Concrete Durability
Examine comprehensive coverage of durability issues affecting portland cement concrete. Includes transport properties (e.g., diffusion, osmosis, sorption, etc.), alkali-silica reaction, external sulfate attack, delayed ettringite formation, corrosion of reinforcing steel, freezing and thawing, and salt scaling. Explore, for each durability issue, the underlying mechanism are presented, along with methods for preventing such distress in new concrete construction. Civil Engineering 393D and 397 (Topic: Concrete Durability) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Prerequisites & course information
Examine comprehensive coverage of durability issues affecting portland cement concrete. Includes transport properties (e.g., diffusion, osmosis, sorption, etc.), alkali-silica reaction, external sulfate attack, delayed ettringite formation, corrosion of reinforcing steel, freezing and thawing, and salt scaling. Explore, for each durability issue, the underlying mechanism are presented, along with methods for preventing such distress in new concrete construction. Civil Engineering 393D and 397 (Topic: Concrete Durability) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027