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.