SUSTAINABILITY|FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES|ADVANCED CONCRETE|ADVANCED STEEL|ADVANCED WOOD

The overall aim of the module is to provide students with detailed knowledge on advanced construction and building materials used in civil infrastructure, such...

Advanced Civil Engineering Materials (CEGE0057)

The overall aim of the module is to provide students with detailed knowledge on advanced construction and building materials used in civil infrastructure, such as sustainability of materials, mechanisms of fracture and failure, fibre reinforced composites, advanced concrete, advanced steel, and advanced engineered wood products. The composition, characteristics, properties and performance of these materials will be introduced in detail, and their availability, cost and their use in civil engineering will be discussed as well, based on which the students will develop the ability to make professional decisions about materials selection for civil engineering design within a practical context.

Learning Outcomes

Describe the chemical composition and structure of different advanced civil engineering materials
	Discuss their physical and mechanical properties, and durability
	Explain their performance under different loading and environmental conditions
	Analyse their availability, cost and embodied energy
	Identify their manufacture, products and applications in civil infrastructure
	Explain the materials selection process for civil engineering industry
	Discuss how to make appropriate decisions about materials selection for civil engineering design
Reading List:

Marios Soutsos, Peter Domone (2018) Construction Materials - Their Nature and Behaviour, 5th ed, CRC Press
	Hwai Chung Wu (2006) Advanced Civil Infrastructure Materials: Science, Mechanics and Applications, 1st ed, CRC Press
	Edward G. Nawy (2008) Concrete Construction Engineering Handbook, 2nd ed, CRC Press
	Fernando Pacheco-Torgal, Joao Labrincha, C. Leonelli, A. Palomo, P. Chindaprasit (2014) Handbook of Alkali-Activated Cements, Mortars and Concretes, 1st ed, Woodhead Publishing
	Ahmed Loukili (2011) Self-Compacting Concrete, 1st ed, ISTE Ltd