Module Details

Module Code: TECH
Module Title: Concrete Technology
Title: Concrete Technology
Module Level:: 6
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Eoin Homan
Module Author:: Shane Murray
Domains:  
Module Description: The aims of this module are:
(1) to provide students with a working knowledge of concrete as a material;
(2) to instruct students in the discipline of standard testing of concrete.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 prepare, interpret, carry out &/or supervise: - (a) aggregates grading curves; (b) standard concrete mixes; (c) standard concrete workability tests; (d) standard tests on hardened concrete and to evaluate the results; (e) the mixing, placing and compacting of a batch of concrete.
LO2 describe, identify & evaluate: - (a) the properties of aggregates & the importance of grading of aggregates in concrete; (b) the different compounds of cement, types of binders & the factors that affect the Heat of Evolution of Cement; (c) the environmental impact/sustainability of concrete & its constituents; (d) the different types of defects in concrete, how to prevent them &/or repair them; (e) the methods of finishing & importance of curing concrete.
LO3 identify the factors that affect the properties of both fresh & hardened concrete;
LO4 use appropriate software tools to present findings from standard tests;
LO5 verbally present basic technical information on concrete, its constituents &/or concrete properties.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
(1) Aggregates
(a) Processing (b) Grading (c) Influences of particle size (d) Recycled aggregates (e) Physical properties. (i) Particle Size analysis (ii) Bulk Density (iii) Flakiness Index (iv) LA Abrasion (f) Laboratory on Aggregates (i) Sampling (ii) Quartering & Riffling (iii) Particle Size analysis (iv) Bulk density (v) Flakiness index (vi) Fines Content (vii) Moisture Content (viii) LA Abrasion
(2) Cement
(a) Cement types (b) Hydration (c) Latent binders (d) Safety
(3) Concrete mixes
(a) Waters & Admixtures (b) Water/ cement ratios (c) Workability (d) Cohesion & Segregation (e) Volume change in concrete (f) Mix design (g) Production criteria (h) Sampling and quality testing of fresh concrete
(4) Durability of Concrete
(a) Factors affecting durability (b) Permeability (c) Porosity (d) Chlorides (e) Carbonation (f) Acid attack (g) Sulphate attack (h) Sampling and testing of hardened concrete
(5) Strength of Concrete
(a) Compressive/ tensile strength (b) Characteristic strength (c) Factors influencing strength (d) Strength testing (e) Laboratory on Hardened Concrete (i) Destructive Testing of Concrete • Measuring Cubes • Crushing Cubes – 7, 28, 56 day Tests • Modulus of Rapture Test • Effects on Concrete o Curing – 0, 3, 7, 28 days in water o Compaction – Not compacted in both stiff & wet mix and properly compacted
(6) Concrete Practice
(a) Mixing and transporting (b) Placing, compacting and finishing (c) Curing (d) Defects (e) Formwork and moulds (f) Reinforcement (g) Joints (h) Weather conditions (i) Safety (j) Laboratory on Fresh Concrete (i) Workability – Slump Test, Flow Table Test, Compaction Test, Vebe Test (ii) Making Cubes (iii) Demoulding Cubes (iv) Curing Cubes
(7) Sustainability of Concrete
(a) Cement Replacements; (b) Reduce, reuse, recycle of concrete constituents, life cycle assessments; (c) embodied carbon;
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Project100.00%

Assessments

Full Time

No Continuous Assessment
Project
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 100
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
No Description
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.
Reassessment Description
Repeat Exam &/or CA reassessment, as appropriate. Students must have attained a minimum of 35% in their CA work in this module throughout the year to be deemed to have met the requirements for a repeat opportunity.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 2.00 24
Practicals Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 2.00 24
Estimated Learner Hours Non Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 6.50 78
Total Weekly Contact Hours 4.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Blackledge G.F. & Binns R.A.. (2002), Concrete practice, British Cement Association, Wexham Springs.
  • Neville and Brooks. (2010), Concrete Technology, Longman Higher Education.
  • A. M. Neville. (2012), Properties of concrete, London ; Pitman Pub.,.
Supplementary Book Resources
  • G. D. Taylor. (2002), Materials in construction, Pearson Education, Harlow.
  • NSAI. IS EN 932 – Tests for General Properties of Aggregates , ALL PARTS.
  • NSAI. IS EN 933, Tests for geometrical properties of Aggregates , ALL PARTS.
  • NSAI. IS EN 1097, Tests for mechanical and physical properties of Aggregates , ALL PARTS.
  • NSAI. IS EN 1367, Tests for thermal and weathering properties of Aggregates , ALL PARTS.
  • NSAI. IS EN 1744, Tests for chemical properties of Aggregates , ALL PARTS.
  • NSAI. IS EN 12620, Aggregates for Concrete , ALL PARTS.
  • NSAI. IS EN 196 Methods of Testing Cement , ALL PARTS.
  • NSAI. IS EN 197 – Cement, Compositions, Specifications and Conformity Criteria , ALL PARTS.
  • NSAI. IS EN 206, Concrete. Specification, performance, production and conformity , ALL PARTS.
  • NSAI. IS EN 934, Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout , ALL PARTS.
  • NSAI. IS EN 12350, Testing fresh concrete , ALL PARTS.
  • NSAI. IS EN 12390, Testing hardened concrete , ALL PARTS.
  • NSAI. IS EN 12504, Testing concrete in structures , ALL PARTS.
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