Module Details
| Module Code: |
CIVL6018 |
| Title: |
Civil Engineering Materials
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Long Title:
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Civil Engineering Materials
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| NFQ Level: |
Fundamental |
| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2019/20 ( September 2019 ) |
| Field of Study: |
5822 - Civil Engineering
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| Module Description: |
The learner who completes this module will have a knowledge of the engineering properties of materials including concrete, metals, timber and bitumen. This module has two aspects - laboratory experiments and evaluation by assessment
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| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
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Learning Outcome Description |
| LO1 |
Carry out standard tests on concrete and its constituent materials |
| LO2 |
Write reports and have the ability to work as a member of a team |
| LO3 |
Describe the properties of civil engineering materials |
| LO4 |
Evaluate the properties of materials |
| Dependencies |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
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| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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| No requirements listed |
| Indicative Content |
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Cements
Portland cements, composite and combination cements, cement standard I.S. EN 197, cement tests to I.S. EN 196
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Aggregates
Characteristics and sources, size and grading, quality requirements to I.S. EN 12620
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Concrete Mixes
Proportions by volume and weight in concrete mixes. Water/cement and cement/aggregate ratios. Nominal, standard and design mixes
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Fresh concrete
Consistence, segregation and bleeding, batching, transportation, placing and compaction
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Admixtures
Types of admixtures, actions and interactions, effects on concrete properties, standards
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Hardened concrete
Strength, durability, quality control, statistical methods
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Special concretes
Self-compacting concrete, underwater concrete, sprayed concrete, mass concrete, pumped concrete, high strength concrete
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Metals
ferrous and non-ferrous metals, mechanical properties, corrosion
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Timber
Growth, characteristics, seasoning, defects, preservation and stress grading
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Bituminous materials
Bitumen properties, bituminous road materials
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Laboratory tests
Aggregate sampling, sieve analysis of aggregates, consistence of fresh concrete, compressive /tensile strength of concrete
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Module Content & Assessment
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Coursework | 30.00% |
| End of Module Formal Examination | 70.00% |
Assessments
| End of Module Formal Examination |
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| Reassessment Requirement |
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.
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The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lecture |
Contact |
Delivery of module content |
Every Week |
2.50 |
2.5 |
| Lab |
Contact |
Laboratory tests on concrete & aggregates |
Every Second Week |
0.75 |
1.5 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
Revision of lecture material |
Every Week |
3.75 |
3.75 |
| Total Hours |
7.75 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.25 |
| Workload: Part Time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lecture |
Contact |
Delivery of module content |
Every Week |
1.50 |
1.5 |
| Lab |
Contact |
Laboratory tests on concrete & aggregates |
Every Second Week |
0.75 |
1.5 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
Independent directed learning of module content |
Every Week |
2.25 |
2.25 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
Revision of lecture material |
Every Week |
2.50 |
2.5 |
| Total Hours |
7.75 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
2.25 |
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Module Resources
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| Recommended Book Resources |
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M. Clara Gonçalves and Fernanda Margarido. (2015), Materials for Construction and Civil Engineering: Science,, Springer, London, [ISBN: 97833190836].
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Crook, R. N. and Day, R.. (2016), GCG 8 Concrete practice: guidance on the practical aspects of concreting, 4th. The Concrete Society, UK, [ISBN: 9781904482901].
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A. M. Neville, J. J. Brooks. (1993), Concrete Technology, Longman, [ISBN: 0582988594].
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Teychenné, D. C., Franklin, R. E., and Erntroy, H. C.. Design of Normal Concrete Mixes, BRE, [ISBN: 9781860811722].
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A. M. Neville. (2012), Properties of Concrete, 5th. Prentice Hall, [ISBN: 9780582230705].
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Neil Jackson and Ravindra K. Dhir. Civil Engineering Materials, [ISBN: 0-333-63683-X].
| | Recommended Article/Paper Resources |
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The Institution of Structural Engineers. (2016), No.07. Traditional structural materials,
| | Other Resources |
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Guidance Document:, The Concrete Society. (2015), Concrete on Site, UK,
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Website, website,
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