308866 (v.1) Civil Engineering Materials 267


Area: Department of Civil Engineering
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
 
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Lecture: 2 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly
 
Syllabus: Stresses in materials. Stress and strain at a point - Mohr's circle. Combined bending and axial stress, shear stress and material failure. Materials, concrete - cements and aggregates, grading of aggregates. Concrete quality control, strength workability, mix design, placement and curing. Timber - structural properties of timber, defects and preservation, durability, grading. Steel, formation and properties of different types of steels. Influence of different alloys.
 
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Field of Education: 030903 Structural Engineering
Funding Cluster: 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Supplemental
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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