Construction Management and Materials

  1. Cement, Aggregates, and Concrete
    1. Portland Cement
      1. Raw Materials and Manufacturing
        1. Limestone and Clay
          1. Kiln Operations
            1. Clinker Formation
              1. Grinding and Blending
              2. Chemical Composition
                1. Tricalcium Silicate
                  1. Dicalcium Silicate
                    1. Tricalcium Aluminate
                      1. Tetracalcium Aluminoferrite
                        1. Minor Compounds
                        2. Types of Portland Cement
                          1. Type I Ordinary Portland Cement
                            1. Type II Moderate Sulfate Resistance
                              1. Type III High Early Strength
                                1. Type IV Low Heat of Hydration
                                  1. Type V High Sulfate Resistance
                                  2. Hydration Process
                                    1. Initial Setting
                                      1. Final Setting
                                        1. Hardening Process
                                          1. Heat of Hydration
                                          2. Cement Testing
                                            1. Fineness Testing
                                              1. Setting Time Tests
                                                1. Soundness Testing
                                                  1. Compressive Strength Testing
                                                2. Supplementary Cementitious Materials
                                                  1. Fly Ash
                                                    1. Class C and Class F
                                                      1. Properties and Benefits
                                                      2. Silica Fume
                                                        1. Production and Properties
                                                          1. Applications in High-Performance Concrete
                                                          2. Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag
                                                            1. Properties and Reactivity
                                                              1. Durability Benefits
                                                              2. Natural Pozzolans
                                                                1. Volcanic Ash
                                                                  1. Calcined Clay
                                                                2. Aggregates
                                                                  1. Fine Aggregates
                                                                    1. Natural Sand
                                                                      1. Manufactured Sand
                                                                        1. Properties and Testing
                                                                        2. Coarse Aggregates
                                                                          1. Gravel
                                                                            1. Crushed Stone
                                                                              1. Recycled Aggregates
                                                                              2. Aggregate Properties
                                                                                1. Gradation and Sieve Analysis
                                                                                  1. Fineness Modulus
                                                                                    1. Shape and Texture
                                                                                      1. Specific Gravity and Absorption
                                                                                        1. Soundness and Durability
                                                                                        2. Aggregate Testing
                                                                                          1. Sieve Analysis
                                                                                            1. Specific Gravity Tests
                                                                                              1. Absorption Tests
                                                                                                1. Los Angeles Abrasion Test
                                                                                              2. Concrete Mix Design
                                                                                                1. Mix Design Methods
                                                                                                  1. ACI Method
                                                                                                    1. British Method
                                                                                                      1. Trial Mix Procedures
                                                                                                      2. Water-Cement Ratio
                                                                                                        1. Strength Relationship
                                                                                                          1. Durability Considerations
                                                                                                            1. Workability Effects
                                                                                                            2. Aggregate Proportioning
                                                                                                              1. Coarse Aggregate Content
                                                                                                                1. Fine Aggregate Content
                                                                                                                  1. Combined Gradation
                                                                                                                2. Chemical Admixtures
                                                                                                                  1. Water-Reducing Admixtures
                                                                                                                    1. Normal Range
                                                                                                                      1. Mid-Range
                                                                                                                        1. High-Range (Superplasticizers)
                                                                                                                        2. Set-Controlling Admixtures
                                                                                                                          1. Accelerating Admixtures
                                                                                                                            1. Retarding Admixtures
                                                                                                                            2. Air-Entraining Admixtures
                                                                                                                              1. Air Content Requirements
                                                                                                                                1. Freeze-Thaw Protection
                                                                                                                                2. Specialty Admixtures
                                                                                                                                  1. Corrosion Inhibitors
                                                                                                                                    1. Shrinkage-Reducing Admixtures
                                                                                                                                      1. Viscosity-Modifying Admixtures
                                                                                                                                    2. Fresh Concrete Properties
                                                                                                                                      1. Workability and Consistency
                                                                                                                                        1. Slump Test
                                                                                                                                          1. Flow Test
                                                                                                                                            1. Vebe Test
                                                                                                                                            2. Segregation and Bleeding
                                                                                                                                              1. Causes and Prevention
                                                                                                                                                1. Testing Methods
                                                                                                                                                2. Setting Time
                                                                                                                                                  1. Initial Set
                                                                                                                                                    1. Final Set
                                                                                                                                                      1. Factors Affecting Setting
                                                                                                                                                    2. Hardened Concrete Properties
                                                                                                                                                      1. Compressive Strength
                                                                                                                                                        1. Strength Development
                                                                                                                                                          1. Testing Procedures
                                                                                                                                                            1. Factors Affecting Strength
                                                                                                                                                            2. Tensile Strength
                                                                                                                                                              1. Direct Tension Test
                                                                                                                                                                1. Split Cylinder Test
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Flexural Strength Test
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Elastic Properties
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Modulus of Elasticity
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Poisson's Ratio
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Durability Properties
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Permeability
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Chloride Penetration Resistance
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Carbonation Resistance
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Freeze-Thaw Resistance
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Volume Changes
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Drying Shrinkage
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Autogenous Shrinkage
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Thermal Expansion
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Creep
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Concrete Production and Construction
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Batching Operations
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Batching Accuracy
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Batch Plant Types
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Quality Control
                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Mixing Procedures
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Central Mix Plants
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Transit Mix Operations
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Mixing Time Requirements
                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Transportation and Delivery
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Ready-Mix Trucks
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Pumping Systems
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Conveyor Systems
                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Placement Techniques
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Preparation of Subgrade
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Formwork Requirements
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Placement Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Consolidation Techniques
                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Finishing Operations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Screeding
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Floating
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Troweling
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Surface Texturing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Curing Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Water Curing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Membrane Curing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Steam Curing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Accelerated Curing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Special Concrete Types
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. High-Strength Concrete
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Mix Design Considerations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Material Requirements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Construction Practices
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. High-Performance Concrete
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Performance Criteria
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Durability Requirements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Lightweight Concrete
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Structural Lightweight
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Insulating Concrete
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Lightweight Aggregates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Mass Concrete
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Heat of Hydration Control
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Thermal Cracking Prevention
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Shotcrete
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Dry-Mix Process
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Wet-Mix Process
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Applications and Quality Control
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Self-Consolidating Concrete
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Workability Requirements
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Mix Design Principles
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Testing Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Steel Fibers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Synthetic Fibers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Natural Fibers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Design and Applications

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