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Description
The overall aim of the module is to provide students with detailed knowledge on advanced construction and building materials used in civil infrastructure, such as sustainability of materials, mechanisms of fracture and failure, fibre reinforced composites, advanced concrete, advanced steel, and advanced engineered wood products. The composition, characteristics, properties and performance of these materials will be introduced in detail, and their availability, cost and their use in civil engineering will be discussed as well, based on which the students will develop the ability to make professional decisions about materials selection for civil engineering design within a practical context.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe the chemical composition and structure of different advanced civil engineering materials
- Discuss their physical and mechanical properties, and durability
- Explain their performance under different loading and environmental conditions
- Analyse their availability, cost and embodied energy
- Identify their manufacture, products and applications in civil infrastructure
- Explain the materials selection process for civil engineering industry
- Discuss how to make appropriate decisions about materials selection for civil engineering design
Reading List:
- Marios Soutsos, Peter Domone (2018) Construction Materials - Their Nature and Behaviour, 5th ed, CRC Press
- Hwai Chung Wu (2006) Advanced Civil Infrastructure Materials: Science, Mechanics and Applications, 1st ed, CRC Press
- Edward G. Nawy (2008) Concrete Construction Engineering Handbook, 2nd ed, CRC Press
- Fernando Pacheco-Torgal, Joao Labrincha, C. Leonelli, A. Palomo, P. Chindaprasit (2014) Handbook of Alkali-Activated Cements, Mortars and Concretes, 1st ed, Woodhead Publishing
- Ahmed Loukili (2011) Self-Compacting Concrete, 1st ed, ISTE Ltd
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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