Basic constituents and mechanical behavior of civil engineering aggregate based materials; failure mechanisms; laboratory testing.

CEEn 203, Stat 221

Materials for Civil & Construction Engineers, Mamlouk

• 2&8.305B.1 Gain experience with laboratory experimentation on aggregate-based materials.
• 2&8.305B.2 Be able to apply statistical principles in analyses of material properties.
• 2.305B.3 Understand properties, behavior, and use of aggregates.
• 2.305B.4 Understand manufacturing, properties, behavior, and use of portland cement.
• 2.305B.5 Understand production, properties, placement, behavior, and use of portland cement concrete.
• 2.305B.6 Understand production, properties, placement, behavior, and use of masonry units.
• 2.305B.7 Understand manufacturing, properties, behavior, and use of asphalt cement.
• 2.305B.8 Understand production, properties, placement, behavior, and use of asphalt concrete.
• 9.3 Be able to communicate in a team environment
• 9&10.5 Be able to compose professional documents in a clear, concise, and effective manner.
• 9.g.1 Be effective in written communications.

• Aggregates
• Portland Cement
• Portland Cement Concrete
• Masonry
• Asphalt Cement
• Asphalt Concrete

Offered each fall and winter semester.
Meets TH 9:00 – 9:50 am

This course is primarily an engineering science course.
ABET program criteria for Civil Engineering requires that graduates can “conduct civil engineering experiments and analyze and interpret the resulting data.” This course provides students with significant laboratory experience involving experimentation on aggregate-based materials. Students analyze collected data and document findings in written reports.
ABET program criteria for Civil Engineering requires that graduates can “explain basic concepts in management, business, public policy, and leadership.” Students work in team environments to accomplish shared goals, conduct peer evaluations to rate contributions of team members, and prepare engineering reports following specific formatting guidelines. Students learn about leadership, delegation, management, and communication through these experiences.

Course learning outcomes (competencies) 2.305B.1 through 2.305A.8 contribute to program outcome 2: "Understand fundamental engineering science".
Course learning outcomes (competencies) 8.305B.1 through 8.305B.2 contribute to program outcome 8: "Be able to use modern engineering tools, conduct experiments, and analyze uncertain data".xperiments, and analyze uncertain data".

Prepared by Professor W. Spencer Guthrie, April 2008.