College Of Technological Studies

Construction Materials

Construction Materials
3
Credits
Course Number
04 57 177
Contact Hours
4
Prerequisite
04 57 170
Article objectives
Aggregates: basic characteristics of aggregates, physical properties, types of aggregates (normal and manufactured); cement: manufacturing Portland cement, chemical composition of cement, properties of cement, types of Portland cement and their properties, other types of cement; introduction to concrete: materials, properties of fresh concrete, production of concrete, strength properties of hardened concrete. Metals, type of steel and their uses. Types of timber and their properties, defects in timber, durability and treatment of timber.