Academic Catalog

CE344 MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION

Course Code: 5620344
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 4(3-2)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Civil Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. ÝSMAÝL ÖZGÜR YAMAN
Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Production, types, uses in construction, properties and tests for these materials: lime, gypsum, hydraulic cements, mineral aggregates, concrete, clay products, ferrous metals, polymers, bituminous materials, timber. Constituents, theories of mix design, principal steps in production, physical and mechanical properties of concrete.