CEE 375 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS Spring 2014 Instructor/Office/Phone: Email: $lassrooms: %ime: Lin Shen / 344 Holmes Hall

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%his course #iscusses the 0ro0erties of cement4 mortar4 an# concrete4 inclu#in5 fresh 0ro0erties4 such as settin5 an# har#enin54 flo!a+ilit-4 com0ati+ilit-4 etc"4 an# mechanical 0ro0erties inclu#es stren5th an# elastic mo#uli" %he metho#s of #esi5nin5 concrete mi6tures !ill also +e co1ere#" Other construction materials4 such as steel4 !oo#4 an# as0halt an# their a00lications !ill also +e #iscusse#" %he class !ill +e tau5ht throu5h lectures4 fiel# tri04 an# han#s-on 75et-#irt-7 !or8 in the la+orator-" Te t! ,aterials for $i1il an# $onstruction En5ineers4 ,amlou8 an# 9anie!s8i4 3n# E#ition4 &*1* Re"erence!# Han#outs $oncrete4 +- ,in#ess4 :oun54 an# ;ar!in4 &n# E#ition4 &**3 $oncrete structure4 0ro0erties4 an# materials4 +- ,ehta an# ,onteiro4 &n# E#ition4 1993 ;esi5n an# $ontrol of $oncrete ,i6tures4 14th E#ition4 Portlan# $ement 3ssociation

C$%!! Atten&%nce 3tten#ance is hi5hl- a#1isa+le" In-class <ui==es !ill +e counte# to!ar# -our final 5ra#e" Punctualit- an# 0re0aration for class are a reflection of -our res0onsi+ilit- to!ar# -our e#ucation" :our acti1e 0artici0ation is encoura5e# an# e60ecte#" '()e*(r+ 3ll home!or8 must +e com0lete# an# turne# in on the #ue #ate (normall- 1 !ee8 after assi5nment) for full cre#it" Each stu#ent shall +e rea#- to e60lain an# #iscuss his or her solutions !hen the home!or8 is #ue" L%b(r%t(r, -(r+ %n& Rep(rt! %he la+s !ill +e use# to 0re0are 1arious cement an# concrete mi6tures an# 0erform su+se<uent tests" >rom the la+ sessions an# re0ort 0re0aration4 -ou !ill #e1elo0 the a+ilit- to con#uct la+orator- an# fiel# !or84 to anal-=e an# inter0ret #ata4 an# to !rite re0ort an# communicate -our i#eas effecti1el-" Re!e%rc. /%per Stu#ents !ill +e #i1i#e# into 5rou0s an# each 5rou0 !ill !rite a research 0a0er co1erin5 current to0ics of cement an# concrete research" 3 short 0resentation is also re<uire# at the en# of the semester" Sam0le to0ics an# 5ui#elines !ill +e 0ro1i#e#" E %)! %he !ill +e one mi#term e6am an# the final e6am" 3ll e6ams are close# +oo8 (one cheat sheet is allo!e#)" 0r%&ing In-class <ui==es Home!or8 La+ re0ort ,i#-term >inal Cesearch 0a0er Pa0er 0resentation '"5? 1*? 1&"5? &5? 35? 5? 5? 95 93 9* A' A3 A* 3@ 3 3B@ B B'' '3 '* 6' 63 6* $@ $ $;@ ; ;-

NOTE Stu#ents must a#e<uatel- com0lete all !ritin5 assi5nments to 0ass the course !ith a ; 5ra#e or +etter" Stu#ents !ho #o not com0lete all !ritin5 assi5nments !ill 5et a ;- or an > an# !ill not earn . >ocus cre#it"

CLASS SC'E1ULE# CEE 375 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS Lect2re! M(n&%,!3 -e&ne!&%,! 10#30 AM t( 11#20 AM L%b4L15L25L36 M(n47#30%)78#20%)65-e&47#30%)78#20%)65M(n411#30%)71#20p)6 Spring 2014
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