Preface

Construction Engineering & Project Management

Concrete Construction

Core Courses

Overview

     ACI Committee (1992) defined high strength concrete (HSC) as Concrete having a strength at 6000 psi (410 kg/cm²) or greater. Recent development in concrete technology  reached 120,000 psi (8000 kg/cm²) in (1994).

High Performance Concrete ; concrete meeting special combinations of performance and uniformity requirements that cannot always be achieved routinely using conventional constituents and normal mixing, placing and curing practices.

Content

        Advanced Concrete Technology

·        Introduction

·        A C I 's definition of High Performance Concrete

·        How to obtain HPC ?

·        Micro-structural characteristics of HPC

·        Durability of HPC

·        Physical causes of deterioration

·        Chemical causes of deterioration

·        Biological causes of deterioration

·        Steel Reinforcement corrosion

The second generation of HPC

Concrete Technology

Introduction

Part I

·        Aggregates

·        Cement

·        Water

·        Additives

·        Steel

·        Manufacture of concrete

Part II

·        Concrete Mix Design

·        Properties of fresh concrete

·        Properties of Hardened Concrete

·        Concrete Testing

·        Inspection of Reinforced Concrete

·        Quality Control of Concrete

Engineering Materials

Part I

·        Properties & Testing of engineering materials

·        Testing Machines

·        Strain Gages

·        Static Tension

·        Static Compression

·        Static Bending

·        Hardness of Metals

·        Choosing Factor of Safety 

Part II

·        Behavior of Engineering Materials under Impact Loading

·        Fatigue of Metals

·        Creep and Thermal Properties of Materials

·        Metal – Arc Welding of Structural Steel

·        Steel Pipe Properties & Tests

·        Non Destructive Testing

·        Analysis of Stresses & Strains

·        Experimental Stress Analysis

References

·        P. C. & Neville, "High Performance Concrete Demystified", Concrete International Vol 15 No 1 PP 21-26

·        Handouts for Prof. Dr. Adel El Kurdi

·        Manual Of Concrete Practice (ACI) www.aci-int.org

·        Dr. Ahmed Aly El-Eryahn & Dr. Abd El-Kerim Mohamed Ataa "Concrete Technology" (2 Volumes), Publisher : Alaam El Kotob, Egypt Code: 1974/5127

·        Dr. Ahmed Aly El-Eryahn & Dr. Abd El-Kerim Mohamed Ataa, "Engineering Materials" (2 Volumes), Publisher : Alaam El Kotob, Egypt Code: 3332

·        J.G. Gunning, "Concrete Technology", Longman, ISBN : 0-582-41233-1

·        R. Greeno, "Principles Of Construction", Longman, ISBN : 0-582-41366-4

·        R. Chudley, "Construction Technology" (4 Volumes), ISBN: 0-582-24451-x / 0-582-25362-4 / 0 582 21270 7 / 0-582-25169-9

·        Ferdinand P. Beer & E. Russell Johnston JR, "Mechanics of Materials", ISBN: 0-07-112939-1

·        William F. Smith, "Principles of Materials Science And Engineering", ISBN : 0-07-114717-9

·        Egyptian Code Of Practice

Software

Useful links

         * American Society of Civil Engineers

         * The British concrete Society 

         * www.concrete-pipe.org

         * Concrete Design Aid

Advanced Construction Engineering

Value Engineering in the Construction industry

Advanced Construction Management

Elective Courses I

Construction Productivity

Artificial Intelligence

Construction Equipment Management

Advanced Systems Analysis for Construction Engineers

Concrete Construction

Tendering and Contracting in Construction

Project Planning and Resource Allocation

Project Financial Management

Construction Economics

Advanced Construction & Building Materials

Elective Courses II

Environmental Impact Assessment in Civil Eng. Projects

Advanced Geotechnical Method

Finite Element Method

Advanced Strength of Materials

Advanced Construction Surveying

Economics of Water Resource Management

Directed Studies

Master's Thesis Part I

Master's Thesis Part II

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