JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY KAKINADA

III Year B. Tech. Civil Enineerin ! I Se".

CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
UNIT I
CE#ENTS $ AD#I%TURES& Portland cement Chemical composition Hydration,
Setting of cement, Fineness of cement, Structure of hydrate cement Test for physical
properties Different grades of cements Admixtures Mineral and chemical
admixtures accelerators, retarders, plasticiers, super!plasticiers, fly ash and silica
fume"
UNIT ! II
AGGREGATES& Classification of aggregate Particle shape # texture $ond, strength
# other mechanical properties of aggregates Specific gra%ity, $ul& density, porosity,
adsorption # moisture content of aggregate $ul&ing of sand Deleterious su'stance in
aggregate Soundness of aggregate Al&ali aggregate reaction Thermal properties
Sie%e analysis Fineness modulus (rading cur%es (rading of fine # coarse
Aggregates (ap graded and )ell graded aggregate as per rele%ant *S code
Maximum aggregate sie"
UNIT ! III
'RESH CONCRETE& +or&a'ility Factors affecting )or&a'ility Measurement of
)or&a'ility 'y different tests Setting times of concrete ,ffect of time and temperature
on )or&a'ility Segregation # 'leeding Mixing and %i'ration of concrete Steps in
manufacture of concrete -uality of mixing )ater, .eady mixed concrete, Shotcrete"
UNIT ! IV
HARDENED CONCRETE& +ater / Cement ratio A'ram0s 1a) (elspaoe ratio
2ature of strength of concrete Maturity concept Strength in tension # compression
Factors affecting strength .elation 'et)een compression # tensile strength ! Curing"
UNIT ! V
TESTING O' HARDENED CONCRETE& Compression tests Tension tests Factors
affecting strength Flexure tests Splitting tests 2on!destructi%e testing methods
codal pro%isions for 2DT"
UNIT ! VI
,1AST*C*T3, C.,,P # SH.*24A(, Modulus of elasticity Dynamic modulus of
elasticity Poisson0s ratio Creep of concrete Factors influencing creep .elation
'et)een creep # time 2ature of creep ,ffects of creep Shrin&age types of
shrin&age"
UNIT ! VII
#I% DESIGN& Factors in the choice of mix proportions Dura'ility of concrete -uality
Control of concrete Statistical methods Acceptance criteria Proportioning of
concrete mixes 'y %arious methods $*S method of mix design"
UNIT ! VIII
S(ECIAL CONCRETES& 1ight )eight aggregates 1ight )eight aggregate concrete
Cellular concrete 2o!fines concrete High density concrete Fi're reinforced
concrete Different types of fi'res Factors affecting properties of F"."C, Polymer
concrete Types of Polymer concrete Properties of polymer concrete, High
performance concrete Self consolidating concrete S*FC52, self healing concrete"
TE%T BOOKS&
6" Concrete Technology 'y A"." Santha 4umar, 5xford 7ni%ersity Press, 2e) Delhi
8" Concrete Technology 'y M"S"Shetty" S"Chand # Co"9 8::;
<" Properties of Concrete 'y A"M"2e%ille P,A.S52 ;th edition
RE'ERENCES&
6" Concrete Technology 'y M"1" (am'hir" Tata Mc" (ra) Hill Pu'lishers, 2e)
Delhi
8" Text $oo& of Concrete Technology, Maha'oo' $hasha, Anuradha pu'lications,