HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE

Department of Civil Engineering

COURSE OUTLINE: Syllabus in Construction Materials and Testing (CONMATEST)

2nd Semester, SY 2018-2019

Holy Angel University VMs

Vision: To become a role-model catalyst for countryside development and one of the most influential, best-managed Catholic universities in the Asia-Pacific
region.

Mission: To offer accessible quality education that transforms students into persons of conscience, competence, and compassion.

School of Engineering and Architecture VMs

Vision

A center of excellence in engineering and architecture education imbued with Catholic mission and identity serving as a role-model catalyst for countryside
development

Mission

The School shall provide accessible quality engineering and architecture education leading to highly competent professional; continually contribute to the
advancement of knowledge and technology through research activities; and support countryside development through environmental preservation and community
involvement.

Institutional Student Learning Outcomes (ISLOs)

1. Show effective communication

2. Demonstrate appropriate value and sound ethical reasoning
3. Apply critical and creative thinking
4. Utilize civic and global learning
5. Use applied and collaborative learning
6. Employ aesthetic engagement
7. Show Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

Within a few years after graduation, graduates of our Engineering programs are expected to have:

1. Demonstrated technical competence, including design and problem-solving skills, as evidenced by:
• the sound technical designs and systems that conform with existing laws and ethical standards they produced
• the recognition and certification they received for exemplary achievement

2. Shown a commitment to life-long learning as evidenced by:

• the graduate degrees or further studies they pursue
• the professional certifications which are locally and internationally recognized they possess
• the knowledge and skills on recent technological advances in the field they continuously acquire

3. Exhibited success in their chosen profession evidenced by:

• the key level positions they hold or promotions they get in their workplace
• the good track record they possess
• the professional visibility (e.g., publications, presentations, patents, inventions, awards, etc.)
• they are involved with international activities (e.g., participation in international conferences, collaborative research, employment abroad, etc.) they are
engaged with
• the entrepreneurial activities they undertake

4. Manifested faithful stewardship as evidenced by:

• their participation in University-based community extension initiatives as alumni
• their contribution to innovations/ inventions for environmental promotion and preservation, and cultural integration
• their engagement in advocacies and volunteer works for the upliftment of the quality of life and human dignity especially the marginalized
Relationship of the Program Educational Objectives to the Mission of the School of Engineering & Architecture:
Civil Engineering Program Educational Objectives (PEOs): Mission
The School shall provide The School shall continually The School shall support
Within a few years after graduation, the graduates of the Civil accessible quality contribute to the countryside development
Engineering program should have: engineering and advancement of knowledge through environmental
architecture education and technology through preservation and community
leading to high professional research activities. involvement.
competence.
1. Demonstrated professional competence, including design and
problem solving skills as evidenced by:
• the sound technical designs and systems that conform with
existing laws and ethical standards they produced ✓ ✓ ✓
• the recognition and certification they received for exemplary
achievement
•
2. Shown a commitment to life-long learning evidenced by:
• the graduate degrees or further studies they pursue
• the professional certifications which are locally and
✓ ✓ ✓
internationally recognized they possess
• the knowledge and skills on recent technological advances
in the field they continuously acquire
3. Exhibited success in their chosen profession evidenced by:
• the key level positions they hold or promotions they get in
their workplace
• the good track record they possess
• the professional visibility (e.g., publications, presentations,
✓ ✓ ✓
patents, inventions, awards, etc.)
• they are involved with international activities (e.g.,
participation in international conferences, collaborative
research, employment abroad, etc.) they are engaged with
• the entrepreneurial activities they undertake
4. Manifested faithful stewardship evidenced by: ✓ ✓ ✓
 • their participation in University-based community extension
initiatives as alumni
• their contribution to innovations/ inventions for
environmental promotion and preservation, and cultural
integration
• their engagement in advocacies and volunteer works for the
upliftment of the quality of life and human dignity especially
the marginalized

Relationship of the Institutional Student Learning Outcomes to the Program Educational Objectives:
PEO 1 PEO 2 PEO 3 PEO 4
ISLO1: Show effective communication ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
ISLO2: Demonstrate appropriate value and sound ethical reasoning ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
ISLO3: Apply critical and creative thinking ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
ISLO4: Utilize civic and global learning ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
ISLO5: Use applied and collaborative learning ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
ISLO6: Employ aesthetic engagement ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
ISLO7: Show Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Engineering Program Outcomes (POs)
After finishing the program students will be able to:

a. Apply knowledge of mathematics, physical sciences, and engineering sciences to the practice of Engineering.
b. Design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
c. Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical,
health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability, in accordance with standards.
d. Function on multidisciplinary teams.
e. Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.
f. Have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
g. Demonstrate and master the ability to listen, comprehend, speak, write and convey ideas clearly and effectively, in person and through electronic media to
all audiences.
h. Have broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.
i. Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning and to keep current of the development in the field.
j. Have knowledge of contemporary issues.
k. Use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
l. Have knowledge and understanding of engineering and management principles as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in
multidisciplinary environments.
m. Acquire at least one specialized field of civil engineering practice.
n. Engage in service-learning program for the promotion and preservation to local culture and tradition as well as to the community.

