Course books:
Mario COLLEPARDI, Silvia COLLEPARDI, Roberto TROLI - Il Nuovo Calcestruzzo – V
Edizione - Ed. Tintoretto.
Franco PRATESI - Microstruttura e proprietà meccaniche degli acciai – Aracne Editrice
S.r.l.
Learning Objectives
Prerequisites
Chemistry and physics basic knowledge.
Teaching Methods
The course is held with lectures.
Further information
Type of Assessment
The evaluation of the student consists in an oral exam. For each exam date, the sheduling is defined according to the reservation order (the student chooses between the available dates according to the registration order). Topics developed in class are proposed during the exam and the student must demonstrate a basic knowledge of the topics and be able to correlate the structure, properties and production processes of materials.
Course program
Binder materials.
Lime, gypsum, Portland cement. pozzolanic cement, special hydraulic cements; hidratation of binders.
Mechanical properties of binders. Classification and nomenclature.
Concrete. Concrete materials, aggregates and admixtures.
Concrete deterioration and corrosion of embedded steel.
Mechanical properties of concrete. Mix design of concrete.
Steels and cast iron. Mechanical properties of steels. Heat treatments of steels.
classification and designation of steels.
Grey cast iron, white cast iron, malleable cast iron, ductile cast iron.