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Advanced Concrete Technology

This 12-week graduate course on advanced concrete technology explores the materials science of concrete from a fundamental perspective. The course is intended for engineering students and professionals in fields like civil contracting, ready mix concrete, cement, and construction chemicals. Over 12 weeks, topics will include cement production, concrete mixture proportioning, fresh and hardened concrete behavior, and long-term performance issues like creep, shrinkage, and durability. The course will be taught by Dr. Manu Santhanam, a professor of civil engineering at IIT Madras who has published extensively in areas of cement chemistry and concrete durability.

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Advanced Concrete Technology

This 12-week graduate course on advanced concrete technology explores the materials science of concrete from a fundamental perspective. The course is intended for engineering students and professionals in fields like civil contracting, ready mix concrete, cement, and construction chemicals. Over 12 weeks, topics will include cement production, concrete mixture proportioning, fresh and hardened concrete behavior, and long-term performance issues like creep, shrinkage, and durability. The course will be taught by Dr. Manu Santhanam, a professor of civil engineering at IIT Madras who has published extensively in areas of cement chemistry and concrete durability.

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ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

PROF. MANU SANTHANAM TYPE OF COURSE : Rerun | Elective | PG


Department of Civil Engineering COURSE DURATION : 12 weeks (29 Jul’19 - 18 Oct’19)
IIT Madras
EXAM DATE : 17 Nov 2019

INTENDED AUDIENCE : M.E/M.Tech,M.S,PhD,


PRE-REQUISITES : Basic course on Construction Materials in UG level. Additional course on Concrete
Technology (UG level) is optional.

INDUSTRIES APPLICABLE TO : Civil contracting firms, Ready mixed concrete companies, Cement companies,
Construction chemicals companies, Materials research laboratories etc

COURSE OUTLINE :
This course explores the materials science of concrete, and attempts to bring about the understanding of concrete
behavior from a fundamental perspective. The first part of the course discusses the structure and properties of
concrete making materials. This is followed by mixture proportioning of high performance concrete, and a study of
selected topics regarding fresh and hardened concrete behavior. The final part of the course deals with long term
performance issues, related to creep, shrinkage and durability of concrete.

ABOUT INSTRUCTOR :
Dr. Manu Santhanam is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Madras, where he has worked since
October 2001. His primary research interests are in Cement Chemistry, Durability of Concrete and Non-Destructive
Evaluation. He has published more than 75 refereed journal papers, and has guided 10 PhD theses, in addition to
being lead investigator on several sponsored projects.

COURSE PLAN :
Week 01 : Cement production and composition
Week 02 : Cement chemistry 
Week 03 : Aggregates for concrete
Week 04 : Chemical admixtures
Week 05 : Chemical and Mineral admixtures
Week 06 : Mineral admixtures
Week 07 : High performance concrete mixture proportioning
Week 08 : Topics in fresh concrete
Week 09 : Topics in hardened concrete
Week 10 : Creep and shrinkage
Week 11 : Durability of concrete
Week 12 : Durability of concrete

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