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Tentative Outline of the Material to be Covered:
• INTRODUCTION
Material selection considerations
• METALS
General, advantages and disadvantages, classifications with respect to phases and carbon content, quenching, annealing, tempering, structural steels, corrosion, aluminum
• AGGREGATES
General, aggregate types, physical and mechanical properties, granulometry, deleterious substances
• BINDING MATERIALS and CEMENT
General, gypsum, lime, puzzolans, Portland cement, hydration, physical and mechanical properties of cement, cement types
• WATER QUALITY FOR CONCRETE
Properties of water for concrete production
• ADMIXTURES (1 week)
Chemical and mineral admixtures
• PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE
Properties of fresh and hardened concrete, durability, compressive strength formulas, mix design, characteristic strength
• SPECIAL CONCRETES
Shotcrete, self-consolidating concrete, precast concrete, lightweight concrete, heavy concrete, heat resistant concretes, fiber reinforced concrete, roller compacted concrete, high performance concrete
• WOOD
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