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Civil Engineering Materials Course Guide

This document provides information on the Civil Engineering Materials course offered at a Polytechnic Ministry of Education in Malaysia. The course is designed to teach students about various construction materials used in civil engineering, including cement, aggregates, concrete, timber, bricks, steel, and building finishes. Over the course of 10 topics, students will learn about concrete mixture design, reinforced and pre-stressed concrete, properties of materials like timber and bricks, uses of steel and non-steel, and building elements and finishes. The course aims to explain properties of engineering materials, relate suitable materials to building components, and improve students' communication skills.

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Civil Engineering Materials Course Guide

This document provides information on the Civil Engineering Materials course offered at a Polytechnic Ministry of Education in Malaysia. The course is designed to teach students about various construction materials used in civil engineering, including cement, aggregates, concrete, timber, bricks, steel, and building finishes. Over the course of 10 topics, students will learn about concrete mixture design, reinforced and pre-stressed concrete, properties of materials like timber and bricks, uses of steel and non-steel, and building elements and finishes. The course aims to explain properties of engineering materials, relate suitable materials to building components, and improve students' communication skills.

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RESTRICTED DCC1023 Civil Engineering Materials

POLYTECHNICS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MALAYSIA

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

COURSE : DCC1023 CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS

CREDIT(S) :3

PRE REQUISITE(S) : NONE

SYNOPSIS

Civil Engineering Materials course is designed for comprehension of construction


materials in civil engineering. It will emphasizes on types and function of cement, the
function of aggregates in concrete, water, admixtures, properties of fresh and hardened
concrete, concrete mix design, and manufacturing concrete on site. This course also
focused on the properties of timber, types and characteristics of brick and concrete
block, steel and non-steel, the types and function of building finishes materials and the
introduction to building elements.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to;

1. explain the properties and behavior of different types of civil engineering


materials.(C2,PLO1)

2. relate suitable material for building elements and finishes. (C3,PLO2)

3. demonstrate good communication skills in oral presentation individually or in groups,


on assigned topics within a stipulated time frame.(A3,PLO6)

SUMMARY (LECTURE: TUTORIAL)

SST RTA

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1.0 CONCRETE MATERIALS AND MIXTURE (06:00)

This topic covers the compositions of concrete materials and mixture. It


also includes the relation of the concrete mix strength with the mixture ratios
and workability of wet concrete.

2.0 CONCRETE WORKS AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE (06:00)

This topic introduces the students to the preparing, transporting,


casting, placing, compacting and curing of concrete at the
construction site.

3.0 REINFORCED CONCRETE (03:00)

This topic deals with the characteristics of reinforced concrete


and the relationship between concrete and reinforcement.

4.0 PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE (03:00)

This topic covers the basic knowledge of the pre-stressed


concrete including the definition, principles, advantages,
manufacturing methods, types and uses of pre-stressed concrete in
construction work.

5.0 TIMBER (06:00)

This topic covers the basic knowledge on wood construction that includes
types and uses of local timber, types of defects and
effects on construction. Students will also learn about drying, preservation,
maintenance, methods of production of standard size timber and uses of
engineered woods.

6.0 BRICK (06:00)

This topic introduces the types and uses of bricks, parts of


bricks, types and uses of cut bricks. Student will also be exposed
to types of walls and their arrangement or orientation and types of
mortar joints.

7.0 STEEL (05:00)


This topic discusses the types and uses of iron steels and non iron
steels in steel structures.

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8.0 NON STEEL (03:00)

This topic introduces the students to glass, plastic, bitumen,


asphalt, paints, composite materials and their uses in construction.

9.0 BUILDING ELEMENTS (03:00)


This topic introduces the parts of building elements which consist of window,
door, wall, staircase and roof.

10.0 FINISHES (04:00)


This topic outlines the roles and function of finishes materials for flooring,
wall, ceiling and roofing.

DEPENDENT LEARNING COURSEWORK ASSESSMENT (03)

RTA – Recommended Time Allocation


SST – Suggested Sequence of Topics

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