Diploma In Concrete Technology l Be a Concrete Technologist

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Concrete Ingredients – Basics of Cement & Its Propeties – Module 1

Lecture 1: Ingredients of Cement – Recipe for Cement Production

Lecture 2: Significance of Cement Ingredients

Chapter 2: Manufacturing of Cement & its Types

Lecture 1: Dry Process of cement Manufacturing

Lecture 2: Wet process of Cement Manufacturing

Lecture 3: Bouges Compounds – The real Ingredients of Cement

Lecture 4: Importance of Bouges Compounds & their Significance

Lecture 5: Pozzolona – A Friend of Cement

Lecture 6: How Much Water Does Cement Require ?

Chapter 3: Testing of Cement – Is cement fresh or Old ?

Lecture 1: Field Test of Cement – Quick Tests to Check Quality of Cement

Lecture 2: Fineness Test on Cement – Outdated Test

Lecture 3: Consistency Test on Cement – The Gate Way to Other Test

Lecture 4: Initial & Final Setting Time Test On Cement

Lecture 5: Compressive Test On Cement Mortar – The Real Test on Cement Mortar

Chapter 4: Types of Cement- Which to Use for Construction ?

Lecture 1: Types of Cement – Part 1

Lecture 2: Types of Cement – Part 2

Lecture 3: Types of Cement – Part 3

Chapter 5: Test On Aggregate – Coarse & Fine Aggregate

Lecture 1: What is Mortar ? Importance of Adding Sand in Mortar !!

Lecture 2: Why Stone Buildings Are Not used in 21st Century !!!

Lecture 3: How Aggrgtes are Classified Based on Origin, Size & Shape

Lecture 4: Grading of Aggragtes – Why Grading has to be Done ?

Lecture 5: Fineness Modulus of Aggregates – What is the Size of Aggregate ?

Lecture 6: Seive Analysis of Fine & Coarse Aggregate

Lecture 7: Elongation & Flakiness Index Test on Aggreagte

Lecture 8: Aggregate Crushing value Test

Lecture 9: Aggregate Impact value Test

Lecture 10: Aggregate Abrasion value Test

Chapter 6: Admixtures- The Boon to Concrete to Increase Workabiliy

Lecture 1: Importance of Admixtures For Concrete in Construction Industry

Lecture 2: Accelerators & its Importance

Lecture 3: Retarders & its Importance

Lecture 4: Plasticizers & Super Plasticizers !! – The Real Brothers of Concrete

Lecture 5: Air Entraining Admixtures

Chapter 7: Mineral Admixtures – The Waste Product From Industry

Lecture 1: Fly-Ash & its Importance

Lecture 2: GGBS + Silica Fume + Metakaolin + Rice Husk Ash – The Family of Pozzolonas

Lecture 3: Importance of Water Quality on Concrete

Lecture 4: Alternative to River Sand – M-Sand

Chapter 8: Fresh Properties of Concrete l Green Concrete ll Module 2

Lecture 1: Requirement of Fresh Concrete

Lecture 2: Workability – The Hidden flavour of Concrete

Lecture 3: Water Content & its Effects on Workability

Lecture 4: Surface Area of Aggregates & its Effects on Workability

Lecture 5: Admixtures & its Effects on Workability

Chapter 9: Testing of Workability on Concrete – Field Test +Lab test

Lecture 1: Slump Test on Concrete

Lecture 2: Practical Use of Slump Test on Field in Contruction Industry

Lecture 3: Compaction Factor Test on Concrete

Lecture 4: Vee – Bee consistometer Test on Concrete – Very Low Workability & Dry Concrete

Chapter 10: Precautions to be Taken While Pouring Concrete -Dos & Donts While Concreting

Lecture 1: Segreagtion & Its Effects on Concrete – The Enemy Of Concrete

Lecture 2: Bleeding In concrete -The 2nd Enemy of Concrete !

Chapter 11: Manufacturing of Concrete

Lecture 1: Steps Involved in Concrete Manufacturing

Lecture 2: Volumetric Batching : Application on Site

Lecture 3: Weight Batching – Apllication on Site

Lecture 4: Difference Between Volumteric & Weight Batching

Lecture 5: Bulking of Sand & its Importance

Chapter 12: How Concrete Should be Mixed

Lecture 1: Types of Mixing & Hand Mixing Procedure

Lecture 2: Machine Mixing & its Types

Lecture 3: Tilting & Non Tilting Type Mixers

Lecture 4: Reversing Drum, Pan Mixers & Continous Mixers

Lecture 5: Transportation of concrete

Lecture 6: Placing of Concrete

Lecture 7: Compaction of Concrete – Hand Compaction & its Types

Lecture 8: Types of Vibrators- Needle + Form vibrators

Lecture 9: Types of Vibrators- Surface + Table Vibrators

Lecture 10: Finishing of Concrete Surface – Screeding, Floating & Trowelling

Chapter 13: Curing for Concrete – The Life Saver of Concrete

Lecture 1: Curing , why it has to be Done & Types of Curing

Lecture 2: Water Curing – Immersion + Ponding + Spraying of Water

Lecture 3: Steam Curing – Types & its Applications

Lecture 4: Infrared & Electrical Curing

Chapter 14: Module 3- Hardedned Properties of Concrete

Lecture 1: Properties of Hardened Concrete

Lecture 2: Factors Affecting Strength of Concrete

Lecture 3: Concept of Maturity l what is Maturity in Concrete ?

Lecture 4: Numerical on Maturity of Concrete l when to remove Formwork ?

Lecture 5: what is Gel Space Ratio l Importance of Gel Space Ratio

Lecture 6: Tests on Hardened Concrete l Compressive Test l Flexural Test l Split Tensile

Lecture 7: Compressive Testing on Cube

Lecture 8: Compressive testing Part 2- Why to Use Cylinder and not Cube

Lecture 9: Flexural Test on Beam Part 1

Lecture 10: Flexural Test on BEam Part 2

Lecture 11: Split tensile Strength Test

Lecture 12: What is Creep l Creep in Concrete Structures l

Lecture 13: Factors Affecting the Creep of Concrete l Long term Effect

Lecture 14: What is Shrinkage in Concrete l Types of Shrikage l How to reduce Shrinkage

Lecture 15: What is drying shrinkage l Factors Affecting Shrinkage l

Lecture 16: Durability of Concrete l How to take care of Durability l IS 456-2000 Clauses

Lecture 17: Sulphate Attack on Concrete l How to Reduce Sulphate Attack

Lecture 18: Chloride Attack on Concrete l How to Reduce Chloride Attack on Concrete

Lecture 19: Carbonation of Concrete l How to reduce Carbonation in Concrete

Lecture 20: Acid Attack on Concrete l Freezing & Thawing l How to control it ?

Lecture 21: What is Non Destructive Testing l Advantages & Dis Advantages