Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Description
Mechanical properties of engineered materials, Temperature and time effects. Failure and safety. Non-mechanical properties. Durability. Nature of materials, classes of materials based on bonding, inorganic and organic solids. Variability in materials and its implication on measurement. Cement based materials, concrete production and processes; properties. Steel and other metals used in construction. Bricks and Masonry; wood and engineered wood products; glass and heat transmission properties. Polymers for construction and maintenance of infrastructure. Composites: fiber reinforced composites, particle reinforced composites. Introduction to sustainable materials.