BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, Pilani
Pilani Campus
AUGS/ AGSR Division
FIRST SEMESTER 2019-2020
COURSE HANDOUT
Date: 01.08.2019
In addition to part I (General Handout for all courses appended to the Time table) this portion gives further
specific details regarding the course.
Course No. : CE F230
Course Title : Civil Engineering Materials
Instructor-in-charge : Dr. Mukund Lahoti
Tutorial/Practical Instructors: Dr. Mukund Lahoti, Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Mr. Manigandan
1. Objective of the course and Course Description:
The course deals with properties, characterization, testing, selection and quality control of construction
material. For economical, durable and high performance of structure, it is imperative to have knowledge on
construction materials and its wider applications. This course provides the basic and enhanced overview on
various construction materials presently used in practice.
2. Text Books:
T1. Gambhir, M.L. (2013) “Concrete Technology” Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd, 5th edition.
T2. Duggal, S.K. (2012) “Building Materials” New Age International Pvt. Ltd., 4th edition.
T3. Gambhir, ML and Jamwal, N. (2014) “Lab Manual- Building and Construction Materials (Testing and
quality control)”, Mc Graw Hill, 1st edition (Lab Manual)
3. Reference Books:
R1. Relevant B.I.S, IRC, ASTM codes
R2. Mehta, P.K. and P.J.M. Monteiro. (2006) “Concrete Microstructure, Properties, and Materials”, The
McGraw-Hill Companies, United States.
R3. Neville, A.M. (1995) “Properties of Concrete”, Pearson Education, 4th edition
R4. Gambhir, M.L., and Jamwal, N. (2011) “Building Materials- Products, Properties and Systems”, Mc Graw
Hill, 1st edition
R5. Moondra, HS and Gupta, R. (2000) “Lab Manual for Civil Engineering”, CBS, 2nd edition (Lab Manual)
4. Course Plan:
Module No. Lecture Session Reference Learning outcome
1 Civil engineering materials- An Slides Understand various construction materials,
overview the importance of concrete, process of
cement manufacturing, cement hydration,
Concrete as a construction 1, T1
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AUGS/ AGSR Division
material microstructures, and SCMs
Cement and hydration, 2, T1 and 5,
water/cement ratio and T2
supplementary cementitious
materials
2 Aggregate classification and tests 3, T1 and 6, Understand important aggregates sources,
T2 their classification, influence of properties
of aggregates on their performance, testing
methods/standards
3 Chemical admixtures 5, T1 Develop clear understanding of the purpose
and mechanism of chemical admixtures
4 Concrete mix design IS10262, 10, Design concrete mix and explain the effect of
T1 concrete composition on concrete fresh
properties, transportation and handling of
Fresh Concrete 6, 7 T1 concrete
Working with fresh concrete 11, 12, T1
5 Hardened concrete properties 8, T1 Explain the effect of composition on
hardened concrete properties and various
Testing on hardened concrete 8, 13 T1 concrete tests including NDTs
6 Durability of concrete 15, T1 and Examine various durability issues in concrete
slides and recommend preventive measures
7 Special Concretes 14, 16, T1 Categorize special concretes and understand
features of their mix design
8 Clay products: Properties, tests, 2, T2 Describe important ingredients,
selection manufacturing and classification of bricks.
Define important terms in brick masonry.
Experiment key properties of bricks.
9 Wood and timber 4, T2 Indicate salient parts of timber in X-section
of wood. List defects. Applications.
10 Steel, ferrous and non-ferrous 14, 15, T2 Describe manufacturing of steel,
metals classification, applications. Prepare
comprehensive list of important sources,
properties and usage of aluminum, copper,
zinc, lead, tin and nickel.
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11 Lime: Properties, tests, 8, T1 List steps involved in lime manufacture,
application impurities & effects, lime properties, tests
and applications.
12 Introduction to highway 19, T2, Understand concisely various materials
materials Relevant IS involved in highway construction
and IRC
codes
13 Polymeric material, Geo- 21, T2, Understand important properties and
synthetics and Construction Slides applications of FRPs, FRCs, and
equipments geosynthetics. Glimpse to significant
construction equipments.
5. Evaluation Scheme:
Component Duration Weightage Date & Time Nature of component
(%) (Close Book/ Open Book)
Mid-Semester Test 90 Min. 25 <TEST_1> Closed book
Comprehensive 3h 40 <TEST_C> Closed book + Open
Examination book
Total 3 Evaluative tuts Closed book
Tutorial - 15
Announced (3 x 5 = 15%) Best 3 out of 4
Laboratory (Reports + Report - OB
- 20 (15 + 5) To be announced
Quiz) Lab quiz - CB
7. Chamber Consultation Hour: To be announced
8. Notices: Notices or announcements concerning the course will be communicated via emails or Nalanda.
9. Make-up Policy:
a. Take prior permission from Instructor in charge.
b. Make-up will be granted on a case by case basis only on genuine reasons.
c. For medical cases, a certificate from the concerned physician of the Medical Centre must be produced.
d. No make-up for tutorials. Best 3 out of 4 tutorials will be considered.
10. Note (if any): For mid-semester grading: mid-sem test + 3 tutorials
Instructor-in-charge
Course No. CE F230