Relationship of the Engineering Program Outcomes to the Program Educational Objectives:

PEO 1 PEO 2 PEO 3 PEO 4

a. Apply knowledge of mathematics, physical sciences, and engineering sciences to the practice of
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Engineering.

b. Design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

c. Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as
economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
sustainability, in accordance with standards.

d. Function on multidisciplinary teams. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

e. Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

f. Have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

g. Demonstrate and master the ability to listen, comprehend, speak, write and convey ideas clearly
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
and effectively, in person and through electronic media to all audiences.

h. Have broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global,
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
economic, environmental, and societal context.

i. Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning and to keep current of the
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
development in the field.

j. Have knowledge of contemporary issues. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

k. Use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

l. Have knowledge and understanding of engineering and management principles as a member and
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
 m. Acquire at least one specialized field of civil engineering practice. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

n. Engage in service-learning program for the promotion and preservation to local culture and tradition
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
as well as to the community.

Course Outcomes (COs)

1. Analyze problems in different civil engineering subjects.

2. Formulate solutions in answering civil engineering problems
3. Prepare strategic methods in dealing with difficult problems solutions l.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m
CO1. Understand the range of various materials for civil engineering
projects, relevant properties of common construction materials; and
I
applicable local, international and foreign standards on materials and
materials testing;
CO2. Perform measuring, testing and evaluating the results; D
CO3. Test, measure, evaluate the best use of building and construction
D
materials
CO4. Explore new resources that can substitute conventional materials
E
used in the Civil Engineering discipline.

I. Course Description : The course deals with the physical properties of common construction materials primarily metals, plastics, wood, concrete,
coarse and fine aggregates, asphalt and synthetic materials; examination of material properties with respect to design and
use of end product, design and control of aggregates, concrete and asphalt mixtures, principle of testing; characteristics of
test; properties of materials and materials testing equipment.

II. Course Credit : 2 Units

III. Prerequisite : MECHDEF-CE

IV. Requirements Recitation

Laboratory Experiments/Reports
Portfolio
Presentations
Learning Outline

Week/ Core values Methodology Evaluation/ Learning

Learning output Students output Topics
Hours Sub values Assessment
At the end of course or ✓ Recitation Class Orientation / Christ- ➢ Lecture by the ✓ Recitation rubric
1-2 topic the student will be ✓ Assignment Syllabus Presentation centeredness teacher ✓ Assignment rubric
4 hours able to: ✓ Plate ➢ Class discussion
✓ Seatwork 1. Introduction to Excellence conducted by
➢ Know the importance of Construction teacher.
construction material Materials and Indicators: ➢ Oral questioning by
testing. Testing Accuracy, the teacher.
Innovative, and ➢ Power point
➢ Identify the uses of 2. Familiarization with Analytical, presentation
different material testing apparatus &
apparatus and equipment. equipment used in Integrity
testing of
materials. Indicators:
Accountability,
Transparency
and
Honesty

Community:

Indicators:
Respect for
Human
Dignity/Life, and
Care

Societal
responsibility

Indicators:
Compassion and
Involvement
 ➢ Know the properties of ✓ Recitation 3. General Properties Christ- ➢ Lecture by the ✓ Recitation rubric
3-5 different construction ✓ Assignment of Materials centeredness teacher ✓ Assignment rubric
6 hours materials. ✓ Plate ➢ Class discussion
✓ Seatwork 4. Specific Weight, Excellence conducted by
➢ Identify/evaluate/calculate Water Absorption, teacher.
the specific weight, water Abrasion, Density, Indicators: ➢ Oral questioning by
absorption, abrasion, and Uniformity of Accuracy, the teacher.
density, and uniformity of Aggregates Innovative, and ➢ Video or power point
aggregates of different Analytical, presentation
construction materials.
Integrity

Indicators:
Accountability,
Transparency
and
Honesty

Community:

