CIE 327LLB—Civil Engineering Materials

Introduction to Structural Materials: Concrete, Steel, Wood, and Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP); Physical, mechanical, and durability properties and microstructure of materials; Cement chemistry & cement hydration reactions; concrete mix design and quality control; atomic structure, imperfections, and alloying to manufacture steel; yielding and failure theories for steel; Reinforced concrete basics; Types of woods; FRP design basics; Introduction to High Performance Concrete; Recent Innovations in Materials; Influence of materials on infrastructure resilience and sustainability.