| Title: | Properties of Materials |
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| Long Title: | Properties of Materials |
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| Field of Study: |
Civil Engineering
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| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2019/20 ( September 2019 ) |
| Next Review Date: |
October 2023 |
| Module Coordinator: |
DES WALSH |
| Module Author: |
Sean Carroll |
| Module Description: |
A student who completes this module will be able to describe and evaluate the properties of engineering materials including concrete, metals, timber, bitumen and polymers. |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
| LO1 |
Explain the structural properties of concrete and its constituent materials. |
| LO2 |
Describe the engineering properties of materials such as timber, bitumen, polymers and metals used in civil engineering applications . |
| LO3 |
Evaluate the mechanical and thermal properties of standard materials used in civil engineering applications. |
| LO4 |
Conduct experiments to determine the engineering properties of relevant materials and report results in a professional manner. |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list. |
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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| No requirements listed |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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Aggregates
Extraction and processing of aggregates, classification, grading, standards and tests.
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Cementitious materials
History of cementitious materials, Definition of cement and hydraulic binders, The cement industry, modern cements, manufacture of cements, physical and chemical properties of cementitious binders, standards, tests, special cements.
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Concrete
History of concrete, the concrete industry, types and uses of concrete, production of concrete, health and safety, fresh and hardened properties of concrete, standards and tests, special concretes.
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Bitumen
History of bitumen based binders, production, properties, tests, applications, bitumen-aggregate mixes, macadams, asphalt, load carrying mechanisms.
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Metals
Introduction to engineering metals, manufacture, structure, deformation, tensile properties, elastic and plastic deformation, dislocations, strengthening mechanisms, behaviour in service, corrosion, surface protection, cathodic protection, brittle and ductile fracture, fatigue, creep, temperature extremes, including effects of fire, uses of metals, fusion welding, gas welding, arc welding, metallurgy, defects, soldering, brazing.
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Timber
Source, softwoods, hardwoods, structure. Conversion, seasoning, stress grading, defects. Processed timber. Identification of timbers. Timber properties: strength, stiffness, density, movement characteristics. Durability: insect damage, fungal attack, preservatives, behaviour in fire.
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Polymers
Manufacture, uses, polymer technology, mechanical properties, thermal properties, permeability, durability, toxicity, fire behaviour.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Course Work | 30.00% |
| End of Module Formal Examination | 70.00% |
| Course Work |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Practical/Skills Evaluation |
Laboratory tests on the properties of civil engineering materials |
4 |
20.0 |
Every Second Week |
| Project |
Write a report on the properties of civil engineering materials. |
1,2,3 |
10.0 |
Week 8 |
| End of Module Formal Examination |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Formal Exam |
End-of-Semester Final Examination |
1,2,3 |
70.0 |
End-of-Semester |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.
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The institute reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Delivery of module content |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Lab |
Laboratory tests to determine the properties of engineering materials |
2.0 |
Every Second Week |
1.00 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Revision of lecture material |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Total Hours |
8.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
4.00 |
| This module has no Part Time workload. |
Module Resources
| Recommended Book Resources |
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- M. Clara Gonçalves, Fernanda Margarido 2015, Materials for Construction and Civil Engineering: Science, Processing, and Design, Springer London [ISBN: 97833190836]
| | Supplementary Book Resources |
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- Jackson, N & R.K. Dhir 1996, Engineering Materials, 5th Ed., Macmillan
- A M Neville 2012, Properties of Concrete, 5th Ed., Prentice Hall [ISBN: 0582230705]
- The Concrete Society 2016, Good Concrete Guide 8: Concrete practice: guidance on the practical aspects of concreting, The Concrete Society Surrey, UK [ISBN: 9781904482901]
| | Recommended Article/Paper Resources |
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- Mark Evernden 2016, Essential Knowledge Text No. 7: Traditional structural materials, The Institution of Structural Engineers - Essential Knowledge Series
| | Other Resources |
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- Guidance document: The Concrete Society 2015, Concrete on Site (parts 1 -12), The Concrete Society, Surrey, UK
- Information Sheet: TRADA Technology 2015, Wood Information Sheet 2.3/10 Timbers -
their properties and uses
, Bucks, UK
- Bulletin: Structural Timber Association 2014, Engineering Bulletin 1 Timber as a
structural material - an introduction
, Alloa, UK
- Information Sheet: Gordon Knaggs 2002, COFORD Connects - The general principles
of timber usage
, COFORD, Dublin
- Website: World Steel AssociationAbout Steel
- Website: Steel Construction InstituteSteel Manufacture
- Website: Steel Construction InstituteSteel material properties
- Website: Steel Construction InstituteSteel construction products
- Website: Expedition Workshed
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