Ben Mohr, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Tennessee Tech University

Box 5015, 1020 Stadium Drive

Cookeville, TN 38505-0001

Phone: 931-372-3546

Fax: 931-372-6239

CEE 6300: Multi-Scale Analysis of Concrete (every Fall)

 

Syllabus

 

Lectures:

Topic 1: Introduction

Topic 2: History of Cement and Concrete

Topic 3: Cement Manufacturing

Topic 4: Cement Composition and Specifications

Topic 5: Cement Hydration and Microstructure of Hydrated Cement Paste

Topic 6: Specialty and Non-Portland Cements

Topic 7: Supplementary Cementitious Materials

Topic 8: Chemical Admixtures

Topic 9: Aggregates

Topic 10: Mix Design

Topic 11: Fresh Concrete Properties

Topic 12: Construction Practices

Topic 13: Hardened Concrete Properties

Topic 14: Shrinkage and Creep

Topic 15: Chemical and Physical Durability

Topic 16: Special Applications—Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC)

Topic 17: Special Applications—High Performance Concrete (HPC)

Topic 18: Special Applications—Lightweight Concrete (LWC)

Topic 19: Special Applications—Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC)

 

 

Labs:

Lab 1—Image Analysis

Lab 2—Computer Modeling and Simulation

Lab 3—Chemical Shrinkage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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