Course Outline: Construction Materials

Lecturer: Eng-Osman A.
Course Description
This course is designed in order to obtain the basic knowledge of construction materials; Mechanical
properties of construction materials: nature and performance of materials under load; Cementing
materials: production and use of lime, gypsum and cement; Types and properties of cement; Mortar;
Concrete: concrete making materials, mix design, fresh and hardened concrete properties, curing.
Course Objectives At the end of this course students will be able to:

 Select appropriate construction materials for the proposed work.

 Define and identify the property of materials for construction under different conditions.
 Know the production process of some construction materials.
Course Contents

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Classification of Construction Materials
1.2 Properties of Materials
1.3 Tests for Mechanical Properties
2. BUILDING STONE
2.1 Classification of Stone
2.2 Properties of Different Stones
2.3 Production of Stone
2.4 Building-Stone Requirements
2.5 Common Stones for Construction Purpose
2.6 Tests on Building Stone
3. BRICKS
3.1 Raw materials
3.2 Manufacture of Brick
3.3 Brick kilns
3.4 Types of Bricks
3.5 Tests and classification of Bricks

4. CEMENTING MATERIALS
4.1 Lime
4.2 Gypsum Plasters
4.3 Portland cement
5. MORTAR
5.1 Definition and use
5.2 Mortar mixes
5.3 Properties of mortar
6. CONCRETE
6.1 Concrete Making Materials
6.2 Fresh Concrete
6.3 Hardened Concrete