NPTEL : Concrete Engineering and Technology (Civil Engineering)

Co-ordinators : Dr. Sudhir Misra


Lecture 1 - Introduction and course overview

Lecture 2 - Constituents of concrete - Part 1 of 2

Lecture 3 - Constituents of concrete - Part 2 of 2

Lecture 4 - Admixtures in concrete – mineral and chemical

Lecture 5 - Hydration of cement

Lecture 6 - Basic properties of concrete

Lecture 7 - Proportioning of concrete mixes - Part 1 of 3

Lecture 8 - Proportioning of concrete mixes - Part 2 of 3

Lecture 9 - Proportioning of concrete mixes - Part 3 of 3

Lecture 10 - Pores and porosity in concrete

Lecture 11 - Porosimetry – measuring pores in concrete

Lecture 12 - Principles of quality control in concrete construction

Lecture 13 - Quality control and acceptance criteria for concrete based on compressive strength

Lecture 14 - Fibre reinforced concrete

Lecture 15 - High strength concrete

Lecture 16 - Mass concrete - Part 1 of 2

Lecture 17 - Mass concrete - Part 2 of 2

Lecture 18 - Concreting in cold weather

Lecture 19 - Concreting in hot weather

Lecture 20 - Roller compacted concrete

Lecture 21 - Self-compacting concrete

Lecture 22 - Testing self-compacting concrete

Lecture 23 - Shotcrete and underwater concrete

Lecture 24 - Alkali – aggregate reaction - Part 1 of 2

Lecture 25 - Alkali – aggregate reaction - Part 2 of 2

Lecture 26 - Reinforcement corrosion in concrete

Lecture 27 - Chloride penetration in concrete

Lecture 28 - Using epoxy-coated bars in concrete structures

Lecture 29 - Using FRP as reinforcement in concrete structures - Part 1 of 2

Lecture 30 - Using FRP as reinforcement in concrete structures - Part 2 of 2

Lecture 31 - Grouting and importance of formwork in concrete construction

Lecture 32 - Carbonation and freezing & thawing in concrete structures

Lecture 33 - Using recycled aggregates in concrete construction

Lecture 34 - Basic non-destructive testing for concrete structures

Lecture 35 - Measuring permeability in concrete

Lecture 36 - Some additional topics

Lecture 37 - Considerations in repair of concrete structures - Part 1 of 2

Lecture 38 - Considerations in repair of concrete structures - Part 2 of 2

Lecture 39 - Laboratory demonstration

Lecture 40 - Review of the course