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CET 200  Civil Engineering Materials  3 hours

Course description:
The course will provide a practical look at current practice in the use of materials for civil engineering applications.  Students will learn test procedures, design considerations, and overall evaluation methods for these materials.  The course will include the study of soils, aggregates, concrete and asphalt cement.  Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prereq:  ACH 160

Major Teaching Objectives
Upon satisfactory completion of this course, students will be able to:
1) Understand the use and properties of mineral aggregates.
2) Understand the makeup and manufacture of cement.
3) Design a concrete mix.
4) Understand concrete testing.
5) Identify the characteristics of quality concrete construction.
6) Understand the makeup and manufacture of asphalt.
7) Complete a pavement design.
8) Understand asphalt testing.
9) Differentiate soil types.
10) Perform soil testing.

Course Outline
I. Properties of mineral aggregates
  A. Aggregate terms and types
  B. Specifications
  C. Sampling and testing

II. Properties of cement
  A. Natural cements
  B. Manufacture of Portland Cement
  C. Effect of admixtures

III. Design of concrete mixtures
  A. Concrete materials
  B. Proportioning concrete mixes

IV. Concrete testing
  A. Compression tests
  B. Tensile test

V. Quality concrete
  A. Failure mechanism of concrete
  B. Factors that cause deterioration
  C. Admixtures

VI. Properties of asphalt
  A. Asphalt paving material
  B. Asphalt concrete mix design
  C. Production and quality control

VII. Asphalt testing
  A. Viscosity
  B. Flash point
  C. Ductility

VIII. Soil Mechanics
  A. Soil deposits
  B. Field investigation techniques
  C. Engineering properties of soils

IX. Soil testing
  A. Soil Classification
  B. Test procedures

List of Experiments/Activities
1) Gradation analysis
2) Relative density and absorption of fine and coarse aggregates
3) Concrete mix design
4) Concrete slump test
5) Concrete air test
6) Casting concrete test cylinders
7) Compressive strength of concrete cylinders
8) Asphalt viscosity test
9) Asphalt flash point test
10) Pavement design
11) Wet and dry density of soil
12) Proctor Test for soil
13) Soil compaction
14) Plasticity of soil
15) Atterburg limits on soil
16) Relative density of soils

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Revised 1/6/06