The document provides an overview of concrete technology, including its history, composition, strength mechanism, current practices, and future trends. It discusses how the ancient Egyptians and Romans used early forms of concrete and mortar in construction. The modern development of cement began with John Smeaton in the 18th century and Joseph Aspdin's invention of Portland cement in the 19th century. The document also describes the typical ingredients of concrete - cement, aggregate, sand, water and admixtures - and how hydration of cement provides the binding strength. Current and emerging concrete types like self-compacting concrete, high performance concrete, fly ash concrete and biological/self-healing concrete are summarized.
Admixtures are added in concrete to improve the quality of concrete.
Fly ash (FA), silica fume (SF), ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), Metakaolin (MK), and rice husk ash (RHA)
Possess certain characteristics through which they influence the properties of concrete differently.
Effect of mineral admixtures on the properties of fresh concrete is very important as these properties may affect the durability and mechanical properties of concrete.
Cracks in concrete and its remedial measures kamariya keyur
Cracks in concrete can be caused by various factors like plastic shrinkage, drying shrinkage, thermal variations, chemical reactions, errors in design and construction practices, structural overloads, foundation movement, and vegetation. The document classifies cracks as structural or non-structural and describes different types of cracks that can occur before or after concrete hardening. It provides details on the causes and prevention measures for different types of cracks like plastic shrinkage, drying shrinkage, crazing, thermal cracks, cracks due to chemical reactions, and those arising from poor construction practices. The summary focuses on the key information around classification, types, causes and remedies of cracks in concrete structures.
High density concrete, high strength concrete and high performance concrete.shebina a
The document discusses high density concrete, its components, types of aggregates used, admixtures, applications, advantages and disadvantages. High density concrete has a density over 2600 kg/m3 and offers greater strength than regular concrete. Its main components are cement, water, aggregates and admixtures. Natural aggregates come from iron ores while man-made aggregates include iron shots, chilcon and synthetic aggregates. Admixtures like water reducers are used to increase workability and reduce cement and water requirements. High density concrete has applications in radiation shielding, precast blocks, bridges and more due to its high strength and durability.
This document discusses various types of admixtures used in concrete, including their functions, compositions, and advantages. It defines admixtures as materials other than water, aggregates, cement, and fiber that are added to concrete mixtures to modify properties. The main types of admixtures discussed are air-entraining, water-reducing, superplasticizers, and set-retarding admixtures. Air-entrainers introduce tiny air bubbles that increase durability. Water-reducers and superplasticizers increase workability without increasing water content. Set-retarders delay the initial setting of concrete. The document provides details on the chemical compositions and functioning of different admixture types.
Permeability is the property that governs the rate of flow of a fluid into a porous solid like concrete. The main factors affecting permeability in concrete are the water-cement ratio, cement properties, aggregate size and grading, curing methods, and age of the concrete. A higher water-cement ratio results in more capillary pores in the concrete, increasing permeability. Proper curing and the ongoing hydration process over time causes the permeability of concrete to decrease as capillary pores reduce in size and number. High permeability in concrete can lead to issues like corrosion of reinforcement and damage from frost.
The document discusses concrete mix design, including:
- Concrete is made from cement, aggregates, water, and sometimes admixtures.
- ACI and BIS methods are described for determining mix proportions based on factors like strength, workability, durability, and materials.
- A step-by-step example is provided to design a mix using the ACI method for a specified 30MPa strength, including determining water-cement ratio, volumes, and final proportions.
Admixtures are added in concrete to improve the quality of concrete.
Fly ash (FA), silica fume (SF), ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), Metakaolin (MK), and rice husk ash (RHA)
Possess certain characteristics through which they influence the properties of concrete differently.
Effect of mineral admixtures on the properties of fresh concrete is very important as these properties may affect the durability and mechanical properties of concrete.
Cracks in concrete and its remedial measures kamariya keyur
Cracks in concrete can be caused by various factors like plastic shrinkage, drying shrinkage, thermal variations, chemical reactions, errors in design and construction practices, structural overloads, foundation movement, and vegetation. The document classifies cracks as structural or non-structural and describes different types of cracks that can occur before or after concrete hardening. It provides details on the causes and prevention measures for different types of cracks like plastic shrinkage, drying shrinkage, crazing, thermal cracks, cracks due to chemical reactions, and those arising from poor construction practices. The summary focuses on the key information around classification, types, causes and remedies of cracks in concrete structures.
High density concrete, high strength concrete and high performance concrete.shebina a
The document discusses high density concrete, its components, types of aggregates used, admixtures, applications, advantages and disadvantages. High density concrete has a density over 2600 kg/m3 and offers greater strength than regular concrete. Its main components are cement, water, aggregates and admixtures. Natural aggregates come from iron ores while man-made aggregates include iron shots, chilcon and synthetic aggregates. Admixtures like water reducers are used to increase workability and reduce cement and water requirements. High density concrete has applications in radiation shielding, precast blocks, bridges and more due to its high strength and durability.
This document discusses various types of admixtures used in concrete, including their functions, compositions, and advantages. It defines admixtures as materials other than water, aggregates, cement, and fiber that are added to concrete mixtures to modify properties. The main types of admixtures discussed are air-entraining, water-reducing, superplasticizers, and set-retarding admixtures. Air-entrainers introduce tiny air bubbles that increase durability. Water-reducers and superplasticizers increase workability without increasing water content. Set-retarders delay the initial setting of concrete. The document provides details on the chemical compositions and functioning of different admixture types.
Permeability is the property that governs the rate of flow of a fluid into a porous solid like concrete. The main factors affecting permeability in concrete are the water-cement ratio, cement properties, aggregate size and grading, curing methods, and age of the concrete. A higher water-cement ratio results in more capillary pores in the concrete, increasing permeability. Proper curing and the ongoing hydration process over time causes the permeability of concrete to decrease as capillary pores reduce in size and number. High permeability in concrete can lead to issues like corrosion of reinforcement and damage from frost.
The document discusses concrete mix design, including:
- Concrete is made from cement, aggregates, water, and sometimes admixtures.
- ACI and BIS methods are described for determining mix proportions based on factors like strength, workability, durability, and materials.
