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CE 241 Advanced Concrete Technology

CE 241 is an advanced concrete technology course taught by Professor Paulo Monteiro. The course covers topics such as the structure and properties of concrete, factors that influence concrete strength, durability issues like corrosion and chemical attacks, special concretes like high-performance and self-consolidating concrete, and non-destructive testing methods. The goal is to provide an understanding of how the microstructure of concrete controls its macroscopic properties and long-term performance of concrete structures. Evaluation is based on homework, a paper, presentation, midterm, and final exam.

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CE 241 Advanced Concrete Technology

CE 241 is an advanced concrete technology course taught by Professor Paulo Monteiro. The course covers topics such as the structure and properties of concrete, factors that influence concrete strength, durability issues like corrosion and chemical attacks, special concretes like high-performance and self-consolidating concrete, and non-destructive testing methods. The goal is to provide an understanding of how the microstructure of concrete controls its macroscopic properties and long-term performance of concrete structures. Evaluation is based on homework, a paper, presentation, midterm, and final exam.

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CE 241

Advanced Concrete
Technology

CE 241
Advanced Concrete Technology

Instructor: Paulo J.M. Monteiro


725 Davis Hall
Office hours: Monday 1-2 pm, Tu Th 10-11 am at 725 Davis Hall
Email: [email protected]
Grade: 10% HW + 20 % paper + 10% Presentation + 20% Midterm + 40% Final

Reading
Textbook: Concrete: Structure,
Properties and Materials by Mehta
and Monteiro, Forth Edition,
McGraw-Hill , 2014.
CE 241 web site:
http://www.ce.berkeley.edu/
~paulmont/CE241.htm

Why a concrete technology


course?
Paradigm change: More money is
being spent in repairing structures
than in new structures.
15% of 500,000 bridges in distress
~ 200 billion to repair
204 dams with AAR

Need for materials


New materials that you should
specify: green concrete, type of
cement, recycled aggregates, highstrength concrete, low-heat
generation concrete

New criteria
Low-shrinkage
Crack Free
Maximum temperature rise
Architectural concrete
Environmental Impact

Importance
The present consumption of
concrete in the world is of the
order of 33 billion tonnes every
year.
Humans consume no material,
except water, in such tremendous
quantities

TWO MAJOR CHALLENGES


Challenge I: Environmental Impact.
World demand/year
33 billion ton of concrete
3.7 billion ton of cement
2.7 billion ton of water
27 billion ton of aggregate

Consequences (1)
3.7 billion ton of cement
Generates 1.5 billion
ton of CO2
Responsible for 5-7%
CO2 production in
the world

Problem!

Business as usual is
not an option!

Challenges
Challenge II: Long-term durability
Civil Infrastructure quickly
deteriorating
March 17,
2008,
I-95 in
Philadelphia

Major deterioration
Corrosion of reinforced concrete
Sulfate attack
Alkali silica reaction
Hot and cold weather

Consequences
Of the 597,340 bridges in this
country, 73,784, or about
12.4 percent, are structurally
deficient.

Grading of the Report


Organization
Table of Contents, Page No., Tables, Figures, References (5)
Scope
Significance, relation to other topics in concrete course (10)
Depth
Coverage of the state of the art (20)
Conclusion
Conclusive remarks, recommendations (10)
Bibliography
Adequate references (quantity, quality) (5)

Format
First page:
Name
Title of the Report
Date
Be neat

Table of contents
Be comprehensive

Abstract
A summary of the material you
covered.

Introduction
Describe:
Why you select this topic
(importance)
What you are going to cover
What you are not going to cover
Keep it interesting

Main text
Plagiarism will not be tolerated
Quote text and figures properly
Be logical (dont jump around)
Its excellent if you find a
controversy
Dont be afraid of express your
opinion, but always justify it

Conclusions
Dont do it in the last minute.
Most readers will only read the
abstract and conclusions.

References
At least 10 refereed journal papers.
The web can be used but with great
care.
Be careful to provide the complete
reference information

Major Journals
Cement and Concrete Research
American Concrete Institute
Magazine of Concrete
ASCE Materials Journal
Journal of Materials and Structures
(RILEM)
American Ceramics Society

Structure and properties


of hydrated cement paste
Objectives:
Learn how the
microstructure controls the
properties of concrete.
Identify the main crystals
present in concrete

Transition zone
in concrete
Objectives:
Reinforce the concept that
concrete is not a
homogeneous material.
Show that the zone
between the aggregate and
the cement paste is the
weak link of concrete
affecting many of its
properties.

Factors influencing the


strength
Objectives:
Review the main parameters controlling the strength
development of concrete structures.

Concrete strength under


various stress states

Elastic behavior

Creep and drying


shrinkage
Objectives:
To study the mechanisms
of creep, modeling, and
structural consequences.
Show that creep and
shrinkage have the same
mechanism.

Thermal stresses
Objectives:
Analysis and control of thermal stresses due to the
hydration of cement.
Applications to dams, off-shore platforms, cathedrals, etc.

Permeability and
durability

Durability to frost action and fire


Objectives:
Describe the mechanism of deterioration caused by ice formation
in concrete.

Deterioration of concrete
by chemical attacks
Objectives:
Describe the damage mechanisms
caused by sulfate attack and alkalisilica reaction.

Deterioration from electrochemical


phenomena

Concrete structures in
marine environment

Concrete aggregates
Objectives:
Discuss the importance of
aggregates in concrete technology.

Hydraulic cements

Chemical admixtures
Objectives:
Discuss the importance of chemical admixtures for the
manufacture of advanced concrete

Mineral admixtures
Objectives:
Discuss the advantages of using
mineral admixtures both to
improve the properties of concrete
and to reduce the pollution in the
world.

Lightweight and
heavyweight concrete

High-strength and highperformance concrete


Objectives:
To introduce mix proportions to
obtain high-strength concrete and
to discuss construction methods
using HSC
Green Concrete

Shrinkage-compensating
concrete

Fiber-reinforced concrete

Mass concrete
Objectives:
Techniques to minimize the thermal
stresses in concrete.

Polymers in concrete
Objectives:
To present new research using
polymers in concrete to improve
various properties.

Fracture Mechanics

Non-destructive Methods

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