King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Civil Engineering Department
CE 303 Structural Materials (Section 1)
Second Semester 2010 (092)
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 (8 AM to 10 AM)
| 
			 Section  | 
			
			 Subject  | 
			
			 Date  | 
			
			 Lecture Number  | 
		
| 
			 Chapter 1  | 
			
			 Fundamentals of Concrete  | 
			
			 February 20, 2010  | 
			
			 1  | 
		
| 
			 Chapter 2  | 
			
			 Manufacturing of Portland Cement  | 
			
			 February 22, 2010  | 
			
			 2  | 
		
| 
			 Cement Types and Characteristics of Cements  | 
			
			 February 24, 2010  | 
			
			 3  | 
		|
| 
			 Properties of Cements  | 
			
			 February 27, 2010  | 
			
			 4  | 
		|
| 
			 Chapter 4  | 
			
			 Mixing Water  | 
			
			 March 1, 2010  | 
			
			 5  | 
		
| 
			 Chapter 5  | 
			
			 Aggregate Sources  | 
			
			 March 3, 2010  | 
			
			 6  | 
		
| 
			 Tests on aggregates Characteristics of local aggregates  | 
			
			 March 6, 2010  | 
			
			 7  | 
		|
| 
			 March 8, 2010  | 
			
			 8  | 
		||
| 
			 March 10, 2010  | 
			
			 9  | 
		||
| 
			 Chapters 3 and 6 
  | 
			
			 Chemical and Mineral Admixtures for Concrete 
  | 
			
			 March 13, 2010  | 
			
			 10  | 
		
| 
			 March 15, 2010  | 
			
			 11  | 
		||
| 
			 Chapter 9 
  | 
			
			 Proportioning of concrete mixes  | 
			
			 March 17, 2010  | 
			
			 12  | 
		
| 
			 March 20, 2010  | 
			
			 13  | 
		||
| 
			 March 22, 2010  | 
			
			 14  | 
		||
| 
			 Chapters 10 and 11  | 
			
			 Batching, mixing, handling, placing, and finishing of concrete  | 
			
			 March 24, 2010  | 
			
			 15  | 
		
| 
			 March 27, 2010  | 
			
			 16  | 
		||
| 
			 March 29, 2010  | 
			
			 17  | 
		||
| 
			 
 Chapters 16 and 12  | 
			
			 Properties of plastic concrete Curing of concrete  | 
			
			 March 31, 2010  | 
			
			 18  | 
		
| 
			 April 3, 2010  | 
			
			 19  | 
		||
| 
			 April 5, 2010  | 
			
			 20  | 
		||
| 
			 Chapter13  | 
			
			 Hot weather concreting  | 
			
			 April 7, 2010  | 
			
			 21  | 
		
| 
			 April 10, 2010  | 
			
			 22  | 
		||
| 
			 Chapter 16 
  | 
			
			 Properties of hardened concrete (strength)  | 
			
			 April 12, 2010  | 
			
			 23  | 
		
| 
			 April 14,2010  | 
			
			 24  | 
		||
| 
			 Mid Term Vacation  | 
			
			 April 15-23 2010  | 
			
			 25  | 
		|
| 
			 Chapter 16  | 
			
			 26  | 
		||
| 
			 27  | 
		|||
| 
			 Properties of hardened concrete (deformation)  | 
			
			 April 24, 2010  | 
			
			 28  | 
		|
| 
			 Handouts  | 
			
			 Properties of hardened concrete (permeability)  | 
			
			 April 26, 2010  | 
			
			 29  | 
		
| 
			 Handouts  | 
			
			 Reinforcing steel and reinforced concrete  | 
			
			 April 28, 2010  | 
			
			 30  | 
		
| 
			 Handouts  | 
			
			 Concrete durability problems (sulfate attack)  | 
			
			 May 1, 2010  | 
			
			 31  | 
		
| 
			 Handouts  | 
			
			 Concrete durability problems (reinforcement corrosion)  | 
			
			 May 3, 2010  | 
			
			 32  | 
		
| 
			 Handouts  | 
			
			 Concrete durability problems (alkali-aggregate reactions)  | 
			
			 May 5, 2010  | 
			
			 33  | 
		
| 
			 Handouts  | 
			
			 Concrete durability problems  | 
			
			 May 8, 2010  | 
			
			 34  | 
		
| 
			 Handouts  | 
			
			 Introduction to repair and maintenance of concrete  | 
			
			 May 10, 2010  | 
			
			 35  | 
		
| 
			 May 12, 2010  | 
			
			 36  | 
		||
| 
			 Handouts  | 
			
			 Asphalt Pavements and Types of Asphalt  | 
			
			 May 15, 2010  | 
			
			 37  | 
		
| 
			 May 17, 2010  | 
			
			 38  | 
		||
| 
			 May 19, 2010  | 
			
			 39  | 
		||
| 
			 Handouts  | 
			
			 Aggregate and Asphalt Blending  | 
			
			 May 22, 2010  | 
			
			 40  | 
		
| 
			 May 24, 2010  | 
			
			 41  | 
		||
| 
			 Handouts  | 
			
			 Asphalt Concrete Mix Design  | 
			
			 May 26, 2010  | 
			
			 42  | 
		
| 
			 May 29, 2010  | 
			
			 43  | 
		||
| 
			 Handouts  | 
			
			 
  | 
			
			 May 31, 2010  | 
			
			 44  | 
		
| 
			 Handouts  | 
			
			 Steel and Aluminum  | 
			
			 June 2, 2010  | 
			
			 45  | 
		
| 
			 
  | 
			
			 June 5, 2010  | 
			
			 46  | 
		|
| 
			 
  | 
			
			 Timber  | 
			
			 June 7, 2010  | 
			
			 47  | 
		
| 
			 
  | 
			
			 Glass & Plastics  | 
			
			 June 9, 2010  | 
			
			 48  | 
		
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 : March 31, 2010.
Second Major Exam: May 19, 2010.