CEE 375 Construction Materials

Final Review Topics Spring 2014

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Raw materials used in the manufacture of cement
Constituent Materials vs. compounds/composition of cement
Cement chemistry (shorthands)
Hydration process of C
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ifferent roles of cement components in hydration and strength de!elopment (C
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Morphology of ma$or hydration products (si%e, shape, strength)
&ypes of !oids and air !oids in concrete and their differences
Role of gypsum
&ypes of cement (chemical and physical properties) and their applications
Ma$or chemical constituents of 'ly ash (class C and '), Silica 'ume, Slag
Ma$or physical characteristics of cement powder and po%%olanic materials (mean si%e,
shape, surface area()
ifferent po%%olanic materials on fresh and hardened properties (setting time,
strength de!elopment) of concrete
"ir)entraining admi*ture/ Superplastici%er /"ccelerator/Retarder /corrosion
inhi+itor/shrin,age reducing admi*ture ( their mechanism and effects on concrete)
How do moisture and curing temperature affect strength again and final strength
-or,a+ility/Consistency tests (slump, !e+e)
&wo air content tests. &he limitation of pressure type air content test.
Segregation and /leeding (control methods)
Strength and Modulus !s. 0orosity
"ggregate, 0aste, and 1&2
1nfluence of specimen si%e and geometry relating to mechanical testing
'ineness Modulus of sand
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4 moisture conditions of aggregates
"+sorption capacity, &otal Moisture, and Moisture Content (ad$ustment for aggregate
water content)
Mi* esign 0rocess (ta+les will +e gi!en during test)
5lastic !s. 6iscous !s. 6iscoelastic
Strength !s. ductility !s. toughness !s. Modulus of 5lasticity
0aste !s. Mortar !s. Concrete
7ocali%ation Concept and 0ost 0ea,
-hat affects dura+ility8
'ree%e)thaw, Corrosion, "SR, and Sulfate "ttac, (mechanism, reaction e9uations,
influencing factors, and control methods)
0ermea+ility and dura+ility. How to reduce permea+ility8
Chemical shrin,age !s. drying shrin,age (5 stages) !s. autogenous shrin,age
:nderstand ;el!in)7aplace e9uation
1nfluencing factor and control methods of shrin,age
Creep !s. rela*ation, reco!ery of creep deformation
-hat<s the difference +etween H0C and HSC8
-hat is SCC8 How does SCC different from a con!entional concrete8 -hat are the
testing methods used for SCC8
'resh properties of SCC and how to control them8
&ypical =& and Semi)=& methods (which method measures what properties)
-hat<s maturity8 How to correlate the maturity and the compressi!e strength8
Calculation of maturity.
Stress -a!es (3 types, resolution !s. penetration, how to choose fre9uency +ased on
applications)
-hy do people use fi+er reinforced concrete8 How does the fi+er si%e affect the
crac,ing mode8
7ightweight concrete, shotcrete, polymer concrete (+asic concept and properties
compared with typical concrete)
Moisture content of wood
-hy it is important to ,now the 'S0 of wood8 How to calculate the dimensional
change8
&ypes of asphalt products
How to li9uefy asphalt8
Mechanism of emulsification
How to select asphalt +inder8
&ypical aggregate gradations for asphalt concrete
ensity and 6oid analysis of asphalt concrete (6&M, 6M", and 6'")
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