CE 2330 – CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION

4 credits – 4 lectures per week

Core for Odd semester Jul - Nov 2014
Offered during ‘G’ Slot

Monday 1:00 – 1:50 PM & 4:45 – 5:35 PM,

Thursday 10:00 – 10:50 AM, Friday 9:00- 9:50 AM

Instructors: Prof. Manu Santhanam (Ph: 4283; Email: manusanthanam@gmail.com)

Dr. Radhakrishna G. Pillai (Ph: 4303; Email: pillai@iitm.ac.in)

Course content:

Materials: Construction:
1. Materials engineering concepts 1. Foundations
2. Nature of materials 2. Masonry
3. Steel 3. Concrete and steel construction
4. Aluminium 4. Floors and roofs
5. Aggregates 5. Lintels, arches and staircases
6. Cement, water, admixtures 6. Waterproofing
7. Concrete 7. Formwork and scaffolding
8. Masonry 8. Pavements
9. Bituminous materials 9. Construction equipment
10. Wood and wood products
11. Plastics and polymers
12. Composites
13. Degradation and failure mechanisms

Grading

In class assignments / Surprise Quizzes – 10

Quiz I – 20; Quiz II – 20; Final exam: 50

IMPORTANT: Students must keep the original assignment/quiz/exam papers until the course
grades are announced and produce them to the instructor if any corrections in the assigned
grades are sought.

Reference books
(a). Michael S. Mamlouk and John P. Zaniewski, “Materials for Civil and Construction
Engineers,” Addison Wesley Longman Inc., USA, 1999
(b). William D. Callister, Jr., “Materials Science and Engineering – An Introduction,” 3rd Ed., John
Wiley and Sons, New York, 1994.
(c). P.C. Varghese, “Building Materials,” Prentice-Hall of India, New Delhi, 2008
(d). Shan Somayaji, “Civil Engineering Materials,” 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2008
(e). Edward Allen and Joseph Iano, “Fundamentals of Building Construction,” 5th Edition, John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., New Jersey, 2008.
(f). B. C. Punmia, Building Construction, Laxmi Publications, New Delhi, 1993.
(g). R. Chudley, “Construction Technology – Volumes 1 and 2,” 2nd Edition, Longman, UK, 1987.
(h). W. B. McKay, “Building Construction – Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4,” 5th Edition, Orient Longman,
UK, 1993.
Tentative Schedule

Week Days No. of classes Batch 1 Batch 2

1 Jul 31, Aug 1 2 Common Intro, Materials – Jul 31
Common Intro, Construction – Aug 1
2 Aug 4 (2), Aug 7, Aug 8 4 Materials Construction
3 Aug 11 (2), Aug 14 3 Construction Materials
4 Aug 18 (2), Aug 21, Aug 4 Materials Construction
22
5 Aug 25 (2), Aug 28 3 Construction Materials
6 Sep 1 (2), Sep 4, Sep 5 4* Materials Construction
7 Sep 8 (2), Sep 11, Sep 12 1+3 Quiz, Construction Quiz, Materials
8 Sep 15 (2), Sep 18, Sep 4 Materials Construction
19
9 Sep 22 (2), Sep 25, Sep 4$ Construction Materials
26
10 Sep 29 (1 – Friday TT) 1 Materials Construction
11 Oct 9, Oct 10 2 Construction Materials
12 Oct 13 (2), Oct 16, Oct 17 3+1 Construction, Quiz Materials, Quiz
13 Oct 20 (2), Oct 24, Oct 25 4 Materials Construction
14 Oct 27 (2), Oct 30, Oct 31 4 Construction Materials
15 Nov 3 (2), Nov 7 3 Materials Construction
16 Nov 10 (2), Nov 13, Nov 4 Construction Materials
14
17 Nov 17 (2) 2 Materials Construction
18 Nov 28 FINAL EXAM

Quiz I is on Monday, Sep 8, while Quiz II is on Friday, Oct 17