Course Overview

(1) Basic Material Properties-An Overview.

(2) Cement Hydration and Microstructure.

(3) Concrete Strength Development.

(4) Creep and Shrinkage of Plain and Structural Concrete. (5) Durability. (6) High-Temperature Effect:Design of Fire Resistance of Concrete Structural Members (7) Very Low Temperature Effects: Design of Concrete Vessels for Cryogenic Liquids. (8) Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics: Stress Approach and Energy Approach. (9) Special Type of Concrete Materials (High Performance Concrete). (10) Micromechanics of Fibrous Composites-Elastic Modules and Stress-Strain Relation Tensile Strength of Fiber Reinforced Reinforced Composites.

Learning Achievement

Competence

Course prerequisites

Grading Philosophy

Course schedule

Course type

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Wen-Cheng Liao

Other information

Graduate Institute of Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering Division

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