Indicators:
Respect for
Human
Dignity/Life, and
Care

Societal
responsibility

Indicators:
Compassion and
Involvement
 ➢ Know how to prepare and ✓ Recitation 5. Preparation and Christ- ➢ Lecture by the ✓ Recitation rubric
6-7 cure concrete test ✓ Assignment Curing of Concrete centeredness teacher ✓ Assignment rubric
4 hours specimens. ✓ Plate test Specimens ➢ Class discussion
✓ Seatwork Excellence conducted by
➢ Create concrete test 6. Determination of teacher.
specimens. Setting Time of Indicators: ➢ Oral questioning by
Hydraulic Cement Accuracy, the teacher.
➢ Determine the setting time Innovative, and ➢ Video or power point
of hydraulic cement. Analytical, presentation

Integrity

Indicators:
Accountability,
Transparency
and
Honesty

Community:

Indicators:
Respect for
Human
Dignity/Life, and
Care

Societal
responsibility

Indicators:
Compassion and
Involvement
 ➢ Know how to use the ✓ Recitation 7. Familiarization Christ- ➢ Lecture by the ✓ Recitation rubric
8-9 universal testing machine. ✓ Assignment with the parts and centeredness teacher ✓ Assignment rubric
4 hours ✓ Plate functions of the ➢ Class discussion
✓ Seatwork Universal testing Excellence conducted by
✓ Exam machine teacher.
Indicators: ➢ Oral questioning by
8. MIDTERM EXAM Accuracy, the teacher.
Innovative, and ➢ Video or power point
Analytical, presentation

Integrity

Indicators:
Accountability,
Transparency
and
Honesty

Community:

Indicators:
Respect for
Human
Dignity/Life, and
Care

Societal
responsibility

Indicators:
Compassion and
Involvement
 ➢ Determine the different ✓ Recitation 9. Testing of Wood Christ- ➢ Lecture by the ✓ Recitation rubric
10-12 types of wood. ✓ Assignment 9.1. Samples of centeredness teacher ✓ Assignment rubric
6 hours ✓ Plate Bending ➢ Class discussion
➢ Know the different test for ✓ Seatwork 9.2. Compression Excellence conducted by
wood. 9.3. Shear teacher.
9.4. Tension Indicators: ➢ Oral questioning by
➢ Determine the 9.5. Water Accuracy, the teacher.
compressive strength of Content Innovative, and ➢ Video or power point
CHB. Analytical, presentation
10. Determine the
➢ Design the materials to be Compressive Integrity
used on construction for Strength of
wood and CHB. Concrete Hollow Indicators:
Blocks Accountability,
Transparency
and
Honesty

Community:

Indicators:
Respect for
Human
Dignity/Life, and
Care

Societal
responsibility

Indicators:
Compassion and
Involvement
 ➢ Determine the setting time ✓ Recitation 11. Determining the Christ- ➢ Lecture by the ✓ Recitation rubric
13-15 of Portland cement. ✓ Assignment time of Setting of centeredness teacher ✓ Assignment rubric
6 hours ✓ Plate Portland Cement ➢ Class discussion
➢ Know how to test the ✓ Seatwork Excellence conducted by
tensile strength of steel 12. Testing the Tensile teacher.
bar. Strength of Steel Indicators: ➢ Oral questioning by
Bars Accuracy, the teacher.
➢ Determine the tensile Innovative, and ➢ Video or power point
strength of steel bar. Analytical, presentation

➢ Design the materials to be Integrity

used on construction for
reinforcing steel bar and Indicators:
other application of it. Accountability,
Transparency
and
Honesty

Community:

Indicators:
Respect for
Human
Dignity/Life, and
Care

Societal
responsibility

Indicators:
Compassion and
Involvement
 ➢ Do field test of ✓ Recitation 13. Field Tests of Christ- ➢ Lecture by the ✓ Recitation rubric
16-18 construction materials. ✓ Assignment Construction centeredness teacher ✓ Assignment rubric
6 hours ✓ Plate Materials ➢ Class discussion
✓ Seatwork Excellence conducted by
✓ Exam 14. FINAL EXAM teacher.
Indicators: ➢ Oral questioning by
Accuracy, the teacher.
Innovative, and ➢ Video or power point
Analytical, presentation

Integrity

Indicators:
Accountability,
Transparency
and
Honesty

Community:

