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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 |
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CEE 6900: Advanced Topics in Concrete Durability (Spring 2009)
Key Dates/Assignments:
Lectures: Topic 1: Review—Portland Cement Composition; Cement Hydration and Microstructure of Hydrated Cement Paste; Supplementary Cementitious Materials Topic 2: Alkali-Silica Reaction Topic 3: External Sulfate Attack and Thaumasite Formation Topic 4: Internal Sulfate Attack—Late Age Ettringite Formation (SEF and DEF) Topic 5: Chemical Shrinkage, Self-Desiccation, Autogenous Shrinkage, and Internal Curing Topic 6: Plastic Shrinkage, Drying Shrinkage, and Creep Topic 79: Freeze-Thaw and Salt Scaling/Crystallization Topic 8: Corrosion of Steel in Concrete
Labs:
Lab 1: Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) Lab 1a—Physical Testing (ASTM C 1260/1567) Lab 1b—ESEM Imaging Lab 2: Secondary Ettringite Formation (SEF) Lab 2a—Physical Testing Lab 2b—ESEM Imaging Lab 3: Autogenous Shrinkage Lab 3a—Chemical Shrinkage (ASTM C 1608) Lab 3b—Autogenous Shrinkage Lab 3c—Shrinkage Mitigation via Internal Curing
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