- A step-by-step example is provided to design a mix using the ACI method for a specified 30MPa strength, including determining water-cement ratio, volumes, and final proportions.
High performance concrete provides improved durability and structural capacity compared to conventional concrete. It has a denser microstructure due to a lower water-cement ratio, making it more impermeable and durable. Various methods can be used to produce high strength concrete, including seeding, revibration, and using admixtures. High performance concrete requires careful material selection and mixing to obtain properties like low permeability, high early strength, and resistance to chemical attack. It is an engineered concrete that achieves optimized performance for given loading and exposure conditions.
This document provides an overview of concrete, including its history and types. It focuses on high-strength concrete (HSC), describing how it is made with a low water-cement ratio and additives. Guidelines are given for selecting materials for HSC to achieve different compressive strengths. The differences between normal strength concrete and HSC are outlined. Applications of HSC include reducing column sizes in buildings and bridges and increasing floor area in high-rise buildings. Examples are given of bridges that used HSC to decrease volume and increase spans.
Admixtures are materials added to concrete mixes to modify properties. There are two main types - chemical and mineral. Chemical admixtures include plasticizers, superplasticizers, retarders, accelerators, and air-entraining agents. Mineral admixtures include fly ash, slag, and silica fume. Admixtures are used to increase workability, strength, and durability while decreasing water demand and permeability. Common admixtures like plasticizers and superplasticizers work by dispersing cement particles and lubricating the mix to increase flowability.
This document provides an overview of concrete, including its composition, properties, production process, and testing. Some key points:
- Concrete is a composite material made of cement, fine and coarse aggregates, and water. It can be classified based on its cementing material, mix proportions, performance specifications, grade, density, and place of casting.
- The production of concrete involves batching, mixing, transporting, placing, compacting, curing, and finishing. Proper batching and mixing are important to ensure uniform strength. Compaction removes entrapped air for maximum strength. Curing maintains moisture for proper hardening.
- Concrete properties depend on water-cement ratio, with maximum theoretical
This document discusses fresh concrete and factors that affect its workability. It describes workability as the ease with which concrete can be mixed, placed, and compacted. Key factors that influence workability include water content, aggregate size and shape, admixtures, aggregate surface texture, and aggregate grading. Common tests to measure workability are the slump test, compacting factor test, and VeeBee consistometer test. The document also covers segregation and bleeding of concrete, their causes, and methods to prevent them.
The document provides information on aggregates used in concrete, including their definition, classification, properties, grading, and tests. It defines aggregates as materials such as sand and gravel used to make concrete and mortar. Aggregates are classified by their geological origin, size, and shape. Their properties including strength, absorption, and density are described. The importance of proper grading of aggregates for density and strength of concrete is discussed. Common tests on aggregates like crushing value, impact value, and abrasion value are outlined.
Mineral admixtures are added to concrete to make it more economical and durable. Common mineral admixtures include pozzolanas such as fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag, silica fume, and metakaoline. These admixtures improve concrete properties such as workability, permeability, chemical resistance, and strength through pozzolanic reactions. Fly ash is the most widely used pozzolanic material worldwide due to its ability to reduce the environmental pollution caused by coal combustion in thermal power plants. Ground granulated blast furnace slag reduces heat generation during curing and improves permeability and chemical resistance of hardened concrete. Metakaoline and silica fume are highly reactive pozzolanas
Special concrete is used when special properties are more important than normal concrete properties. It is produced using chemical and mineral admixtures added to conventional concrete mixes. There are several types of special concrete including lightweight concrete, high strength concrete, fibre reinforced concrete, ferrocement, ready mix concrete, and others. Each type has specific properties and uses in construction where standard concrete is not suitable.
This document contains information about different types of shrinkage and creep that can occur in concrete. It discusses drying shrinkage, which occurs as water evaporates from concrete, causing it to shrink. Plastic shrinkage occurs while the concrete is still fresh and can cause cracking. Factors that influence each type of shrinkage are provided. The document also introduces creep, which is the slow deformation of concrete under stress over a long period of time. Consequences of creep such as loss of pre-stress and excessive deflection are mentioned.
MEANING OF MIX DESIGN
GRADE OF CONCRETE.
FACTORS INFLUCING THE CHOICE OF MIX DESIGN.
MATHODS OF CONCRETE MIX DESIGN
MIX DESIGN BY INDIAN STANDARD METHOD.
Unit-1 Lecture-4 - Light Weight Construction Materials by Brig. S.K. SharmaTHE NORTHCAP UNIVERSITY
This document discusses different types of fiber reinforced concrete, including slurry infiltrated fiber concrete (SIFCON) and slurry infiltrated mat concrete (SIMCON). SIFCON involves pre-placing dry fibers in a mold and infiltrating them with cement slurry, allowing for higher fiber volumes between 5-30% compared to 1-2% in traditional fiber reinforced concrete. SIMCON uses continuous fiber mats reinforced with cement slurry. SIMCON provides inherent strength from the fiber mat configuration and utilizes fibers with higher aspect ratios. Both SIFCON and SIMCON improve upon traditional fiber reinforced concrete in improving tensile and impact strengths.
This document discusses several special concreting techniques:
- Pumped concrete is concrete that can be pushed through a pipeline and must have a design that prevents blockages.
- Shortcrete or gunite is a mortar or fine concrete pneumatically projected at high velocity, used for thin sections with less formwork.
- Underwater concrete requires special mixes placed via bagging, buckets, tremie pipes, or grouted aggregates to prevent water intrusion.
- Other techniques include pre-packed concrete placed underwater and special considerations for hot/cold weather concreting. Proper mix design and placement methods are essential for successful implementation of special concreting applications.
Use of chemical admixtures and mineral additives in various kinds of high performance and high strength concrete is essential. I have explained how it works.
Bulk sand increases in volume due to moisture content forming water films around sand particles. Maximum bulking occurs at 6-10% moisture content, with finer sands bulking more. Beyond 20% moisture content, the volume equals dry sand as water films break. An experiment showed 25% bulking when wet sand was added to a container, compared to dry sand.
