This document outlines the syllabus for a Civil Engineering Materials course taking place from April to July 2011. It introduces the instructor, Engr. Bilal Iftikhar, and provides an overview of the course structure, grading system, textbooks, and topics to be covered over the semester. The course will cover materials used in civil engineering like stone, bricks, timber, metals, concrete, and plastics. Students are required to maintain a personal course journal to discuss and reflect on weekly lessons for grading throughout the semester.

1. Civil Engineering Materials
Spring Semester 2011
( 12 April 11 – 21 July 11)
Presented by: Engr. Bilal Iftikhar
Department of Civil Engineering
Swedish College of Engineering And Technology,
Wah Cantt
April 20, 2011
INTRODUCTION

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Outline
 Instructor’s introduction
 CE-115 Course Grading Plan
 Grade point Average (GPA)
 Course text, reference books

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Engr. Bilal Iftikhar
 B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
 University of Engineering and Technology – Taxila, Pakistan
 Master in Water Resource Engineering and Management
 National University of Science and Technology,Islamabad

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Civil Engineering
Materials Course
 GPA (Grade Point Average)
System
 A grade 4.0
 B+ grade 3.5
 B grade 3.0
 C+ grade 2.5
 C grade 2.0
 D grade 1.0
 F grade 0.0

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Civil Engineering
Materials Course
 Text Book
 Engineering Materials by R. K. Rajput 3rd
Edition
 Reference Books
 Materials of Construction by S. Z. H. Syed
 Building Materials, 2nd Edition by S. K. Duggal,
Allahabad, India
 Materials of Construction by R. C. Smith
 Engineering Materilas by Surrendra Singh

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Civil Engineering
 One of the oldest and largest branches of engineering is civil
engineering. Without civil engineers our society would not be the way it
is today. Civil engineering involves structures such as buildings,
bridges, tunnels, roads and railways.
 Recall the Great Wall of China for example, it is considered one of civil
engineering’s greatest accomplishments, stretching more than 6,000
miles long! The planning, designing, and supervision of
construction of high-rise buildings, airports, water treatment centers,
and sanitation plants is all done by civil engineers. Eventually, it will be
civil engineers who make it possible for humans to live on
Mars! Careers are available in the areas of government, consulting,
construction, research, and education.

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Civil Engineering
 Recall the Great Wall of
China for example, it is
considered one of civil
engineering’s greatest
accomplishments, stretching
more than 6,000 miles long!
 Incheon Airport, S.Korea

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Civil Engineering
 Dams
 Highways

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Building Material
 Any material which is used for
construction purpose is called as
building material
 Natural materials
 Unprocessed, raw
 minimally processed
 Synthetic materials
 Industrial processing
 Artificially composed

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Construction Materials
 Building stones
 Bricks and clay products
 Cement concrete
 Timber and wood products
 Metals and alloys
 Paints, varnishes, distempers
 Asphalt, bitumen and tar
 Plastics and fibers
 Glass
 Asbestos, adhesives and abrasives

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Construction Materials
 Ice
 Ceramics
 Plastics
 Foam
 Cement composites

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Syllabus & Periods Distribution
 Stone 6
 Bricks 6
 Timber 6
 Paints and varnishes 3
 Metals 5
 Plastics 3
 Glass 2
 Miscellaneous materials 4
 Paving asphalt, bitumen 2
 Insulating materials 3
 Concrete constituents 5
 OHTs 2
 Field visit 1

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CE-115 Syllabus
 Stone
 Definition
 Classification of rocks
 Physical and chemical characteristics of
good building stones
 Tests of stones
 Quarrying and dressing of stones
 Deterioration mechanism of stones
 Selection of stones
 Preservation of stones
 Artificial or cast stones
 Natural bed of stone and stone masonry

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 Bricks
 Definition
 Classification of bricks
 Manufacture of bricks
 Comparison of stone and bricks
 Brick earth (composition, harmful
substances)
 Physical and chemical qualities of good
bricks
 Fire or refractory bricks
 Tests done on burnt clay bricks
 Types of brick masonry bonds
 Use of bricks in slabs

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 Timber
 Definition
 Classification
 Characteristics of hard and soft wood
 Growth of timber and its structure
 Characteristics of good timber. Tests
performed on timber.
 Defects in timber and their effects on
member response.
 Seasoning of timber.
 Preservation of timber.
 Use of timber in construction.
 Veneers and plywood.

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 Paints and Varnishes
 Definition
 Functions of paints
 Composition of oil paints
 Preparation of oil paints
 Characteristics of good paint
 Types of paints
 Rheological properties of paints
 Defects in painting

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 Metals
 Introduction
 Composition, properties, uses and
manufacture of ferrous metals used in
civil engineering
 Pig iron, cast iron, wrought iron and steel
 Heat treatment and their effect on steel
properties
 Corrosion and methods of its prevention

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 Plastics
 Definition
 Classification of plastics
 Properties of plastics
 Manufacturing processes
 Use of plastics in building construction

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CE-115 Syllabus
 Glass
 Introduction
 Raw materials
 Manufacturing processes
 Types of glass
 Properties of glass
 Classification of glass
 Uses of glass

