Academic Catalog

CE545 CEMENT AND CONCRETE QUALITY

Course Code: 5620545
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. ÝSMAÝL ÖZGÜR YAMAN
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

History of Calcareous Cements Portland Cement: Classification and manufacture clinker and cement components and their phase relations. The constitution and specification of Portland cements. Manufacturing processes. Energy and material balances in rotary kiln. Relations between chemical reactions, phase content and strength of Cement. Hydration of Cement.