Civil Engineering Materials

Class Schedule

The class schedule is somewhat a work in progress.
Therefore, I may update it periodically during the semester.

Week	Date	Day	Lecture Topic	Lecture Slides
1	1/21	T	Introduction to Aggregate Dealing with Significant Digits	Introduction to Aggregate.pdf Dealing With Significant Digits.pdf
1	1/23	R	Aggregate Gradation Aggregate Sampling	Aggregate Gradation.pdf Aggregate Sampling.pdf
2	1/28	T	Relative Density and Absorption	Relative Density and Absorption.pdf
2	1/30	R	Suitability Properties and Specifications	Suitability Properties, Specifications.pdf
3	2/4	T	Aggregate Blending Bulk Density and Void Content Introduction to Flexible and Rigid Pavements	Aggregate Blending.pdf Bulk Density and Void Content.pdf Introduction to Pavements
3	2/6	R	Traffic Characterization for Pavement Design Subgrade Characterization for Pavement Design	Traffic Characterization.pdf Subgrade Characterization.pdf
4	2/11	T	Thickness Design (1972 AASHTO Method)	AASHTO Thickness Design.pdf
4	2/13	R	Introduction to Cement	Portland Cement.pdf
5	2/18	T	EXAMINATION #1 (Aggregate & Pavements)
5	2/20	R	Exam 1 Solutions
6	2/25	T	Properties of Portland Cement Concrete	Properties of PCC.pdf
6	2/27	R	Basic Concrete Tests (Hardened Concrete)	Basic Hardened Concrete Tests.pdf
7	3/3	T	Basic Concrete Tests (Plastic Concrete) Concrete Materials Admixtures and SCMs	Basic Plastic Concrete Tests.pdf Concrete Materials.pdf Concrete Admixtures and SCMs.pdf
7	3/5	R	Concrete Mix Design Basics	Concrete Mix Design Basics.pdf
8	3/10	T	Spring Break
8	3/12	R	Spring Break
9	3/17	T	Extended Spring Break
9	3/19	R	Extended Spring Break
10	3/24	T	ACI Concrete Mix Design	ACI Mix Design.pdf
10	3/26	R	Mixing, Placing, Curing, Finishing Concrete	Mixing, Placing, and Curing Concrete.pdf
11	3/31	T	Introduction to Asphalt	Introduction to Asphalt.pdf
11	4/2	R	Traditional Asphalt Cement Grading	Asphalt Cement Grading.pdf
12	4/7	T	EXAMINATION #2 (Cement & Concrete)
12	4/9	R	Superpave Asphalt Cement Grading	Superpave Asphalt Grading.pdf
13	4/14	T	Asphalt Mix Volumetrics Asphalt Aggregate Specifications	Asphalt Mix Volumetrics.pdf Asphalt Aggregate Specifications.pdf
13	4/16	R	Marshall Mix Design	Marshall Mix Design.pdf
14	4/21	T	Asphalt Production and Paving	Asphalt Production and Paving.pdf
14	4/23	R	TBD
15	4/28	T	TBD
15	4/30	R	Study Day