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 Miscellaneous materials
 Lime
 Gypsum
 Tiles
 Rubber
 Asbestos
 Paving Asphalt, Bitumen
 General description
 Composition, varieties, properties and
uses of bitumen

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 Insulating materials
 Water proofing materials
 Heat insulating materials
 Acoustic materials
 Constituents of concrete
 General description of cement and
phases of cement clinker production
 Composition and manufacture of cement
 Properties of portland cement
 Discussion and properties of concrete
constituents

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Course Plan
Topics Journal
/ Test
Week 1 Lec 1: Introduction to Civil Engineering materials,
Bricks
Lec 2: Definition, Classification of bricks,
Lec 3: Manufacturing of bricks, Comparison of stone and brick,
Week 2 Lec 1: Brick earth, Physical & chemical qualities of good bricks,
Lec 2: Fire or refractory bricks, Tests done on burnt clay bricks,
Lec 3: Types of brick masonry bonds, Use of bricks on slabs
Week 3 Stone
Lec 1: Definition, classification of rocks,
Lec 2: Physical and Chemical characteristics of good building
stones
Lec 3: Tests on stones, Quarrying and dressing of stones
Continued..

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Topics Journal/
Test
Week 4 Lec 1: Deterioration mechanism of stones,
Selection of stones,
Lec 2: Preservation of stones, artificial and cast stones,
Lec 3: Natural bed of stones, Stones material
Journal
(Week 1- 4)
Week 5 Timber
Lec 1: Definition, Classification based on growth and commercial,
Lec 2: Characteristics of hard and soft wood,
Lec 3: Growth of timber and its structure, Characteristics of good
timber,
Week 6 Lec 1: Tests performed on timber, Defects in timber & effects on
member response,
Lec 2: Seasoning of timber, preservation of timber,
Lec 3: Use of timber in construction, fire hazards, Veneers, Plywood.
Week 7 Paints
Lec 1: Definition, Functions of paints, Composition of oil paints,
Lec 2: Characteristics of good paints, Types of paints,
Lec 3: Rheological properties of paints, Defects in painting
Week 8 Plastics
Lec 1: Definition, Classification of plastics,
Lec 2: Properties of plastics,
Lec 3: Test
OHT - 1
(8th Week)
Continued..

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Topics Journal/
Test
Week 9 Lec 1 :Manufacturing processes, Use of plastics in building construction
Metals
Lec 2 : Introduction, Composition,
Lec 3 : Properties uses and manufacture of ferrous metals used in civil
engineering,
Week 10 Lec 1: Pig iron and steel.
Lec 2: Heat treatment and their effect on steel properties,
Lec 3: corrosion and methods of its prevention
Journal
(Week 1-9)
Week 11 Glass
Lec 1: Introduction, Raw materials, Manufacturing Process, Types of
glass,
Lec 2: Properties of glass, Classification of glass, Uses of glass
Paving Asphalt, Bitumen
Lec 3: General description, Composition,
Week 12 Lec 1: Properties and uses of bitumen
Cement
Lec 2: General description of cement and phases of cement clinker,
Lec 3: Composition and Manufacturing of cement,
Continued..

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Topics Journal/
Test
Week 13 Lec 1: Composition and Manufacturing of cement,
Lec 2: Properties of Portland cement
Lec 3: Test
OHT
Week 14 Lec 1: Properties of concrete constitutes
Insulating Materials
Lec 2 : Water proofing and heat insulating materials,
Lec 3 : Water proofing and heat insulating materials,
Week 15 Lec 1 : Acoustics materials
Lec 2 : Lime, Gypsum
Lec 3 : Field visit
Journal
(Weeks 1-
14)
Week 16 Lec 1: Tiles, Rubber
Lec 2 : Asbestos
Lec 3: Ceramics
Field Visit
Report
End Semester Exam Week 17&18

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Personal Course Journal
In order to practice English writing and effective learning each
student will write a personal journal that discusses what happened
inside and outside the classroom.
Students will be asked to hand in their progress during the
semester for comments and grading.
Journals have to be submitted three times during the semester for
review by the instructor. At those dates, the journals will not be
graded just reviewed in order to provide recommendations for
improvements.
If a journal is not handed in at the set dates, each time 10 (ten)
points will be subtracted from the final grade.

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In order to get at least 7 Pts (C) for the journal it has to include
following items:
1. Executive Summary
2. Table of Contents,
3. Weekly Review: Select a good title for the week and provide the
date.
4. WHAT was covered during the week? WHAT happened in class?
5. Personal discussions: Reflections of the main topic of the week
addressing following questions:
 WHY? - (do you think) are the basic principles and methods
covered in class important?
 HOW? - does the class material relate to things you know
already (i.e., other classes, newspaper, book, working in
industry)?
 WHAT? - are real-world problems that you can solve now?
 WHAT? - was the best example that you found in book, in class,
or on the Internet that helped you in better understanding the
material?
Personal Course Journal

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Personal Course Journal
6. Discussion of special questions: The coach will on
occasion ask special questions during the semester.
7. 5 new English words of the week. Pick 5 words and
find 5 synonyms for them. Discuss what the
differences are between and how to use them properly.
If a student would like to get additional points (more than
10 pts) more sections can be added such as:
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: Personal observations,
evaluations, questions and insights. Poems.
Newspaper articles. PowerPoint. Web-site,....