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CIVE456 - Sustainability and Advanced Concrete Technology

Description

Microstructure of hydration products and its effect on properties of concrete. Mechanisms and interaction of chemical admixtures and industrial wastes to produce sustainable and high performance concrete. Evaluation of fresh and hardened properties of conventional and cement-based composites. Focus on specialized concretes and emerging materials not limited to fiber reinforced concrete, self-consolidating concrete, high strength composites, light weight concrete, and carbon negative concrete.

*Indicates a 3-hour laboratory taken by students on alternate weeks.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-1.5*-0

Note(s)

  • Credit will be granted for one of CIVE 456, CIVE 556.
  • May be offered as a joint undergraduate and graduate class.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete 1 of:
      • CIVE220 - Mechanics of Solids I (1.5)
      • MECH220 - Mechanics of Solids I (1.5)
    • Complete all of:
      • CIVE285 - Civil Engineering Materials (1.5)
      • CIVE352 - Reinforced Concrete Structural Design (2.0)

Course offered by

Department of Civil Engineering

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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