Academic Catalog

CE7005 CEMENT REPLACEMENT MATERIALS

Course Code: 5627005
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Civil Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. SÝNAN TURHAN ERDOÐAN
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Types. production. uses and properties of materials for replacing cement in portland cement based cementitious systems: Natural pozzolans. calcined soils. blast furnace slags. other slags. fly ashes. silica fume and some other uncommon types. Influences of these materials on fresh and hardened properties of the cementitious systems. Environmental and economic impacts of using these materials. Chemical. physical and mechanical methods for evaluation of their properties. Turkish practice in using these materials. Related norms.