CEE 230 Civil Engineering Materials   Required Courses for a BSCE Degree CEE 100 Statics CEE 230 Civil Engineering Materials CEE 240 Geographic Information Systems in Engineering CEE 304 Introduction to Fundamentals of CEE Infrastructure Systems CEE 305 Civil & Environmental Engineering Computations CEE 310 Structures I CEE 323 Soil Mechanics CEE 330 Hydromechanics CEE 335 CE Soils and Hydraulics Laboratory CEE 340 Hydraulics and Water Resources CEE 350 Environmental Pollution and Control CEE 365 Transportation Engineering CEE 403W Civil Engineering Design Project CEE 410 Concrete Design I Elective Courses for a BSCE Degree CEE 411 Concrete Design II CEE 412 Structures II CEE 415 Steel Structures Design CEE 416 Wood Structures Design CEE 420 Foundation Engineering CEE 421 Earth Structures Design with Geosynthetics CEE 430 Introduction to Earthquake Engineering CEE 440 Hydraulic Engineering CEE 446 Urban Stormwater Hydrology CEE 447 Groundwater Hydraulics CEE 450 Water Distribution and Waste Water Collection System Design CEE 451 Water and Waste Water Treatment CEE 452 Air Quality CEE 454 Hazardous Waste CEE 458 Sustainable Development CEE 482 Introduction to Coastal Engineering CEE 495 Topics: Public Health Engineering ABET course information summary for a BSEnvE degree Undergraduate curricula (BSCE/BSEnvE) are available Course offering and class schedule information for current and upcoming semesters is also available Course Description CEE 230: Civil Engineering Materials (Required for a BSCE degree) Properties of steel, portland cement concrete, bituminous concrete, aggregates, and timber. Lecture 2 hours and Lab. 2 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite ME 220 (Mechanics of Solids) Textbook(s) and/or Other Required Material Materials for Civil & Construction Engineers, by M.S. Mamlouk and J.P. Zaniewski, Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. 1998. Lab Manual: Course-pack. Course Objectives Students completing this course successfully will be able to: understand engineering behavior of materials in general. understand microstructure of metals and its relation to metal (steel and aluminum) properties and behaviors. understand engineering properties of wood and design concept for wooden structures. understand soil's composition (three phases) and determine basic soil properties for cement mix (specific gravity and gradation curve). understand property and behavior of Portland concrete, and to perform mix design. understand asphalt cement technology. learn how to search for new materials or new application in their term paper project. learn how to write a technical paper, and to present it to audience effectively. perform a variety of labs with different materials learn how to analyze data, interpret the result, and write professional reports. Topics Covered Introduction (construction materials, engineering properties, testing & measurement) (4 hrs) Metallic State (3 hrs) Ferrous Metals (4 hrs) Timber (4 hrs) Soil and Mineral Aggregates (4 hrs) Cements (1 hr) Concrete: Strength and Behavior (3 hrs) Design Procedure in Making Concrete (2 hrs) Advances in Concrete Technology (1 hr) Asphalt Cements (1 hr. in lab. session) Innovation and application of new materials to CE (term paper project with selected presentations) (2 hrs) Class/Laboratory Schedule Two 50-minute lecture sessions and 110-minute lab session per week. Computer Applications Heavy use of spreadsheet program through homework and lab reports Laboratory projects Lab #1 - Strain gage application for tension test specimens Lab #2 - Tension tests - steel, cast iron (or aluminum), plastic (or FRP) Lab #3- Compression test - short, intermediate, long columns Lab #4 - Torsion test for circular rods Lab #5 - Beam bending test - I-section beam Lab #6 - Compression and beam bending test - FRP Lab #7 - Compression test for woods - short columns Lab #8 - Beam bending tests - wood, plywood Lab #9 - Specific gravity of soil Lab #10 - Sieve analysis Lab #11 - Concrete mixing and slump test Lab #12 - 7 days tests for concrete cylinder - compression and splitting tensile tests Lab #13 - 14 days tests for concrete cylinder - compression and beam bending tests Lab #14 - Asphalt - video movie demonstration Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component College-level mathematics and basic sciences: 0 credits Engineering topics: 3 credits General education: 0 credits Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes This course will enhance the student's: ability to apply knowledge in physics, general chemistry, engineering science, and soil science areas to civil and environmental engineering problems, ability to design and conduct experiments to critically analyze and interpret data, ability to develop design criteria to meet desired needs and to design a civil or environmental engineering system, component, or a process satisfying these criteria, ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams, ability to identify and formulate an engineering problem, to collect and analyze relevant data, and to develop a solution, ability to present ideas and technical material to diverse audiences in writing, visually, and verbally, ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a societal and global context, ability to understand and appreciate the importance of professional licensure and commitment to life-long learning, knowledge of current issues and awareness of emerging technologies, ability to use modern engineering techniques, skills, and tools including computer- based tools for civil and environmental engineering analysis and design. Prepared by Isao Ishibashi <ishibas@odu.edu> Date of Preparation May 07, 2003