The document discusses the process of manufacturing concrete. It begins by outlining the key ingredients in ordinary Portland cement - lime, silica, alumina, and iron oxide. These ingredients are heated to high temperatures in a kiln to form complex compounds. There are wet, dry, and semi-dry processes for manufacturing cement, which differ in whether raw materials are mixed dry or as a slurry. In the wet process, materials are ground into a slurry with water before being fed into a rotating kiln where they fuse at 1500°C to form clinker. The clinker is then cooled, ground, and gypsum is added to produce cement. Hydration occurs when cement mixes with water, forming hydrated compounds
Concrete permeability is a key factor in its durability. Permeability is affected by water-cement ratio, with lower ratios producing less permeable concrete. Curing also impacts permeability. Proper curing, including moist curing, produces less permeable concrete. Permeability testing involves measuring water flow through a sample over time under pressure. Sulfate attack can occur when sulfates penetrate permeable concrete and form expansive compounds that crack the material. Resistance to sulfates is improved with lower permeability concrete.
Shotcrete normally has a greater compressive strength then cast in place concrete due to lower water to cement ratio.
The guniting is the most effective process of repairing concrete work which has been damaged due to inferior work or other reasons. It is also used for providing an impervious layer.
This document discusses methods for disposing of treated sewage effluents. It describes natural methods like dilution disposal into water bodies, and disposal on land. It also describes artificial treatment methods before disposal. Key points covered include standards for dilution disposal, factors favoring dilution disposal, types of receiving waters, and the processes involved in the self-purification of natural streams.
This document discusses the functions of commercial banks. It begins by defining a bank as a financial intermediary that takes deposits from savers and lends those funds to borrowers. It then describes the key functions of commercial banks, which include accepting deposits, lending loans, facilitating payments through checks, transferring funds, and providing various agency services. Commercial banks also engage in credit creation by lending out more money than they hold in deposits. The document outlines other services commercial banks provide and principles of sound banking, including maintaining adequate liquidity and expanding access. It concludes by explaining the role and functions of central banks, such as issuing currency, advising governments, overseeing commercial banks, and facilitating interbank clearing.
High performance concrete provides improved durability and structural capacity compared to conventional concrete. It has a denser microstructure due to a lower water-cement ratio, making it more impermeable and durable. Various methods can be used to produce high strength concrete, including seeding, revibration, and using admixtures. High performance concrete requires careful material selection and mixing to obtain properties like low permeability, high early strength, and resistance to chemical attack. It is an engineered concrete that achieves optimized performance for given loading and exposure conditions.
This document provides an overview of concrete, including its history and types. It focuses on high-strength concrete (HSC), describing how it is made with a low water-cement ratio and additives. Guidelines are given for selecting materials for HSC to achieve different compressive strengths. The differences between normal strength concrete and HSC are outlined. Applications of HSC include reducing column sizes in buildings and bridges and increasing floor area in high-rise buildings. Examples are given of bridges that used HSC to decrease volume and increase spans.
Admixtures are materials added to concrete mixes to modify properties. There are two main types - chemical and mineral. Chemical admixtures include plasticizers, superplasticizers, retarders, accelerators, and air-entraining agents. Mineral admixtures include fly ash, slag, and silica fume. Admixtures are used to increase workability, strength, and durability while decreasing water demand and permeability. Common admixtures like plasticizers and superplasticizers work by dispersing cement particles and lubricating the mix to increase flowability.
This document provides an overview of concrete, including its composition, properties, production process, and testing. Some key points:
- Concrete is a composite material made of cement, fine and coarse aggregates, and water. It can be classified based on its cementing material, mix proportions, performance specifications, grade, density, and place of casting.
- The production of concrete involves batching, mixing, transporting, placing, compacting, curing, and finishing. Proper batching and mixing are important to ensure uniform strength. Compaction removes entrapped air for maximum strength. Curing maintains moisture for proper hardening.
- Concrete properties depend on water-cement ratio, with maximum theoretical
This document discusses fresh concrete and factors that affect its workability. It describes workability as the ease with which concrete can be mixed, placed, and compacted. Key factors that influence workability include water content, aggregate size and shape, admixtures, aggregate surface texture, and aggregate grading. Common tests to measure workability are the slump test, compacting factor test, and VeeBee consistometer test. The document also covers segregation and bleeding of concrete, their causes, and methods to prevent them.
The document provides information on aggregates used in concrete, including their definition, classification, properties, grading, and tests. It defines aggregates as materials such as sand and gravel used to make concrete and mortar. Aggregates are classified by their geological origin, size, and shape. Their properties including strength, absorption, and density are described. The importance of proper grading of aggregates for density and strength of concrete is discussed. Common tests on aggregates like crushing value, impact value, and abrasion value are outlined.
Mineral admixtures are added to concrete to make it more economical and durable. Common mineral admixtures include pozzolanas such as fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag, silica fume, and metakaoline. These admixtures improve concrete properties such as workability, permeability, chemical resistance, and strength through pozzolanic reactions. Fly ash is the most widely used pozzolanic material worldwide due to its ability to reduce the environmental pollution caused by coal combustion in thermal power plants. Ground granulated blast furnace slag reduces heat generation during curing and improves permeability and chemical resistance of hardened concrete. Metakaoline and silica fume are highly reactive pozzolanas
Special concrete is used when special properties are more important than normal concrete properties. It is produced using chemical and mineral admixtures added to conventional concrete mixes. There are several types of special concrete including lightweight concrete, high strength concrete, fibre reinforced concrete, ferrocement, ready mix concrete, and others. Each type has specific properties and uses in construction where standard concrete is not suitable.
This document contains information about different types of shrinkage and creep that can occur in concrete. It discusses drying shrinkage, which occurs as water evaporates from concrete, causing it to shrink. Plastic shrinkage occurs while the concrete is still fresh and can cause cracking. Factors that influence each type of shrinkage are provided. The document also introduces creep, which is the slow deformation of concrete under stress over a long period of time. Consequences of creep such as loss of pre-stress and excessive deflection are mentioned.
MEANING OF MIX DESIGN
GRADE OF CONCRETE.
FACTORS INFLUCING THE CHOICE OF MIX DESIGN.
MATHODS OF CONCRETE MIX DESIGN
MIX DESIGN BY INDIAN STANDARD METHOD.
