NPTEL : NOC:Development and Applications of Special Concretes (Civil Engineering)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Sudhir Misra


Lecture 1 - Some starting points

Lecture 2 - Concrete - A composite material

Lecture 3 - Basic properties (Fresh concrete)

Lecture 4 - Basic properties (Hardened concrete)

Lecture 5 - Fundamentals of proportioning concrete mixes

Lecture 6 - Proportioning of normal concrete mixes

Lecture 7 - Concrete mix proportions: Analysis and adjustments

Lecture 8 - Pores and porosity in concrete

Lecture 9 - Admixtures in concrete

Lecture 10 - Curing of Concrete

Lecture 11 - Cold weather Concreting

Lecture 12 - Hot Weather Concreting

Lecture 13 - Special Topics I - Importance of Right Methods and Specifications

Lecture 14 - Heat of Hydration of Cement and Thermal Stresses

Lecture 15 - Antiwashout Underwater Concrete

Lecture 16 - Concreting Underwater

Lecture 17 - Roller Compacted Concrete

Lecture 18 - Self Compacting Concrete - I

Lecture 19 - Self Compacting Concrete - II

Lecture 20 - Self Compacting Concrete - III

Lecture 21 - Special Topics - Rheology

Lecture 22 - Fibre-Reinforced Concrete - I

Lecture 23 - Fibre-Reinforced Concrete - II

Lecture 24 - Fibre-Reinforced Concrete - III

Lecture 25 - Mixing of Concrete

Lecture 26 - Shotcrete

Lecture 27 - High Strength Concrete

Lecture 28 - Using Polymers in Concrete

Lecture 29 - Improving the Quality of Cover Concrete

Lecture 30 - Compaction of Concrete

Lecture 31 - Precast Concrete

Lecture 32 - Closing the Course