Syllabus

– Fall 2017
CEE 401 : Properties and Behavior of Concrete
1311 NCEL, MWF 2:00-2:50
Lab AB1 1225 NCEL Wednesday 12:00-1:50 PM
Lab AB2 1225 NCEL Thursday 1:00-2:50 PM
Instructor: David A. Lange, Office 2129B NCEL, dlange@illinois.edu
Teaching Assistant: Karthik Pattaje, Office 2145 NCEL, ksp4@illinois.edu
Lab Manager: Jamar Brown, Office 1220 NCEL, jmrbrown@illinois.edu

Course objectives
Students will learn about concrete technology, science and engineering:
1. Concrete constituents: Students will develop general understanding of manufacture, selection, and
interactions of the components of portland cement concrete. The constituents include portland cement,
aggregates and, chemical and mineral admixtures
2. Fresh concrete: Students will demonstrate understanding of fresh concrete test methods. Students will
apply the standard mixture design procedure to develop a mixture based on a set of target properties.
3. Hardened concrete: Student will understand the fracture process and constitutive relations of hardened
concrete. Students will be able to identify deterioration mechanisms in concrete and suggest mitigation
strategies.
4. Special topics: Several special application cement-based materials will be presented. Students will apply
previous objectives to design mixtures that fulfill unique property sets.

Reading Materials
Required:
Concrete, 2nd Edition, Mindess, Young, and Darwin, Prentice-Hall (2003)
Readings as assigned from various journals and other outside sources
Recommended:
Lea’s Chemistry of Cement and Concrete, 4th Edition, Edited by Peter C. Hewlett, Butterworth-
Heinemann (2004)
Concrete: Microstructure, Properties and Materials, 3rd Edition, Mehta and Monteiro, McGraw- Hill
Professional (2005)

Grading
Homework 15%
Presentations 5%
Lab Reports 30%
Design Project 10%
Hourly Exams 20%
Final exam 20%

Course policies
Homework assignments and lab reports should be professional and prepared using computer programs such as
Word and Excel. HW and Lab reports will be submitted via Compass. Late HW and Lab reports will receive a 10%
deduction for each day after due date. Academic integrity is expected from all students. Please refer to Article 1
Part 4 of the Student Rights and Responsibilities.

Prerequisite
CEE 300 Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Credit
4 hours