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精品课程:Advanced Infrastructure Materials

高等基础设施材料



I. Course Introduction (including teaching goals andrequirements):

Theinfrastructure includes buildings, water treatment and distribution systems,dams, highways, airports and bridges. A basic understanding of the materialselection process, and the behavior of materials, is a fundamental requirementfor all civil and construction engineers performing design, construction, andmaintenance. This course covers the basic and essential topicsrelated to materials used in civil engineering, with a focus on transportationinfrastructure for students in School of Transpiration. The course discussesthe most important groups of materials used in construction, aggregate, cementand asphalt materials, including their properties, manufacturing, evaluation,testing, selection, design, and application.

  

II. Teaching Syllabus (including the content of chaptersand sections. A sheet can be attached):

  

1.    Introduction (3 hours)

–History: briefly introduce the history,application of materials in civil engineering, especially highway, bridge andtunnel engineering.

–Basic properties of materials: introduce theconcept of stress, strain, strength, modulus, stiffness, compliance, modulus,elasticity, viscosity, ductility, and hardness. Will also introduce systemerrors, and the concept of accuracy and precision.

Homework 1: self-introduction

2.    Aggregate (6 hours)

–Minerals: introduce minerals in aggregates,including auartz, feldspar, mica, sand stone, diabase, granite, and basalt; andthe concept of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.

–Chemical and physical properties: introducethe density and volumetric properties of coarse and fine aggregate.

–Performance Tests, introduce the crushing,impact, abrasive, polishing, and soundness of aggregate.

–Size and gradation: sieving analysis,gradation type, maximum density curve and the gradation formula computation.

Homework 2: aggregate gradation

3.    Hydraulic binder (6hours)

–Lime, including lime composition,production, slaking, hardening and application.

–Portland cement, cement production,composition, hydration process and products, and factors influencing cementhydration.

–Cement properties, including setting,hardening, strength and etc.

–Additives of cement, including fly ash, slagand pozzolana. Introduce the composition and properties of those additives.

Homework 3: cement characteristic strength

4.    PCC Mixture (6 hours)

–Properties of Fresh PCC, includingworkability, consistency and etc.

–Chemical Admixtures, including waterreducer, air entrainer and etc. Introduce the effects of those chemicaladmixtures.

–Properties of Hardened PCC, focusing ontransition zone.

–Deformation of hardened PCC, includingdrying shrinkage, autogenous shrinkage, carbonation shrinkage and thermalexpansion.

–Strength of PCC: compressive, tensile andthe characteristic strength.

–Durability of PCC: sulfur attach, alkaliaggregate reaction, permeability

–Non-destructive testing, rebound (Schmidt)hammer, ultrasonic pulse velocity (upv) test and resonant frequency test.

–Mixture design. Introduce the process todesign concrete mix considering workability, strength, environment andconstruction.

   Lab report: Concrete mixdesign

5.    Asphalt or BituminousCements (6 hours)

–Refining: refining of petroleum andproduction of asphalt.

–Chemical composition: three and four groupcomposition of asphalt.

–Physical properties: introduce basic testingof asphalt, including viscosity, penetration, ductility, flash point, softeningpoint.

–Traditional grading systems: introduce thetraditional viscosity and penetration grading system and their limitations.

–Superpave binder tests and specification:introduce superpave grading system and testing equipment.

–Modified asphalt: introduce application ofmodified asphalt.

–Rheological properties and models ofasphalts.

Homework 4: Asphalt mixing temperature

6.    Asphalt Mixtures (6hours)

–Classification: introduce the classificationof asphalt mixtures based on its gradation and aggregate size.

–Skeleton: the importance and classificationsof aggregate skeleton for asphalt mixture, the cohesion and friction forasphalt mixture.

–Properties: how to evaluate the high temp.,low temp., moisture stability and fatigue performance of asphalt mixture.

–Volumetric parameter: concept of asphaltvolumetric parameters.

–Objective and elements of mix design:procedures of asphalt mix design.

–Superpave mix design method: the concept ofNdes, the process of Superpave design.

–Marshall mix design method, introduce thedesign process using Marshall method and find the optimum asphalt content.

   Project: Asphalt mix design

7.    Cement Treated Base (3hours)

–Concept: introduce the definition of cementtreated base, the mix design method and the mechanism of strength.

–Construction: construction method andcautiousness for cement treated base.

–Performance: the typical distress type forcement treated base.

–Properties: the strength, shrinkage,cracking, fatigue and durability of cement treated base material.

–Testing method: strength, shrinkage, fatigueand durability testing for cement treated base.

8.    Lab course and fieldtrips (12 hours)

–Asphalt lab visit and demonstration.

–Concrete lab visit and demonstration.

–Visit concrete plant and asphalt mixtureplant.

–Visit infrastructure projects near Nanjing.

9.    In-class presentation andfinal exam (6 hours)

–Students are required to present their termproject in-class as part of their grades.

A paper based final exam.

III. Teaching Schedule:

Week

Course Content

Teaching

Method

1

Introduction and  basic properties of materials

Lecture

2

Aggregates I:  minerals, chemical and physical properties

Lecture

3

Aggregates II:  performance testing, size and gradation

Lecture

4

Hydraulic binder  I: Lime production and properties, cement production

Lecture

5

Hydraulic binder  II: Cement properties and supplementary materials

Lecture

6

Cement Concrete  I: Properties of fresh cement concrete

Lecture

7

Cement Concrete  II: mechanics and mix design of cement concrete

Lecture

8

Cement and cement concrete lab course

Lab

9

Cement concrete  plant and construction project field trip

Field trip

10

Asphalt I: petroleum  refining, chemical and physical properties

Lecture

11

Asphalt II:  Traditional grading and Superpave binder testing

Lecture

12

Asphalt mixture I: skeleton, mechanic  and volumetric properties

Lecture

13

Asphalt mixture II: Marshall and  Superpave mix design

Lecture

14

Asphalt and asphalt mixture lab course

Lab

15

Asphalt mix  plant and construction project field trip

Field trip

16

Cement treated  base: mix design, performance and testing

Lecture

17

In-class Presentation

Seminar

18

Final exam

Exam