IIT BHU Syllabus Advanced Building Materials and composites
Advanced Building Materials and composites
Composites and multiphase materials,
components of cement based matrices, preparation, properties of polymer
cement mixes, polymer impregnated concrete (PIC), Polymer Cement Concrete (PCC), Cement based smoothing
and screeding compounds. The use of water dispersed polymers in cement mixes for floor topping and concrete
repair, Macro defect free cements, Reinforcement of cement based composites. Different types of fibers- steel fibre,
carbon fibre, natural fibre, proportioning of fibres and cement, design and structure of cement composites. Bonding
between fibres and cement, interaction between cement, polymer and fibres, permeability, corrosion resistance,
abrasion resistance, creep and other mechanical properties of fibres reinforced concrete, special kind of cement
based composites, Cracking of cement matrix and crack propagation. Behavior of cement matrix composites in
service conditions. Fire resistance of polymer and fibre reinforced concrete, Application and development of cement
based composites.