Unit-1 Lecture-4 - Light Weight Construction Materials by Brig. S.K. SharmaTHE NORTHCAP UNIVERSITY
This document discusses different types of fiber reinforced concrete, including slurry infiltrated fiber concrete (SIFCON) and slurry infiltrated mat concrete (SIMCON). SIFCON involves pre-placing dry fibers in a mold and infiltrating them with cement slurry, allowing for higher fiber volumes between 5-30% compared to 1-2% in traditional fiber reinforced concrete. SIMCON uses continuous fiber mats reinforced with cement slurry. SIMCON provides inherent strength from the fiber mat configuration and utilizes fibers with higher aspect ratios. Both SIFCON and SIMCON improve upon traditional fiber reinforced concrete in improving tensile and impact strengths.
This document discusses several special concreting techniques:
- Pumped concrete is concrete that can be pushed through a pipeline and must have a design that prevents blockages.
- Shortcrete or gunite is a mortar or fine concrete pneumatically projected at high velocity, used for thin sections with less formwork.
- Underwater concrete requires special mixes placed via bagging, buckets, tremie pipes, or grouted aggregates to prevent water intrusion.
- Other techniques include pre-packed concrete placed underwater and special considerations for hot/cold weather concreting. Proper mix design and placement methods are essential for successful implementation of special concreting applications.
Use of chemical admixtures and mineral additives in various kinds of high performance and high strength concrete is essential. I have explained how it works.
Bulk sand increases in volume due to moisture content forming water films around sand particles. Maximum bulking occurs at 6-10% moisture content, with finer sands bulking more. Beyond 20% moisture content, the volume equals dry sand as water films break. An experiment showed 25% bulking when wet sand was added to a container, compared to dry sand.
The document discusses the process of manufacturing concrete. It begins by outlining the key ingredients in ordinary Portland cement - lime, silica, alumina, and iron oxide. These ingredients are heated to high temperatures in a kiln to form complex compounds. There are wet, dry, and semi-dry processes for manufacturing cement, which differ in whether raw materials are mixed dry or as a slurry. In the wet process, materials are ground into a slurry with water before being fed into a rotating kiln where they fuse at 1500°C to form clinker. The clinker is then cooled, ground, and gypsum is added to produce cement. Hydration occurs when cement mixes with water, forming hydrated compounds
Concrete permeability is a key factor in its durability. Permeability is affected by water-cement ratio, with lower ratios producing less permeable concrete. Curing also impacts permeability. Proper curing, including moist curing, produces less permeable concrete. Permeability testing involves measuring water flow through a sample over time under pressure. Sulfate attack can occur when sulfates penetrate permeable concrete and form expansive compounds that crack the material. Resistance to sulfates is improved with lower permeability concrete.
Shotcrete normally has a greater compressive strength then cast in place concrete due to lower water to cement ratio.
The guniting is the most effective process of repairing concrete work which has been damaged due to inferior work or other reasons. It is also used for providing an impervious layer.
This document discusses methods for disposing of treated sewage effluents. It describes natural methods like dilution disposal into water bodies, and disposal on land. It also describes artificial treatment methods before disposal. Key points covered include standards for dilution disposal, factors favoring dilution disposal, types of receiving waters, and the processes involved in the self-purification of natural streams.
This document discusses the functions of commercial banks. It begins by defining a bank as a financial intermediary that takes deposits from savers and lends those funds to borrowers. It then describes the key functions of commercial banks, which include accepting deposits, lending loans, facilitating payments through checks, transferring funds, and providing various agency services. Commercial banks also engage in credit creation by lending out more money than they hold in deposits. The document outlines other services commercial banks provide and principles of sound banking, including maintaining adequate liquidity and expanding access. It concludes by explaining the role and functions of central banks, such as issuing currency, advising governments, overseeing commercial banks, and facilitating interbank clearing.
This document defines money and discusses its key functions. It notes that money acts as a medium of exchange, unit of account, standard of deferred payment, store of value, and means of transferring value. The document outlines different forms of money including cash money created by central banks and credit money created by commercial banks through loans. It also discusses quantity theories of money, how money supply is measured, and references for further reading on macroeconomic topics related to money.
National income is defined as the total value of final goods and services produced in a country in a year. It is measured in monetary terms as it is not possible to add different goods measured in physical units. GDP, GNP, NNP, NDP are the key concepts used to measure national income using methods like product, income and expenditure. National income accounts help analyze economic growth, productivity and guide policymaking. Issues in estimating national income include exclusion of non-monetized and informal sectors in developing countries.
S.M.A.R.T. policing explores shifting traditional police systems to a model focused on being strict and sensitive, modern and mobile, alert and accountable, reliable and responsive, and tech-savvy and trained. Smart cities face security risks from physical, economic, cultural and emotional attacks on infrastructure and data. Risks include privacy violations, catastrophic failures, and impacts from locational data access. S.M.A.R.T. policing aims to address these challenges through sensitivity, partnership with society, public broadband networks, mobile technology, and coordination between departments.
This course provides an introduction to transportation engineering through five modules: transportation systems engineering, transportation planning, geometric design, pavement design, and traffic engineering. The objectives are to present a systems approach to transportation and describe the basic characteristics and models used in transportation planning, geometric design of highways, pavement design, and traffic engineering parameters and controls. The course aims to give students an overview of the interactions within transportation systems and the engineering concepts used in their planning, design, and operation.
This document provides an overview of basic economic concepts and the scope of economics. It discusses how economics is the study of how societies use scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants. It provides examples of how increasing automobile usage has led to higher oil consumption but oil reserves are limited. Society must choose how to allocate these limited resources. The document also discusses different definitions of economics, including wealth, welfare, scarcity, and growth-oriented definitions. It outlines the differences between microeconomics, which studies individual economic units, and macroeconomics, which studies the overall economy. Finally, it discusses whether economics should be considered a science and provides arguments for why it can be viewed as a social science.
Traffic engineering deals with applying scientific principles and techniques to facilitate the safe, efficient movement of people and goods. It aims to achieve free flow of traffic with minimal accidents. Key aspects studied include traffic characteristics, volumes, speeds, origins/destinations, flow, capacity, parking, and accidents. Data is collected through surveys and analysis informs planning, design, operation, and management of road infrastructure.
