UNIVERSITY OF NUEVA CACERES

City of Naga
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

Course Name CE412F
Course Description
Number of Units for Lecture,
Laboratory, Field work and Tutorial
COURSE OUTLINE
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING
The course deals with the physical properties of common construction materials
primarily metals, plastics, wood, concrete, coarse and fine aggregates, asphalt and
synthetic materials; examination of materials properties with respect to design and use
of end product, design and control of aggregates, concrete and asphalt mixtures,
principle of testing; characteristics of test; properties of materials and materials testing
equipment.
Lecture 2 units
Laboratory 1 unit

Number of Contact Hours per week Lecture 2 hours

Laboratory 3 hours
Total number of recitation hours 34 hours lecture and 51 hours laboratory = 85 hours
Prerequisite MECH323F and MECH324F
Course Objectives After completing this course, the student must be able to:
1. Understand the range of various materials for civil engineering projects;
2. Understand relevant properties of common construction materials;
3. Understand applicable local, international and foreign standards on materials
and materials testing;
4. Perform measuring, testing and evaluating the results;
5. Ability to test, measure, evaluate the best use of building and construction
materials

PERIOD: PRELIM
SUBJECT MATTER TIME FRAME EVALUATION MEASURES
1. Introduction to Construction Materials 2 hrs
and Testing;
3 hrs Lab. #1 Reducing field samples of aggregates to
testing size
1 hr Quiz # 1
2. Familiarization with apparatus and
equipment used in testing of materials; 2 hrs
3 hrs Lab. #2 Determination of unit weight of aggregates

General Properties of Materials

3. Thermal Expansion/ Thermal 2 hrs
Conductivity/
Strength and stress, modulus of
elasticity/
Elastic and Plastic Properties.
1hr Quiz # 2

3 hrs Lab. #3 Sieve analysis of fine and coarse

aggregates
4. Aggregates (Properties and Uses) 2 hrs
5. Test of aggregates 2 hrs
1 hr PRELIMINARY EXAM
TOTAL 22 hrs

PERIOD: MIDTERM
3 hrs Lab. #4 Determination of specific gravity and
absorption of aggregates
6. Concrete samples, shipment and care 2 hrs
of samples
7. Blue book items on concrete 2 hrs
3 hrs Lab. #5 Determination of moisture content of
aggregates
8. Preparation and Curing of Concrete 2 hrs
Test Specimens;
 1 hr Quiz # 3

3 hrs Lab. # 6 Making and curing of concrete test

specimens
9. Determination of Setting Time of 1 hr
Hydraulic Cement

3 hrs Lab. # 7 Determination of compressive strength of

cylindrical concrete specimen

1 hr MID-TERM EXAMINATION
TOTAL 21 hrs

PERIOD: SEMI-FINAL
10. Familiarization with the Parts and 2 hrs
Functions of the Universal Testing
Machines;
3 hrs Lab. # 8 Determination of setting time of hydraulic
cement
11. Wood 2 hrs
3 hrs Lab. # 9 Determination of modulus of rupture of
concrete beam
1 hr Quiz # 4
12. Testing of Wood: Samples for Bending, 3 hrs
Compression, Shear, Tension and
Water Content;
3 hrs Lab. # 10 Determination of tensile strength of
concrete cylinder (split tension or equivalent)

13. Determine the Comprehensive 2 hrs

Strength of Concrete Hollow Blocks;

1 hr SEMI-FINAL EXAMINATION
TOTAL 20 hrs

PERIOD: FINAL
3 hrs Lab. # 11 Determination of Compressive strength
of concrete hollow blocks
14. Determining the Time of Setting of 1 hr
Portland Cement;
3 hrs Lab. # 12 L.A Abrasion Test

15. Testing the Tensile Strength of Steel 1 hr

Bars;
3 hrs Lab. # 13 Marshall test of Asphalt
1 hr Quiz # 5

16. Field Test of Construction Materials 2 hrs

1 hr Quiz # 6
17. Blue book Item on Asphalt 3 hrs
3 hrs Lab. # 14Tensile test of steel bars

1hr FINAL EXAMINATION

TOTAL 22 hrs

Marshall Stability Test

Centrifuge Extraction Test (recommended)
Universal Testing Machine (recommended)
Laboratory Equipment Curing Tank
Oven
Molds for mortar and Concrete Specimens
Vicat Apparatus
Weighing Scales
Textbook: DPWH Bluebook

Suggested References:

Basic Construction Material 2002, Theodore W. Marotta

Civil Engineering Materials 1992 Davis, Troxell & Hawck
Construction Materials, Smith
Materials of Construction 4ed 1990, Chandigarah
Testing of Engineering Materials 1982 Gildey, Murphy and Bragman
Materials Testing, Blackowski and Ripling
Strength and Structure of Engineering Materials

Date last updated: 1st Sem 2011-2012

Prepared by:

NORVIN T. ALINIANTE

Noted by:

LEON B. PALMIANO IV
Dean