Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Civil Engineering and Built Environment
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Practical
Workshop
Module Offerings
5300DCIV-SEP-CTY
Aims
To develop more in-depth and advanced understanding of the main materials that are used in civil engineering. This includes the way some materials develop and gain their properties. Also to explore the effects of using sustainable cement replacement materials and environmentally friendly recycled materials.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Evaluate how concrete develop its strength and durability through consideration of its microstructure development and its macroscale behaviour.
2.
Carry out mix design of concrete that satisfies the different requirements in terms of fresh and hardened properties.
3.
Understand the source and properties of sustainable supplementary cementitious materials and environmentally friendly alternative and recycled aggregates and their effects on the enhancement of concrete properties and behaviour.
4.
Explore the degradation of concrete and steel including the factors contributing to their deterioration.
5.
Assess the properties and behaviour of bituminous materials including the use of different testing methods and application in the civil engineering industry.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Explore more closely on a microstructural level the behaviour of concrete that would lead to the development of its strength and durability.
The required mix design procedure for the production of concrete based on the fresh and hardened properties.
Consideration of the different types of cement replacement materials including their source. Evaluate the use of cement replacement materials in terms of their effects on sustainability and property enhancement.
Study the environmental development of concrete through the use of recycled aggregates and their effects on concrete properties and application, with an appreciation of the carbon impact.
Investigate the degradation of concrete, steel, and timber through the varying effects of the environment and exposure to fire.
Assess the properties and behaviour of bituminous and asphalt materials including their use in pavements and road construction. The different test techniques used to determine their properties are also considered and the overall impact on carbon emissions.
Additional Information:This module develops further the ability for evaluating and understanding the main materials associated with civil engineering in terms of the mechanisms for their property development and behaviour. This also includes the use of sustainable materials and their effects on property improvement. All this would be enhanced by laboratory practical sessions that also support the understanding of materials degradation through fire, fibre reinforced concretes, and bituminous materials testing.