Introduction to Civil Engineering Materials

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Engineering properties, materials science and applications of Civil Engineering materials: strength, elasticity, fatigue, creep, shrinkage, durability, thermal deformation; introduction to fracture mechanics; microstructure and fundamental principles underlying performance; mass transport processes, corrosion and phase transformations causing deterioration. Practical examples from difference materials sectors: steel, aggregates, cement, Portland cement concrete, masonry, asphalt concrete, natural and synthetic polymers. Prerequisite(s): Engineering 201 or 204; and Engineering 317 or Civil Engineering 317.