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Construction Materials & Testing: Learning Outcomes

This document outlines the course for a Construction Materials and Testing module. It introduces the relevance of construction materials and testing for civil engineering. The course will cover properties and testing of common materials like aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, metals, wood, glass and plastics over 18 weeks. Key topics include material properties, standards for design and quality control, and familiarization with testing procedures and equipment. Understanding materials and tests is important for civil engineers to ensure safety, durability and economy in their designs.

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Construction Materials & Testing: Learning Outcomes

This document outlines the course for a Construction Materials and Testing module. It introduces the relevance of construction materials and testing for civil engineering. The course will cover properties and testing of common materials like aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, metals, wood, glass and plastics over 18 weeks. Key topics include material properties, standards for design and quality control, and familiarization with testing procedures and equipment. Understanding materials and tests is important for civil engineers to ensure safety, durability and economy in their designs.

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Introduction:

Module 1 This subject deals with the physical properties of


common construction materials primarily metals, wood,
concrete and asphalt; examination of properties with
respect to design and use of end product, design and
control of concrete and asphalt mixtures, introduction to

Introduction: reinforced concrete; principle of testing; characteristics of


test; properties of materials.

Construction In this module, you will be introduced


importance of Construction Materials and Testing
Materials & and the course outline for the entire semester.

Testing Learning Outcomes:

Engr. Luis Alfonso R. Tanchico At the end of this module you should be able to:
Special Lecturer 1. Know the course outline.
09169121330 2. Understand the relevance of Construction
latanchico@hotmail.com Materials and Testing in relation to Civil
Engineering.

COURSE OUTLINE:

Week 1 Introduction

 Relevance of Construction Materials & Testing


 Properties of Construction Materials
 Course Outline

Week 2 – 3 Aggregates

 Rocks and Soil


 Aggregates
 Test on Aggregates

Week 4 – 5 Bituminous Materials (Asphalt)

 Types of Bitumen
 Properties of Asphalt
 Types of Asphalt
 Test on Asphalt

Week 6 – 7 Hydraulic Cement

 Types of Hydraulic Cement


 Test to Check the Quality of Hydraulic Cement
 Field test to Check the Quality of Hydraulic Cement

Week 8 – 9 Hydraulic Cement Mixture

 Types of Cement Mixtures


 Different Proportioning of Cement Mixtures
 Placing and Handling of Cement Mixtures
 Curing of Cement Mixtures
 Strength Test on Concrete
 Computation of Ultimate Strength of Concrete

Week 9 Mid-Term Examination

Week 10 Universal Testing Machine

 Familiarization of Parts Function


 Commonly Performed Test on UTMs

Week 11-12 Metal Materials

 Properties of Metals
 Common Metals used in Construction
 Different Test on Metals
 Weight and Dimension of Steel Bars

Week 13 - 14 Wood

 Physical Properties of Wood


 Defects in Wood
 Seasoning of Wood
 Wood related products
 Measuring Wood
 Test on Wood

Week 15- 16 Glass

 Properties of Glass
 Types of Glass
 Uses of Glass in Construction
 Test on Glass

Week 17- 18 Plastic

 Classification of Plastic
 Properties of Plastic as a Construction Material
 Types of Plastic used in Construction
 Test on Plastic

Week 18 Final Examination

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

The National Building Code of the Philippines provides that; “materials for building
construction must have a certain quality and physical properties to be structurally sound”.

1. The materials must be able to carry load or weight without changing in shape
permanently.
2. Deformation of materials may occur when the load is applied, but must return to its
original position when the load is removed.
3. If the material is non-elastic and deformation is present in the structure after the removal
of the load, repeated loading and unloading will eventually increase deformation to the
point where the structure would become useless.
4. All the structural materials must possess elasticity within a certain defined range of
loading. If the loading is increased above that range, two types of behavior may occur –
brittle or plastic.
5. When brittle, the material will break suddenly. When plastic, the material will flow to a
certain load that will ultimately result to fracture.
6. The Ultimate Strength of a material is measured by the stress at which fracture or failure
occur.

Another important property of building material is its stiffness. This is defined by the elastic
modulus or the ratio of the stress (force per unit area) to the strain (deformation per unit length).

The elastic modulus therefore, is a measure of the material resistance to deformation under
load. For two materials of equal area under the same load, the one with a higher elastic modulus
has smaller deformation.

Note: structural steel with an elastic modulus of 2.1 x 106 Kg/cm 2 is 3 times as stiff as aluminum, 10
times as stiff as concrete and 15 times as stiff as wood.

Relevance of Construction Materials and Testing in Civil Engineering


Civil Engineer, came from the words “civil” or civilian, which was used to distinguish military
from civilian works and “gene” meaning to create or invent. As future Civil Engineers, you will be
designing, supervising and/or maintaining civil engineering works, you must consider three
important principles - safety, durability, and economy.

Safety – is the protection from unlikely danger, which might cause harm or injury to people,
plants and animals, environment, or other civil structures. This is the first thing that a Civil
Engineer should consider in the design, construction, supervision and maintenance of civil
engineering projects. This is where this subject “Construction Material and Testing” comes in. We
must have the ability recognize materials and construction procedures that are safe. By knowing
basic test on the field and interpreting laboratory test results, we are assured that the materials we
are using is safe.

Durability – the civil works you will design and/or construct supervise or maintain must be
able to withstand wear, pressure and damage due to its intended use for a specific period of time.
It must be able to withstand forces of nature, such as earthquake, tsunamis/storm surge, strong
winds, floods etc.

Economy – the civil work you will be designing and/or constructing must be at its best
value. The management of resources should be carefully planned, including environmental
protection.

Student Activity:

1. Look around your neighborhood and take note the different types of construction
materials used.
2. In your opinion, why do you think these types of materials were used?

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