Civil engineering and Constructions
Engineering Materials for Buildings and Bridges
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Engineering Materials for Buildings and Bridges Course
Introduction:
Giving participants a thorough understanding of the characteristics of both established and novel building and bridge materials is the aim of this course. once the course has been completed.
Course Objectives:
Each participant should be able to:
- Make informed design decisions to select materials for enhancing the structural performance, serviceability, and durability of buildings and bridges
- Recognize and understand the engineering properties of materials used in the construction of bridges and buildings
- Select the appropriate material to achieve particular design goals
- Understand the advantages, disadvantages, and limitations of such materials
- Use such materials in optimal combination in hot and humid environments
- Recognize the governing standards, performance criteria, and laboratory and field tests for characterizing such materials
Who Should Attend?
Any civil engineer with an interest in learning about the modern methodology for control the construction quality and managing the construction execution on-site with an advanced technique. It is foreseen that individuals from the following backgrounds may attend:
- Construction engineers
- Maintenance Engineers
- Design structural engineers
- Supervision engineer
- Planners
- Each may make the best of the experience in his or her way.
Course Outlines:
- High-performance concrete
- Self-consolidating concrete
- Fiber-reinforced concrete
- Lightweight concrete
- Polymer modified concrete
- Sprayed concrete (shotcrete)
- Epoxy-coated steel reinforcement
- Galvanized steel reinforcement
- Emerging corrosion-resistant steel reinforcement
- Fiber-plastic reinforcement (FRP)
- Hybrid reinforcement new technology
- Specifications and standards for engineering materials
- Laboratory and field testing
- Smart materials and smart structures
- Novel materials and emerging applications
- Examples and case studies