Indicators:
Respect for
Human
Dignity/Life, and
Care

Societal
responsibility

Indicators:
Compassion and
Involvement
References:
Askeland, Donald R. (2016) The Science and engineering of materials.Published by Cengage Learning, Australia
Smith, William F.(2011) Foundations of materials science and engineering Published by McGraw-Hill, Singapore
Spence, William P.(2006) Construction materials, methods, and techniques Published by Thomson, Australia
Callister, William D (2007) Materials science and engineering : an introduction Published by John Wiley, New York
Askeland, Donald R.(2014) Essentials of materials science and engineering Published by Cengage Learning, Australia
Bruce, R Gregg (2004) Modern materials and manufacturing processes Published by Pearson Education, New Jersey
Annual book of ASTM standards 2003 Published by ASTM, West Conshohocken
Budinski, Kenneth G.(2010) Engineering materials : properties and selection Published by Prentice Hall, New Jersey

Online references:
http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/doing_business/accreditation/mat_test_lab/index.htm

Expectations from Students

Students are held responsible for meeting the standards of performance established for each course. Their performance and compliance with other course
requirements are the bases for passing or failing in each course, subject to the rules of the University. The students are expected to take all examinations on the
date scheduled, read the assigned topics prior to class, submit and comply with all the requirements of the subject as scheduled, attend each class on time and
participate actively in the discussions.

Furthermore, assignments such as reports, reaction papers and the like shall be submitted on the set deadline as scheduled by the faculty. Extension of submission
is approved for students with valid reasons like death in the family, hospitalization and other unforeseen events. Hence, certificates are needed for official
documentation. Students assigned by the University in extracurricular activities (Choral, Dance Troupe and Athletes) are excused from attending the class, however,
said students are not excused from classroom activities that coincide the said University activities. Special quiz is given to students with valid reasons like death
in the family, hospitalization and other unforeseen events. Hence, certificates are needed for official documentation. Likewise, special major examination is given to
students with the same reasons above. Attendance shall be checked every meeting. Students shall be expected to be punctual in their classes. And observance
of classroom decorum is hereby required as prescribed by student’s handbook.
Academic Integrity

It is the mission of the University to train its students in the highest levels of professionalism and integrity. In support of this, academic integrity is highly valued and
violations are considered serious offenses. Examples of violations of academic integrity include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Plagiarism – using ideas, data or language of another without specific or proper acknowledgment. Example: Copying text from the Web site without quoting or
properly citing the page URL, using crib sheet during examination. For a clear description of what constitutes plagiarism as well as strategies for avoiding it, students
may refer to the Writing Tutorial Services web site at Indiana University using the following link: http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamhlets.shtml. For citation styles,
students may refer to http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/apa4b.htm.
2. Cheating – using or attempting to use unauthorized assistance, materials, or study aids during examination or other academic work. Examples: using a cheat
sheet in a quiz or exam, altering a grade exam and resubmitting it for a better grade.
3. Fabrication – submitting contrived or improperly altered information in any academic requirements. Examples: making up data for a research project, changing
data to bias its interpretation, citing nonexistent articles, contriving sources.
(Reference: Code of Academic Integrity and Charter of the Student Disciplinary System of the University of Pennsylvania at
http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/osl/acadint.html).

Policy on Absences

1. Students should not incur absences of more than 20% of the required total number of class and laboratory periods in a given semester.
1.1. The maximum absences allowed per semester are:
For subjects held 1x a week, a maximum of 3 absences;
For subjects held 2x a week, a maximum of 7 absences; and
For subjects held 3x a week, a maximum of 10 absences.
2. A student who incurs more than the allowed number of absences in any subject shall be given a mark of “FA” as his final rating for the semester,
regardless of his performance in the class.
3. Attendance is counted from the first official day of regular classes regardless of the date of enrolment.

Other Policies

• Departmentalized when it comes to major exams such as Midterms and Finals.

• Quizzes will be given at least after the discussion of every chapter.
• Drills, Exercises, Seat works, Projects, Recitation/Role playing will be given to the students and will be graded as part of class standing.
• Homework Policy will be given at the discretion of the faculty and will be graded as part of class standing.
Grading System (Campus ++):

Class Standing: 60%

Recitation
Assignment
Journal Article Critique Paper
Progress report
Research Proposal
Major Exams: 40%

Prepared by:

Engr. Joselton M. Baking

Reviewed by:

Engr. Martell Presco (OBE Facilitator)

Engr. Renato S. David, MSCE

(CE CHAIR)

Certified by:

Dr. Bonifacio V. Ramos

Library Director

Approved by:

Dr. Jay Jack Manzano

Dean, SEA