Z`Learning Objectives:

Lecture Theoretical Technical1 None2: Overview Be able to describe the

distinctions between stiffness, yield strength and ultimate strength and their importance in civil engineering.

Be able to describe the common material testing techniques and identify their purposes.

Be able to estimate the self-weight of materials commonly used in civil engineering and construction.

3: Concrete Tech Overview Differentiate concretesExplain properties of concrete

Formulate a concreteControl formulation to target a strength of a fresh behavior

4: Concrete Tech 1 N/A5: Concrete Tech 2 N/A6: Material Chem. 1 Material Classes

Processing-Structure-Property Relationships.Properties, Cost and Other Attributes of Materials.Composite Materials

7: Material Chem. 2 Periodic Table.Structure of Atoms, Orbitals and Energy Levels.Influence of Bond type on Material Properties.Atomic Bonding Types, Covalent, Ionic and Metallic.

Calculate the force necessary to separate two atoms.- Estimate melting temperature.- Derive Elastic Moduli.- Derive the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion.

8: Material Chem. 3 Influence of Crystal Structure on Material Properties.Crystal Systems.- Cubic and Hexagonal Structures- Close Packing of Spheres- Typical Metallic, Ionic and Covalent Structures

Calculate Density.- Calculate Elastic Moduli

9: Steel Tech 1 Describe the manufacturing of structural steel with particular reference to the removal of oxygen and carbon; different iron-carbon forms; the production of steel products and the effects of cold working during rolling.Describe the basic mechanical properties of structural steel commonly employed in construction.Describe the effective use of structural steel in the form ofcolumns and beams, and their application in bridges and in low-rise and high-rise buildings.Describe the common forms of

bolted and weldedconnections in construction.Describe the common techniques used in the protection ofstructural steel from corrosion.

10: Material Chem. 4 Glasses.Polymers.Influence of polymer structure and chemistry on properties.Defects in Crystals

11: Material Chem. 5 Free Energy.Mixing and Solid Solutions.Solubility.Phase Separation and Two Phase Systems.Eutectic and Other Invariant Reactions

Use of Phase Diagrams.Use of Common Tangents Line, Lever - Rule, Tie Bars, Gibbs Phase Rule.

12: Material Chem. 6 Microstructural Development from the Melt.Grains, Grain Growth.Precipitation.Fe – C Phase Diagram.Steel, Cast iron, Alloy Steels and Stainless Steels.Non-equilibrium Cooling and Phases.

13: Steel Tech 2 N/A14: Steel Tech 3 N/A15: Stress Strain Concept of stress and strain

16: Stress Strain 2 Plane stress and strainMohr’s circle for plane stress

17: Stress Strain 3 Composite materials

18: Stress Strain 4 Material failure19: Timber Tech Describe the morphology of a tree

trunk and the classification of timber in the context of engineering and construction.Describe the common timber products in engineering and construction and identify their merits and limitations.Describe how the engineering (particularly structural strength) properties of timber is determined in practice.Identify natural threats to the durability of timber and identify suitable measures to achieve durability targets.

20: Guest Lec, Galvanizing What is corrosion?2. Cost of corrosion in Australia3. The corrosion process4. How do we design for corrosion?5. Methods for protecting againstcorrosion

6. Hot dip galvanizing and the HDGprocess7. Design for HDG to maximisedurability and safety8. The HDG standard9. Case studies from aroundAustralia

21: Masonry Tech Describe the common types of masonry units and their manufacturing.Describe the typical composition of masonry mortar and the role of cement, sand, lime, water and masonry accessories.Describe the common prism tests and bond wrench tests for quality control purposes and explain the relationships between the various strength parameters.Describe vertical and horizontal bending and shear actions in masonry walls and problems associated with masonry walls interacting with the adjacent structures.

22: Sustainable Tech N/A23: Cold Steel Tech N/A