About Construction Materials
This course cover, Classification of construction materials; Mechanical properties of construction materials: nature and performance of materials under load; Cementing materials: production and use of lime, gypsum and cement; Types and properties of cement; Mortar; Concrete: concrete making materials, mix design, fresh and hardened concrete properties, curing techniques; concrete admixtures; Metals in constructions; Properties of steel and aluminum alloys; Timber and timber products; Clay and clay products; Building blocks; Building stones. Selection of Construction Equipment. Earth Construction: Methods of Borrow, Handling and Placement of Earth Materials; Soil Stabilization and Compaction; Equipment for Earthwork: Excavating, Conveying and Compacting Equipment; Tractors and Related Equipment. Construction Dewatering. Compressors, equipment for foundation works. Pile-Driving Equipment. Crushers. Concreting: Mixers; Concrete hauling equipment and mobile trucks. Vibrators. Cranes. Pipe layers. Tunneling in soft ground, rock tunneling, tunneling machines for soft ground and rock, rock blasting. Labor intensive technology, mixed technology. Management of construction equipment, operation, maintenance, finance and safety of equipment