Course Name: Basic construction materials

Course abstract

The course intends to provide basic information on the structure and properties of construction materials to undergraduate students. The contents of the course will focus on a fundamental understanding of the structure of common materials, the types of bonds, and mechanisms of damage and failure in materials. It will then introduce the different materials used in construction, with respect to the approached to their design and use. At the end of the course, the student should be able to link the material choice with the application in construction.


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Prof. Manu Santhanam

Dr. Manu Santhanam is a Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Madras. His research interests are in multi-scale characterization of concrete, supplementary cementing materials, durability and non-destructive evaluation
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Prof. Radhakrishna G. Pillai

Dr. Radhakrishna G. Pillai is an Associate professor at the Department of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India, where he is working since 2010. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Texas A and M University (TAMU), College Station, Texas, USA. He has co-authored more than 70 publications in the areas of structural and materials performance, concrete technology, and corrosion mechanisms and service life estimation in concrete structures. In addition, he is a lead investigator for various research projects funded by public and private agencies involving corrosion, condition assessment and restoration of concrete structures.
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 Course Duration : Jan-Apr 2022
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 Enrollment : 14-Nov-2021 to 31-Jan-2022
 Exam registration : 13-Dec-2021 to 18-Mar-2022
 Exam Date : 24-Apr-2022

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