Nagar Yuwak Shikshan Sanstha’s
Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering
(An Autonomous Institution affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University)
BE SoE and Syllabus 2018
CIVIL ENGINEERING
IV Semester
CV2251 – CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
COURSE OBJECTIVE COURSE OUTCOME
1. To develop systematic knowledge of concrete 1. An ability to understand the properties of the
constituents constituent materials of concrete.
2. To familiarize with the fundamentals of 2. An ability to understand the properties of fresh and
concrete hardened concrete and tests to determine these
3. Principles involved for high performance properties.
concrete 3. An ability to design concrete mixes and apply
4. To understand the basic concepts of special statistical quality control techniques
concretes 4. An ability to understand admixtures and their role in
5. To introduce fundamentals of concreting concrete properties
methods 5. An ability to understand the durability of concrete.
6. An ability to understand importance of Non-destructive
testing and various equipment used.
Mapped Program Outcomes : 1,3,7,11,12
UNIT – I [7 Hrs.]
Introduction to related Indian standard of cement and aggregates.
Constituents of cements, Hydration of [Link] requirement, Physical properties and testing of cement.
Effect of fineness, Initial, final and false setting of cement, Soundness test. Hardening and compressive strength,
Grades and different types of cement,
Aggregates:Coarse and fine aggregate, normal, light and heavy weight aggregates. aggregate characteristics
and their significance in properties of concrete. Sampling, Particle shape and texture, Bond of aggregate, size &
grading of aggregate, strength of aggregate. Mechanical properties and tests as per IS, bulking of sand. Crushed
[Link] aggregate reaction.
UNIT – II [6 Hrs.]
Fresh Concrete: Batching, Mechanical mixers, automatic batching and mixing plants. Efficiency of mixing,
Workability and its Measurement, Factor affecting workability, setting time, Significance of w/c ratio, cohesiveness
of concrete, Segregation, bleeding, voids, permeability. Hot weather concreting, Conveyance of concrete, placing
of concrete, compaction, vibrators, curing of concrete, significance and methods, temperature effects on curing
and strength gain, IS provisions, Maturity of concrete, Formwork for concrete- IS provisions. Introduction to Ready
mix, pumped and self-compacting concrete. Introduction to relevant Indian standards.
UNIT – III [7 Hrs.]
Strength of concrete: Strength gain, factors affecting compressive strength, Tensile and flexural strengths,
relation between compressive and tensile strength. Failure modes in concrete,cracking in [Link]
strength, fatigue strength, shear, elasticity, Poisson‟s ratio. Introduction to relevant Indian standards.
Testing of hardened concrete: Compression test, cube strength and cylinder strength and their relation, effect of
aspect ratio on strength. Flexural strength of concrete, determination of tensile strength, indirect tension test,
splitting test, abrasion resistance, accelerated curing test. Introduction to relevant Indian standards.
Non Destructive test: Significance, rebound hammer, ultra-sonic pulse velocity test, Advanced concrete testing
equipment. Introduction to relevant Indian standards.
UNIT – IV [6 Hrs.]
Mix Design: Process, statistical relation between main and characteristic strength, variance, standard deviation,
factors affecting mix properties, grading of aggregates, aggregate/cement ratio etc. Degree of quality control,
design of mix by IS method, introduction to road Note No. 4 (BS) and ACI method.
June 2019 1.00
Applicable for
AY 2019-20 Onwards
Chairperson Dean (Acad. Matters) Date of Release Version
YCCE-CE-15
Nagar Yuwak Shikshan Sanstha’s
Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering
(An Autonomous Institution affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University)
BE SoE and Syllabus 2018
CIVIL ENGINEERING
IV Semester
CV2251 – CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
UNIT – V [7 Hrs.]
Additives and admixtures: Types of admixtures, natural products, diatomaceous earth, calcined clays of shales,
volcanic glasses, byproducts–pozzolana, fly ash, silica fume, rice husk ash, metakaolin, G.G. blast furnace slag,
admixtures- air entraining, water reducing, accelerators, retarders, plasticizers and superplasticizers, permeability
reducing, grouting agents, surface hardeners.
Shrinkage: Early volume changes, drying shrinkage, mechanism and factors affecting shrinkage, influence of
curing conditions, differential shrinkage, carbonation, creep- factors influencing, relation between creep and time,
nature of creep, effect of creep.
UNIT – VI [6 Hrs.]
Durability of concrete: Significance, water as an agent of deterioration, permeability of concrete, sulphate attack
and its control, sea water attack, acid attack, efflorescence, resistance to corrosion, abrasion and cavitation,
process of rusting of steel.
Text Books:
S.
Title Authors Edition Publisher
No.
S. Chand &
th
1 Concrete Technology M.S. Shetty 6 edition, Company, Limited,
2008
2 “Concrete Technology Gambhir M.L. 2013
3 Properties of concrete AM Neville ELBS, London, 2006
Reference Books:
S.
Title Authors Edition Publisher
No.
Concrete Microstrucutres: PK Mehta and PJ
1 Properties and materials Monterio
Applied Sciences
2 Concrete Technology DF Orchard
Publications
June 2019 1.00
Applicable for
AY 2019-20 Onwards
Chairperson Dean (Acad. Matters) Date of Release Version
YCCE-CE-16
