Subject Code: CE2L003 Subject Name: Introduction to Civil Engineering and Construction Materials L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit:  3
Pre-requisite(s): None
Introduction to Civil Engineering; Major Divisions; Civil Engineering Infrastructures; Ethics in Civil Engineering; Properties of construction material and their evaluation; test methods and specifications; Cement – chemical composition, properties such as setting, strength, fineness, hydration; Aggregates – sources, properties, chemical reactivity; Concrete - constituents, proportioning, properties in fresh and hardened state, characteristic strength, quality control, transportation and placing, testing, porosity; Admixtures – chemical, mineral; Steel – properties, types of steel, steel in civil engineering; Bricks – manufacture, properties and classification; masonry bonds; Wood - Structure, defects & preservation; Paints, New materials – Fibre reinforced plastics (FRPs), epoxy-coated bars, Geo-synthetics etc., Construction methodologies and equipment.

Text/Reference Books:
  1. Taylor G.D.Materials of Construction, Prentice Hall.
  2. Mehta P.K. and Montiero, P.M.J., Concrete – Material, Microstructure and Properties, Tata Mcgraw Hill.
  3. Gambhir, M.L., Concrete Technology, Tata Mcgraw Hill.
  4. Neville, A.M. and Brooks, J.J., Concrete Technology, ELBS/Longman.
  5. Neville, A.M., Properties of Concrete, 4th Edition, ELBS/Longman.
  6. Dayaratnam, P. Brick and Reinforced Brick Structures, Oxford and IBH.
  7. Ghose D.N.Construction Materials, Tata Mcgraw Hill.
  8. Relevant IS codes for testing and specifications.