UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM

DEPARTMENT OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

SD211
CIVIL ENGINEERING
MATERIALS I
UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
DEPARTMENT OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

SD211: CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS I 2003/2004 [3.5 UNITS]

A. COURSE OBJECTIVES
 To provide an overview of the general properties of building materials;
 To provide basic knowledge of the manufacture, composition, behaviour and application in
construction of metals and timber.

B. COURSE STRUCTURE AND TIME ALLOCATION

 Lectures: 3 hours per week
 Laboratory practicals: 1 hour per week
C. OUTLINE SYLLABUS

 General Introduction to the Structure and Behaviour

of Building Materials: System of Units, standardization,
physical properties and mechanical properties, density,
porosity, thermal behaviour, strength, deformation and
fracture behaviour, influence of time.

 Metals: Iron and steel - production process, internal

structure, strengthening methods, properties of structural
steels, welding, notches, corrosion; non-ferrous metals.

 Timber: Timber as a building material, grading philosophy,

wood structure, defects, grading, physical and mechanical
properties of Tanzanian timber, durability and preservation,
timber connections, wood composites, application.
D. ASSESSMENT

 University Examination 60%

 Continuous Assessment 40%

 2 semester tests each carrying 20%

 Satisfactory laboratory reports at end of
semester
E. REFERENCES
 Jackson, N., Civil Engineering Materials, Fourth Edition, Macmillan Press
London, 1988.
 Illston, Dinwoodie, Smith, Concrete, Timber and Metals, van Nostrand
Reinhold, London, 1979.
 Sipple, H., Building Materials, Lecture Manuscript, University of Dar es
Salaam, Dar es Salaam, 1976.
 TEIL

NOTES:
 Laboratory practicals will be conducted in small groups of up to 25
students each. A schedule of practicals will be announced at the
beginning of semester. All laboratory reports for the course shall be kept
in a single course work file, and shall be produced whenever required.

 Course instructor:
 Dr. A.L. Mrema, BSc; MSc; PhD, Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering

 Consulting Hours: Daily 11.00 am to 12:30 pm in room B2 , or by

appointment.