Glass is an amorphous solid formed by rapidly cooling molten materials containing silica. The most common type of glass, soda lime glass, is made from silica, sodium oxide and calcium oxide. Glass is manufactured by melting raw materials in furnaces then shaping the molten glass through various processes like pressing, blowing or drawing. Glass has high strength and hardness but is brittle, with properties that can be altered by adding materials like lead, boron or fiberglass. It has various industrial and architectural uses due to its strength, durability and optical properties.
Macroeconomics studies the overall economy and aggregates like total output, income, employment and prices. It examines how the whole economy behaves, including why economic activity rises and falls. Macroeconomists analyze indicators like GDP, unemployment, inflation, interest rates, stock markets and exchange rates. GDP measures the total value of final goods and services produced domestically in a year. Other key concepts include consumption, investment, and the relationship between gross domestic product, gross national product, net domestic product and national income.
The document discusses various aggressive environments that can affect concrete structures, including:
- Alkali-aggregate reaction, where certain aggregates react with alkalis in cement and cause expansion cracking. Factors like aggregate type, cement alkali content, temperature and moisture play a role.
- Sulphate attack, where sulphates react with cement compounds and form gypsum and other products, increasing volume and causing disruption. Magnesium sulphate is particularly damaging.
- Chloride attack, where chlorides can penetrate concrete and lead to corrosion of embedded steel reinforcement by disrupting the protective oxide layer.
- Acid attack, where acids below a pH of around 6.5 can dissolve cement
This document discusses the importance of recreational facilities for public health and well-being. It notes that parks, playgrounds, and other recreational areas are lacking in many towns. Without wholesome recreation options, children are at risk of delinquency. The document then outlines various considerations for establishing an effective public recreation system, including location, types of facilities, and classification of parks. It describes different park systems like belt, wedge, and combination systems as well as features like boulevards and parkways.
The document discusses various elements of building construction including:
- Common building components like foundations, walls, columns, beams, floors, roofs, doors, windows and other elements.
- Types of foundations including shallow and deep foundations.
- Classification of buildings based on occupancy and structure.
- Loads considered in building design such as dead, live, wind, snow, and earthquake loads.
- Principles of building planning including aspect, privacy, grouping, and flexibility.
Public finance deals with government revenue sources like taxes and expenditures on areas like infrastructure, education, and health. It aims to stabilize the economy, promote growth, and provide essential public goods. Government budgets classify spending into areas and sources of revenue like taxes. A budget deficit occurs when spending exceeds taxes, while a surplus exists when taxes are higher than spending. Deficit financing allows governments to fund spending by borrowing or money creation, but too much can crowd out private investment and cause inflation. Fiscal policy uses taxes and spending to influence employment, growth, and prices.
This document discusses clay products used in building construction. It describes how clay is formed and composed of minerals like kaolinite. Clay is classified based on its formation (residual or transported) and characteristics (china clay, fire clay, vitrified clay, brick clay). Brick clay is most commonly used to manufacture building bricks. The process of brick making involves selecting suitable clay, preparing and molding the clay into bricks, drying the bricks, firing them in kilns, and cooling the finished bricks. The ideal composition of brick clay includes 20-30% alumina, 50-60% silica, and 4-6% iron oxide and lime to provide strength and bind the bricks during firing.
This document discusses mortars and plasters used in building construction. It defines mortars as mixtures used for joining bricks and stones, typically consisting of aggregates like sand and a binding material like lime or cement. It describes the different types of traditional mortars used in ancient structures like the pyramids of Egypt. It also outlines the key functions, properties, classifications, and uses of mortars and plasters. The document provides details on the preparation and curing of different types of mortars like lime, cement, and gauged mortars. It concludes with a section on sand and its classification according to origin and composition.
This document discusses women's safety considerations for smart cities. It outlines 8 key areas that need attention: 1) urban planning and design of public spaces, 2) provision and management of urban infrastructure, 3) public transport, 4) policing, 5) legislation, justice and victim support, 6) education, 7) information technology, and 8) public awareness. Each area is discussed in 1-2 paragraphs on how to make them more gender sensitive and improve women's safety. The document emphasizes that a holistic approach is needed that addresses both infrastructure improvements and changing social norms.
Physical Unit Operations Screening
- Screening is the first unit operation in wastewater treatment used to retain coarse solids and debris. It protects downstream equipment from clogging.
- Screens can be manually or mechanically cleaned and come in various designs like bar racks. Proper design considers factors like bar size, spacing, slope, and allowable head loss.
- A design example is provided to calculate the area, velocity, and head loss of a bar rack screen for a peak flow of 50 MLD. Head loss is estimated to be 1.7 cm when clean and 15.7 cm when half clogged. Frequent cleaning is needed to reduce head losses.
This document discusses concepts related to corporate environmental management strategies. It covers topics like strategic environmental management, sustainable industrial development, the triple bottom line concept, cleaner technologies, life cycle analysis, and green marketing. For sustainable industrial development, it emphasizes the importance of factors like population stabilization, integrated land use planning, and use of non-polluting renewable energies. The triple bottom line concept involves considering social, environmental and economic factors. Life cycle analysis assesses environmental impacts across a product's entire lifecycle. Green marketing involves marketing environmentally-friendly products and emphasizing environmental aspects in promotion.
Traffic engineering deals with measuring and analyzing traffic to achieve safe and efficient movement of people and goods. Key aspects include conducting traffic studies to understand volume, speed, origin-destination, and accidents. The arrangements made to control traffic flow and avoid accidents include road signs, markings, signals, and traffic islands. Signs are used to warn, direct, and guide users through regulatory, warning, and informational signs. Markings are lines and symbols applied to roadways to warn, inform and guide users. Together signs and markings help control traffic and ensure safety.
Concrete is a mixture of aggregate, cement, water, and sometimes admixtures. Its key qualities are strength, durability, stability, and relatively low cost. Concrete can be poured into any shape and colored. It has been used as a building material since ancient Roman times, when they discovered volcanic ash improved cement. Throughout history, improvements were made such as reinforced concrete, precast concrete, prestressed concrete, and roller-compacted concrete. Concrete has various uses such as structural elements, pavements, pipes, and sculptures. It exists in different states from plastic to hardened and has properties of workability, cohesion, strength, and durability that are affected by its mixture proportions and density.
