CE 447 Advanced Materials Of Construction
Credit Structure: (3-0)3
Catalog Description:
Characteristics of construction materials, deterioration of
building materials, ferrous metals and various methods for shaping
metals, alloys of metals, steel, structural steel types, non-ferrous
metals, precast concrete blocks, brick and tile, wood and wood
products, polymers and various adhesives.
Course Objectives:
All civil engineers are concerned with the structural safety,
serviceability and the economics of the constructions with which
they are involved. The successful approach to the problem can
only be established through a sound knowledge of computational
methods of engineering and a thorough understanding of the properties
and behavior of engineering materials. Without a proper knowledge
of materials neither the structural safety and serviceability
nor the economics can be achieved in civil engineering projects.
Two compulsory courses on materials are given to the second year
civil engineering students. (CE 241- Materials Science and CE
244-Materials of Construction). However, since there is a vast
variety of construction materials, appropriate and detailed information
for all the important materials cannot be included in the regular
contents of the above two courses. The CE 447-Advanced Materials
of Construction course intends to include subjects such as properties
of alloy steels, structural steel products, precast concrete
blocks, brick, tile, wood products, polymers and adhesives that
are vitally important in civil engineering but cannot be covered
in the CE 244-Materials of Construction course.
Prerequisites:
None
Textbook(s):
None
Reference(s):
N. Jackson, “Civil Engineering Materials”, Mac Millian,
1984.
Syllabus:
1. Characteristics of construction materials, general introduction
to the characteristics of metals, ceramics and organic materials
(polymers), mechanical properties.
2. Mechanical properties and concept of safety factor, deterioration
of building materials, temperature variations, oxidation, thermal
properties.
3. Metals; metal deformations; making and shaping metals: shaping
metals by cold deformation, annealing, shaping metals by hot deformations.
Alloys of metals: phase diagrams, commercial alloys, precipitation
hardening.
4. Steel and iron: annealed steels, quenched and tempered steels,
cast irons.
5. Alloy steels, high-strength low-alloy steels, stainless steel,
structural steel types, steel sheet plate, pipe and tube corrugated
steel pipe, reinforcing bars.
6. Non-ferrous metals: aluminum, zinc, lead.
7. Precast concrete blocks.
8. Brick and tile.
9. Wood, processed wood and products.
10. Structure and deformations of polymers.
11. Polymer materials in construction. Thermoplastics asphalts,
thermosetting plastics, formaldehyde resins, reinforced fiberglass
plastics, elastomers.
12. Foamed plastics, sealents and sealers.
13. Adhesives and surface finishes: Thermosetting adhesives, elastomeric
adhesives, paints.
Homeworks, Quizzes, Projects:
None
Computer Usage:
None
Laboratory Work:
None
Category Content:
Mathematics and Basic Sciences: None
Engineering Design: None
Engineering Sciences: 2.5 credits
Humanities & Social Sciences: None
Departmental: 0.5 credits
Instructors:
Turhan Erdogan