King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Civil Engineering Department

CE 303 Structural Materials (Section 1)

First Semester              2006 (061)

Text: Kosmatka, S.H. and Panarese, W.C., Design and Control of Concrete Mixture, 14th Edition, Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Illinois, 2002

Prerequisite:  CE 203

Faculty:           Dr. Salah Uthman Al-Dulaijan  Office: 15-5416                       

Tel. #: 2850 e-mail: sud@kfupm.edu.sa

Office Hours:  Sat, Mon, Wed (9AM to 10 AM)

Section	Subject	Date	Lecture Number
Chapter 1	Fundamentals of Concrete	September 9, 2006	1
Chapter 2	Manufacturing of Portland Cement	September 11, 2006	2
	Cement Types and Characteristics of Cements	September 13, 2006	3
	Properties of Cements	September 14, 2006	4
Chapter 4	Mixing Water	September 16, 2006	5
	Aggregate Sources	September 18, 2006	6
Chapter 5 Handouts	Tests on aggregates Characteristics of local aggregates	September 20, 2006	7
		September 25, 2006	8
		September 27, 2006	9
Chapters 3 and 6 Handouts	Chemical and Mineral Admixtures for Concrete Blended Cements	September 30, 2006	10
		October 02, 2006	11
Chapter 9 Handouts	Proportioning of concrete mixes	October 04, 2006	12
		October 07, 2006	13
		October 09, 2006	14
Chapters 10 and 11	Batching, mixing, handling, placing, and finishing of concrete	October 11, 2006	15
		October 28, 2006	16
		October 30, 2006	17
Chapters 16 and 12	Properties of plastic concrete Curing of concrete	November 01, 2006	18
		November 04, 2006	19
		November 06, 2006	20
Chapter13	Hot weather concreting	November 08, 2006	21
		November 11, 2006	22
Chapter 16 Handouts	Properties of hardened concrete (strength)	November 13, 2006	23
		November 15, 2006	24
		November 18, 2006	25
Handouts Chapter 16	Properties of hardened concrete (deformation)	November 20, 2006	26
		November 22, 2006	27
		November 25, 2006	28
Handouts	Properties of hardened concrete (permeability)	November 27, 2006	29
Handouts	Reinforcing steel and reinforced concrete	November 29, 2006	30
Handouts	Concrete durability problems (sulfate attack)	December 02, 2006	31
Handouts	Concrete durability problems (reinforcement corrosion)	December 04, 2006	32
Handouts	Concrete durability problems (alkali-aggregate reactions)	December 06, 2006	33
Handouts	Introduction to repair and maintenance of concrete	December 09, 2006	34

Handouts	Asphalt Pavements and Types of Asphalt	December 11, 2006	35
		December 13, 2006	36
Handouts	Aggregate and Asphalt Blending	December 16, 2006	37
		December 18, 2006	38
		December 20, 2006	39
Handouts	Asphalt Concrete Mix Design	January 06, 2006	40
		January 08, 2006	41
Handouts	Steel and Aluminum	January 10, 2006	42
		January 13, 2006	43
Handouts	Timber	January 15, 2006	44
Handouts	Glass & Plastics	January 17, 2006	45

Grade Distribution:

Laboratory experiments (report & exam.) =          25%

Home work, attendance, quizzes =          10%    

First Major Exam. =          20%

Second Major Exam. =          20%

Final Exam. =          25%

Note:

· The University regulations regarding excessive absence will be strictly adhered to in this course.

       (9 unexcused absence → DN grade). Each missed class without excuse, a deduction of 0.5 point of the final mark will be applies.

· Each homework MUST be submitted according to the Standard Format with a cover page.

· Laboratory reports MUST be prepared according to the format to be explained in the Lab., and MUST be submitted on time.

· First Major Exam : October 28, 2006.

Second Major Exam: December 16, 2006