History of engineering materials, material properties and characterization; Portland cement concretes, morphology and properties, advanced engineered concretes, durability; ferrous alloys, structural steels, corrosion, special steels; structural aluminum; fibre reinforced polymers, mechanics and durability; selected additional topics; recent advances and applications. A seminar project is usually undertaken in this course. Three term-hours.
History of engineering materials, material properties and characterization; Portland cement concretes, morphology and properties, advanced engineered concretes, durability; ferrous alloys, structural steels, corrosion, special steels; structural aluminum; fibre reinforced polymers, mechanics and durability; selected additional topics; recent advances and applications. A seminar project is usually undertaken in this course. Three term-hours.