Lecture Aids and Notes

The following lecture notes are based on my personal notes accumulated over the past several years.  I accept responsibility for their accuracy, and/or any mistakes which may be present.  For a quick search of a particular item please check the index of slides.  I appreciate all criticisms and look forward to your suggestions for improving this site.   Additionally, if you wish to contribute to this lecture series, I will be happy to append  the submitted topics, models, or pictures with proper credits given to the authors.  

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION: Images and slides from this list may be reproduced with proper credit. When used in publication, this material should be credited to the Original Author of the material.  All material without any specific reference belong to concrete materials collection, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University.  

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bulletFresh Concrete
bulletan introduction to properties of fresh concrete.
bulletproperties of fresh concrete, placing, and curing, plastic shrinkage cracking.  (Powerpoint viewer)

 

bulletHardened Concrete
bulletan introduction to properties of hardened concrete.
bulletproperties of hardened concrete, mechanical testing of concrete
bulletPhysical and chemical properties of cement based materials.
bulletSpecifications and quality control of fresh and hardened concrete are covered.  (Powerpoint viewer)

 

bulletMicrostructure
bulletDefinition of the components of the micostructure and their properties   

 

bulletCements
bulletan introduction to the constituents of portland cement and their properties
bulletChemical composition of hydraulic cements.
bulletVarious types of hydraulic cements
bulletBlended cements, Pozzolans and cement by-products.

 

bulletAggregates
bulletAggregate types, sizes, properties, moisture effects
bulletproperties of mineral aggregates
bullettheir effects on the plastic and hardened concrete

 

bulletHydration
bulletHydration reactions,
bulletmicrostructural developments due to hydration
bulletEffect of microstructure on the mechanical, and material properties
bulletHydration reactions of individual cement phases.  Hydration of cement constituents.
bulleteffect of age, various components, major and minor phases.

 

bulletFundamental Characterization Techniques
bulletFundamental techniques of microstructure characterization
bulletX-ray diffraction
bulletscanning electron microscope
bulletBET
bulletmercury intrusion porosimetry
bulletCharacterization of various phases, pore size distribution, surface area, degree and rate of hydration of cementitious materials
bulletQuantitative analysis of Hydration by, Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry, and gas adsorption Techniques

 

bulletMix design
bulletPrinciples of mix design of concrete mixtures
bulletadjustments due to variations in temperature, aggregate moisture, admixtures
bulletACI method with an example

 

bulletCuring,
bulletthe process and curing alternatives

 

bullet  Relationship between the microstructure and the macro properties:
bulletstrength
bulletporosity
bulletpermeability
bulletdurability

 

bulletElasticity and Strength
bulletmechanical properties models
bulletMechanical properties of concrete using the stress-strain relationship
bulletTheories of failure
bulletstrength criterion
bulletfracture mechanics
bulletcomposite materials
bulletmulti-axial loading criterions

 

bulletMechanical Testing
bulletopen loop vs. closed loop testing
bulletcompression, tension, flexure, and fracture tests
bulletA Low-Cost Retrofit System for Digital Closed Loop Mechanical Testing of Materials http://ceaspub.eas.asu.edu/imtl/control3.html

 

bulletComposite Materials Approach

 

bulletSpecialty Concrete Materials
bulletlight weight concrete
bullethigh strength concrete
bulletcellular concrete
bulletwaste by-product utilization
bulletfiber reinforced concrete
bulletpolymer concrete
bulletAdmixtures
bulletwater-reducing
bulletsuperplasticizers
bulletretarders
bulletmineral admixtures
bulletDurability

Under Construction

bulletFiber Reinforced Concrete
bulletFiber reinforced Concrete
bulletmodels for low volume and high volume fiber cements
bulletFailure Mechanisms
bulletToughness Issues
bulletHigh Performance Concrete, By: David A. Lange, University of Illinois, and Richard A. Miller, University of Cincinnati

PICTURE LIBRARY

bulletPictures

    Concrete Construction Fundamentals (under construction)

bulletConcrete Microscopy Lab Courtesy Dr. David A. Lange, Paul Stutzman, NIST.