
grading zone of sand, proportion of 20 mm & 10 mm

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metals,
Specific gravities of cement, sand & aggregate ,
water absorption of sand & aggregate, compacting
factor and exposure condition).

4.2 Testing of concrete Significance of testing,


determination of compressive strength of
concrete cubes at different ages (Say 7 days and 28
days) interpretation & co-relation of
test results

4.3 Introduction to different Non- destructive testing


of concrete, Importance of NDT, methods of NDT -
rebound hammer test &
Determination of rebound index & compressive
strength of concrete by rebound hammer test as per
I.S. 13311,determination of quality of concrete by
ultrasonic pulse velocity test
5 Quality 10
control of 5.1 Batching, Volume & weight batching, volume
concrete batching for nominal mixes &
weight batching for design mix concrete Different
Types of Mixers & Vibrators
, types of mixers ( tilting & non-tilting type) Different
types of vibrators - needle vibrator,
surface vibrator, table vibrator, principle & application
of each type of vibrator

5.2 Formwork : formwork for concreting, different


types of formworks for different works such as
beams, slabs, columns, well foundation, materials
used for formwork, requirement of good formwork,
stripping time for the removal of formwork as per I.S.
456- 2000 provisions for different structural members.

5.3 Transportation, placing, compaction & finishing of


concrete ,Modes of transportation of concrete ,
precautions to be taken during transportation and
placing of concrete in formwork compaction of
concrete, methods of compaction, care to be taken
during compaction, purpose of finishing, types of
finishing & requirement of good finish.

5.4 Curing of concrete : definition of curing, necessity


of curing, different methods of curing and their
application ( spraying water, membrane curing, steam
curing, curing by infra red radiations, curing by wet
gunny bags, ponding methods).

6 Extreme 03
weather 6.1 Extreme weather concreting
concreting Effect of cold weather on concrete, effect of hot
weather on concrete, precautions to be taken while
& chemical concreting in hot & cold weather
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Admixture condition.
in concrete
6.2 Chemical admixture in concrete
Properties & application for different types of
admixture such as accelerating admixtures, retarding
admixtures, water reducing
admixture, air entraining admixture & super
plasticizers.
7 Properties 03
of special Properties, Advantages & Limitation of the following
concrete types of Special concrete
i) Ready mix Concrete
ii) Reinforced Concrete
iii) Pre stressed Concrete
iv) Fiber Reinforced Concrete
v) Precast Concrete
vi) High performance Concrete
8 Revision, Thorough discussion on all topics after finishing the 06
Class test courses. At least two class test and a seminar should
and Seminar be taken for internal assessment

7. Distribution of Marks/ Table of specifications


Chapter Chapter Title Type of Question Total Marks
No Objective Short/Descriptive
Type Questions
(Compulsory)
1 Introduction 1 1
2 Cement 4 5 9
3 Properties of 5 10 15
concrete
4 Concrete mix 5 10 15
design
5 Quality control of 5 12 17
concrete
6 Extreme weather 2 5 7
concreting &
chemical
Admixture in
concrete
7 Properties of 3 3 6
special concrete
25 45 70

9.0 TIME ALLOTMENT TABLE

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Sl Topic Time allotted Percentage K C A HA


no in hours Weight age
(b) ©
1 Introduction 2 5 -
2 Cement 5 11 -
3 Properties of 8 17 -
concrete
4 Concrete mix 8 17 -
design
5 Quality control of 10 23 -
concrete
6 Extreme weather 3 7 -
concreting &
chemical
Admixture in
concrete
7 Properties of 3 7 -
special concrete
8 Internal 6 13
assessment
∑b= 45 100 -

10.0 MARKS DISTRIBUTION TABLE

Sl Topic OBJECTIVE TYPE SHORT/ DESCRIPTIVE ANSWER


no TYPE
K C A T K C A HA T

1 Introduction 1 - - 1 - - - -
2 Cement 1 2 1 4 1 2 2 5
3 Properties of concrete 1 2 2 5 2 3 5 10
4 Concrete mix design 2 1 2 5 1 2 7 10
5 Quality control of concrete 1 1 2 5 3 3 6 12
6 Extreme weather concreting & 1 - - 1 - 2 3 5
chemical Admixture in
concrete
7 Properties of special concrete 1 2 1 4 - 3 - 3
8 Internal assessment
25 45

K = knowledge; C= comprehension; A= Application; HA= Higher than application

11.0 Suggested Implementation Strategies:- Teacher will use Black board, OHP, LCD Projector ,Smart board,
video etc for effective teaching learning process.

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12.0 Suggested Learning Resource :-


Book list
Title of Book Writer Publisher
Concrete Technology MS Shetty S. Chand Publication
Concrete Technology ML Gambhir Tata McGraw . Hill
Publishing Co. Ltd. New
Delhi

Concrete Technology A. M. Neyille& J JBrooks List of Journals Pearson


Education (Singapore ) Pyt.
Ltd. New Delhi

A Text book of Concrete P D Kulkarni M. H. Ghosh and


Technology- Phullpublication

QUESTION PATTERN
1. The question pattern will be as per the instruction of SCTE or as per existing rules.
2. The objective type questions may be in the form of multiple choice, fill up the
blanks, true or false or very short answer type
N.B:- Optional question may be of same topic in the form of either or type like below

Q no:- Explain briefly the properties of fine aggregates


Or
Explain briefly the properties of coarse aggregates.

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Course Title :- CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY ( PRACTICAL)

Contact hrs :-45

Practical:
Skill to be developed:

INTELLECTUAL SKILLS:
1. Identify the qualities of materials.
2. Analyze the given data
3. Select proper method for analysis
4. Interpret the results

MOTOR SKILLS :
1. Measure the quantities accurately
2. Handle instruments properly
3. Mix the ingredients properly.

LIST OF PRACTICALS TO BE DONE

1) Determination of fineness of cement preferably by Blaine’s air permeability


apparatus or by sieving.
2) Determination of standard consistency of Cement
3) Determination of initial & final setting times of Cement.
4) Determination of compressive strength Cement
5) Determination of soundness of Cement.
6) Determination of specific gravity of cement

7) Determination of aggregate abrasion value.


8) Determination of aggregate crushing value.
9) Determination of tensile strength of rod.
10) Determination of compressive strength of cube

Note: video cassettes or cd’s of above experiments developed by NITTTR (if


available) shall be shown to the students on T. V. / L.C.D. projector prior to the
conductance of above experiments.

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