Concrete is a composite material made of coarse and fine aggregates bonded together with a fluid cement that hardens over time. It consists of sand, gravel or crushed stone, cement, water and sometimes admixtures. The cement produces a crystalline structure that binds the aggregates together. Water is needed for the chemical reaction that causes the concrete to harden. Concrete mixers are used to homogenously combine the ingredients. Workability, segregation, bleeding, strength, creep and shrinkage are important properties of both fresh and hardened concrete.
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The document describes various physical properties of common building materials including concrete, reinforced concrete, brick, cast iron, steel, aluminum, wood, and plastic. For each material, the document outlines the material type and ingredients, strengths, weaknesses, and common applications. Concrete is described as a mixture of cement, water, and small stones that is strong in compression but can crack with temperature changes. Reinforced concrete uses steel bars embedded in concrete to provide strength in both compression and tension.
Concrete is a composite material made of aggregates, sand, cement, and water. It is one of the most commonly used building materials due to its versatility. The Romans were early major users of concrete in structures like the Pantheon. There are various types of concrete used for different applications by adjusting ingredients. Proper mixing, placement, and curing are required to achieve the desired properties and strength of concrete.
This document discusses the functions of sand and surkhi in mortars. It states that sand reduces shrinkage and cracking, helps lime set faster, and allows for varying strength by adjusting proportions. Surkhi acts as an adulterant to reduce costs, and provides strength and color to mortar. The document also provides strengths of different types of masonry constructed with various mortars, and recommendations for selecting appropriate mortars based on engineering application and stresses.
Aggregates such as sand and gravel are mixed with cement and water to form concrete. There are several key properties of aggregates including being clean, hard, durable, and having a shape that provides good workability and strength. The most common aggregate sources are river stones or crushed rock. Proper grading of aggregate sizes is important to prevent voids when mixed. Concrete is formed by mixing aggregates, cement, and water. The exact proportions and mixing process affect the workability and strength properties of the resulting concrete. Curing the concrete is also important for the hardening and strength development process.
The document provides specifications for lime mortar and excavation and foundation work. It discusses the properties and types of lime mortar, including non-hydraulic and hydraulic lime mortar. It also outlines the process of excavation, including depth, methods such as open cut and braced excavation, and backfilling. Measurements for excavation work and appropriate equipment for different soil conditions are also specified.
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This slideset was prepared as a student group assignment, for a class on-Introduction to Construction Materials. The facts shown and data used are most relevant to the Indian Context. Prepared by- K. Hari Chandana, Sukirti Sah, Tanya Talwar, Rana Sarkar, Akriti Srivastava, Jitendriya Meher, Anshuman Abhisek Mishra : 1st Sem B. Arch, School of Planning & Architecture, Bhopal, MP, India
Concrete is a mixture of cement, sand, gravel, and water that hardens into a building material. It is the second most consumed substance on Earth after water. Concrete is made by mixing cement and water to form a paste that is then mixed with fine and coarse aggregates. The paste coats the surface of the aggregates and binds them together into a rock-like mass once hardened. Concrete's strength comes from reinforcement like steel bars for buildings and structures.
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The word concrete comes from the Latin word "concretus". Which means compact.Now a days concrete is most common and necessary things in our life.
The history of cementing materials together goes back to the time when prehistoric man prepare his cave to build shelter.
He used mud and clay to fill the gap between stone. To keep out the wind and cold.
Later the Assyrians and Babylonians used clay as their bonding substance and straw to make a shape.
The Egyptians used lime and gypsum and crushed stone to create a material that would harden even better.
Portland cement was first patented in 1824 by Joseph Aspdin. It is made by heating limestone and clay at high temperatures in a kiln, which produces cement clinker. The clinker is then ground into a fine powder that sets and hardens when mixed with water. The hydration process involves chemical reactions between the cement compounds (C3S, C2S, C3A, C4AF) and water that produce heat and calcium silicate hydrates and calcium hydroxide, binding the concrete mixture. Cement is tested for fineness, setting time, soundness, and strength to ensure quality control.
Cement is a binding agent used in construction that hardens when mixed with water. It is produced by heating limestone and clay at high temperatures, forming clinker which is then finely ground with gypsum. The key compounds formed are tricalcium silicate, dicalcium silicate, tricalcium aluminate, and tetracalcium aluminoferrite. Different types of cement include rapid hardening cement, extra rapid hardening cement containing calcium chloride, and sulphate resisting cement for use where sulphates are present. Cement is tested for fineness, consistency, setting time, strength and soundness to ensure quality for construction projects.
Concrete is a building material made by mixing cement, sand, gravel and water. It has high compressive strength but low tensile strength. Reinforced concrete uses steel bars to increase tensile strength. Concrete ingredients include cement, aggregates and water. Admixtures like accelerators and retarders are used to control setting time. Proper mixing, placing, compaction and curing are required to produce high quality concrete.
This document discusses the history and properties of concrete. It begins with an introduction to concrete as a strong, moldable construction material made of cement, sand, aggregate, and water. It then provides a brief history of concrete, including early uses in ancient Israel and Serbia, as well as the Romans' widespread use of concrete in structures like the Colosseum and Pantheon. Finally, it discusses advantages of concrete like durability and fire resistance, as well as future trends including geopolymer concrete and cement replacements.
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2. Syllabus
• General:
• Historical background, composition of
concrete, general note on strength
mechanism, current practice and future
trends.
3. General
• Historical Background
• The use of cementing material dates back to several
hundred years. The ancient Egyptians used claimed
impure gypsum to grout the space between huge rocks
of stone in pyramid.
• The Greeks and Romans used claimed limestone and
later learned to add to lime and water, sand and
crushed stone or brick and broken tiles. This was first
concrete in History.
