Fresh and hardened concrete: properties of fresh and hardened concrete, concrete mix design, quality control, strength and failure, deformation of concrete, admixtures, standard test methods
Cement and Aggregates
Structural, functional properties and performance of materials
Metallic materials: Structural steel, reinforcing bars, stirrups, plasticity, deformation and
strengthening mechanisms, standard test methods
Assessment of the embodied energy with commonly used materials
Sustainability and recyclability of materials
Introduction to other engineering materials: ceramics, metals/alloys, polymers and
composites; fundamentals; microstructure, properties and applications
Microstructures and their control: Phase diagrams; thermal processing; precipitation
hardening
Failure of metals: Failure; fracture, brittle and ductile failure; impact and fracture toughness;
fatigue; creep