5. General
• Lime mortar does not harden under water, and for
construction under water the Romans ground
together lime and a volcanic ash or finely ground
burnt clay tiles. Roman builders used volcanic tuff
found near Pozzuoli village near mount Vesuvius in
Italy. This Volcanic tuff or ash mostly siliceous in
nature thus acquired the name pozzolana, having
nearly the same composition as that of volcanic tuff
or ash found at Pozzuoli.
7. General
• Some of the structures in which masonry was bonded
by mortar, such as the Coliseum in Rome and the Pont
du Gard near Nimes, have survived to this day, with
the cementations material still hard and firm. In the
ruins at Pompeii, the mortar is often less weathered
than the rather soft stone. The superiority of Roman
mortar has been attributed to thoroughness of mixing
and long continued ramming.
• It is learnt that the Romans added milk, blood and lard
to their mortar and concrete to achieve better
workability. Hemoglobin is a powerful air-entraining
agent and plasticizer, which perhaps is yet another
reason for the durability of roman structures Probably
they didn’t knew about the durability aspect but used
them as workability agents.
9. General
• In India, powdered brick named surkhi has been
used in mortar. The Indian practice of thoroughly
mixing and long continued ramming of lime mortar
with or without addition of surkhi yielded strong
and impervious mortar which conformed the secret
of superiority of roman Mortars. However, not much
light has been thrown on cementing material used
in the construction of the cities of Harappa and
Mohenjo-Daro.
11. History of Modern Cement
• John Smeaton was called upon to rebuild the
Eddystone lighthouse in 1756. He made extensive
inquiry in the state of art existing in those days and
also conducted experiments to view to find out the
material to withstand the severe action of sea water.
He found that the best mortar was produced when
pozzolana was mixed with limestone containing a
high proportion of clayey matter. He was the first to
understand the chemical properties of limestone.
13. History of Modern Cement
• In 1796, hydraulic cement was produced by calcining
nodules of argillaceous lime-by calcining an intimate
mixture of limestone and clay.
• In 1811, James Frost patented a cement and
established a factory in london district.
• In 1824. Joseph Aspdin , a Leeds builder took the
patent of Portland cement
• The fancy name of Portland was given owing to the
resemblance of this hardened cement to the natural
stone occurring at Portland In England, Hard
limestone and finely divided clay were used as raw
materials.
15. History of Modern Cement:
• In India, the South India Industrial ltd, first manufactured
Portlands cement near madras in 1904.
• In 1912, the Indian Cement Co. Ltd. Was established at
Porbandar (Gujarat) and by 1914 this company was able to
deliver about 1000 tonnes of Portland Cement.
• Prior to the manufacture of Portland Cement in India, it
was imported from U.K. A three storeyed structure build at
Byculla, Bombay is one of the oldest RCC structures built
using Portland cement.
• The Cement Corporation of India, a government owned
company is set up with the aim of surveying prospecting
and providing limestone deposits in the country and
establishing cement manufacturing capacity.
16. Concrete
• Concrete= Cement + Sand+ Aggregate+ Water+
Admixture+ Air
• The mixture of Cement and water is paste. The
function of paste is to bind sand and aggregate
particles by chemical process of hydration. It also
fills the voids between sand and aggregate particles.
• The strength of concrete depends upon the property
of cement, sand, aggregate, etc.
17. Composition of Concrete
• Concrete is composed of,
• Concrete= Cement + Sand + aggregate+ water+ admixtures +
air
• Cement: The funtion of cement is to bind the aggregates. It
also fills the void between sand and aggregate.
• Aggregate:
• The aggregate occupy about 75 % of the volume and hence
their influence on various properties of concrete is
considerable. Aggregates are generally cheaper than cement
and impart greater volume, stability, and durability to
concrete. The aggregate generally provides bulk to the
concrete.
18. Composition of Concrete
• Water: Water is required for carrying out chemical
reactions in cement. If the water content is less the heat of
hydration is not possible, hence the strength of concrete
will be reduced. If water content is in excess water will
cause undesirable capillary cavities and concrete becomes
porous.
• Admixtures: Admixtures is defined as a material other than
the basic ingredient of concrete mixed immediately before
or during mixing to modify some properties of concrete in
the fresh or hardened state.
• The use of admixtures like accelerators, retarders, air-
entraining agents, pozzolanic material, water proofing
admixtures etc.
23. Composition of Concrete
• The properties commonly modified using
admixtures are setting time, workability, air
entrainment, dispersion etc. The admixtures are
generally added in small quantity from 0.005 to
2 % by cement weight. Overuse of admixtures
have detrimental effect on the properties of
concrete.
• Air: The voids in the mass of concrete can be
classified into two groups
• Entrapped air
• Entrained air
24. Composition of Concrete
• Entrapped air: The entrapped air is the void
present in the concrete due to insufficient
compaction
• Entrained air: The entrained air is the
intentionally incorporated minute spherical
bubbles
28. Strength Mechanism
• When water is added to cement, ingredients of cement
react chemically with water and form various
complicated chemical compounds. The chemical
reaction that takes place between cement and water is
reffered as hydration of cement.
• Anhydrous cement does not bind fine and course
aggregates. It acquire adhesive property only when
water is mixed.
• The silicates (C3S, C2S) and aluminates of cement react
with water and form hydro silicates and hydro
aluminates These products are thick and sticky. It is
called gel. Gel posses adhesive property and binds
aggregate and sand together. It also fill the voids
between sand and aggregate.
29. Strength Mechanism
• The hydration of cement may happen in two ways. The
one is ‘through solution’ mechanism in which the
cement compound dissolve in water to produce a
supersaturated solution from which different hydrated
products gets precipitated. The second theory is that
water attack cement compound in the solid state
converting them into hydrated products.
• It is possible that both the ‘ through solution’ and solid
state’ type of mechanism occur during the so called
reaction between cement and water. Obviously the
through solution mechanism take place in the early
stages of hydration when large quantity of water is
available. The ‘solid state’ mechanism may occur
during the later stage of hydration
30. Current Practice and Future Trends
• Concrete is a versatile material possessing good
compressive strength. But it suffers from many
drawbacks like low tensile strength, permeability
to liquids, corrosion of reinforcements
susceptibility to chemical attack and low
durability.
• Modifications has been made from time to time
to overcome the deficiencies of cement concrete.
The recent developments in the material and
construction technology have led to significant
changes resulting in improved performance,
wider and more economical use.
31. Current Practice and Future Trends
• Research work is going on in various concrete
research laboratories to get improvement in the
performance of concrete. Attempts are being
made for improvements in the following areas.
• Improvement in mechanical properties like
compressive strength, tensile strength, impact
resistance etc.
• Improvement in durability in terms of increased
chemical and freeze resistance
• Improvements in impermeability, thermal
insulation, abrasion, skid resistance etc.
33. Current Practice and Future Trends
• Ready Mix Concrete
• Self Compacting Concrete
• High Performance Concrete
• Fly ash Concrete.
• Translucent Concrete
• Biological Concrete (Self Healing Concrete)
34. Current Practice and Future Trends
• Ready mix Concrete
• Ready Mixed Concrete, or RMC as it is popularly called,
refers to concrete that is specifically manufactured for
delivery to the customer's construction site in a freshly mixed
and plastic or unhardened state. Concrete itself is a mixture
of Portland cement, water and aggregates comprising sand
and gravel or crushed stone. In traditional work sites, each of
these materials is procured separately and mixed in specified
proportions at site to make concrete. Ready Mixed Concrete is
bought and sold by volume - usually expressed in cubic
meters. RMC can be custom-made to suit different
applications.
• Ready Mixed Concrete is manufactured under computer-
controlled operations and transported and placed at site
using sophisticated equipment and methods. RMC assures its
customers numerous benefits..
36. Current Practice and Future Trends
• Self Compacting Concrete:
• Self-consolidating concrete or self-compacting
concrete (SCC) is characterized by a low yield, high
deformability, and moderate viscosity necessary to
ensure uniform suspension of solid particles during
transportation, placement (without external
compaction), and thereafter until the concrete sets.
• Such concrete can be used for casting heavily
reinforced sections, places where there can be no
access to vibrators for compaction and in complex
shapes of formwork which may otherwise be
impossible to cast, giving a far superior surface than
conventional concrete.
38. Self Compacting Concrete:
• The first generation of SCC was characterized by the use of
relatively high content of binder as well as high dosages of
chemicals admixtures, usually super plasticizer to enhance
flowability and stability. Such high-performance concrete
had been used mostly in repair applications and for casting
concrete in restricted areas. The first generation of SCC
was therefore characterized and specified for specialized
applications.
• The relatively high cost of material used in such concrete
continues to hinder its widespread use in various segments
of the construction industry, including commercial
construction, however the productivity economics take
over in achieving favorable performance benefits and
works out to be economical in pre-cast industry.
39. Current Practice and Future Trends
• High Performance Concrete: (HPC)
• The development of high performance concrete (HPC) is a
giant step in making concrete a high-tech material with
enhanced characteristics and durability. High performance
concrete is an engineered concrete obtained through a
careful selection and proportioning of its constituents. The
concrete is with the same basic ingredients but has a totally
different microstructure than ordinary concrete.
• The low water cement ratio of HPC results in a very dense
microstructure having a very fine and more or less well
connected capillary system.
• High performance concrete can hence be defined as an
engineered concrete with low water/ binder ratio to control its
dimensional stability and when receive an adequate curing.
41. Current Practice and Future Trends
• Translucent concrete (concrete) is a concrete based
building material with light-transmissive properties
due to embedded light optical elements - usually
Optical fibers. Light is conducted through the stone
from one end to the other. Therefore the fibers have to
go through the whole object. This results into a certain
light pattern on the other surface, depending on the
fiber structure..
• Translucent concrete is used in fine architecture as a
façade material and for cladding of interior walls. But
light-transmitting concrete has also been applied to
various design products.
43. Current Practice and Future Trends
• Fly Ash Concrete
• Owing to its pozzolanic properties, fly ash is used as a replacement for
some of the Portland cement content of concrete.
• Use of fly ash can replace up to 30% by mass of Portland cement, and
can add to the concrete’s final strength and increase its chemical
resistance and durability. Due to the spherical shape of fly ash
particles, it can also increase workability of cement while reducing
water demand. The replacement of Portland cement with fly ash is
considered to reduce the greenhouse gas "footprint" of concrete, as the
production of one ton of Portland cement produces approximately one
ton of CO2 as compared to zero CO2 being produced using existing fly
ash. Since the worldwide production of Portland cement is expected to
increase replacement of any large portion of this cement by fly ash
could significantly reduce carbon emissions associated with
construction.
45. Current Practice and Future Trends
• Biological Concrete (Self Healing Concrete)
• In manufacturing of biological concrete a specially selected
bacteria of the genus Bacillus, alongside a combination of
calcium lactate, nitrogen and phosphorus, is used to
create a healing agent within the concrete.
• If untouched, these agents can remain dormant in the
concrete for centuries. But if water begins to seep into the
cracks, the spores of the bacteria start to germinate and
feed on the calcium lactate. This consumes oxygen, which
in turn converts the calcium lactate into limestone that
solidifies and seals the surface. The removal of oxygen also
improves the durability of the steel reinforcement.
47. Authorities in the Field of Concrete
Research
• Concrete Related Institutes and Associations
• 1. Asian Concrete Federation
• 2. Concrete Institute of Australia
• 3. Portland Cement Association
• 4. FIB International Federation for Structural Concrete
• 5. The Institution Of Engineers(Malaysia)
• 6. Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
• 7. American Concrete Institute
• 8. American Society of Concrete Contractors
• 9. Institution of Civil Engineers , UK
• 10. National Information Center for Earthquake Engineerings
• 11. Korean Concrete Institute
48. Authorities in the Field of Concrete
Research
• 12. Indian Roads Congress
• 13. Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute
• 14. International Association for Bridge and Structural engineering
• 15.Institution of Structural Engineers, UK.
• 16. Japan Concrete Institute
• 17. The Institution of Engineers (India)
• 18. Thai Concrete Association
• 19. American Society of Civil Engineers
• 20. ASTM Standards
• 21. For Civil Engineer
• 22. RILEM
• 23 Indian Concrete Institute
49. References
• Concrete Technology by: R.P. Rethaliya
• Concrete Technology by . M.S. Shetty
• Internet websites
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