Weekly Plan : CE 306

No. of tests

Date Lecture Experiments To be tested again

Course Introduction, Standard consistency, Initial and final setting,
1 07-Jan-20 Challenges, Project floating, Soundness Soundness 3

14-Jan-20 Lohri Holiday

Cement and its properties, Fineness of cement (dry blank sieving, Blain Dry blank sieving,
2 21-Jan-20 Project group finalization Air), Specific gravity of cement Blain air 2
Bulking of sand, Water absorption, Bulk
3 28-Jan-20 Aggregates, Admixtures density, Sieve analysis and fineness modulus 4

4 04-Feb-20 Aggregates Abrasion, Impact, flakiness and elongation 3

Slump, Compaction factor, flow table, Air
5 11-Feb-20 Concrete content for Nominal mix Air content 4
Mortar compressive strength, concrete cube CTM load control to
6 18-Feb-20 Concrete strength for Mix design be tested 2

7 25-Feb-20 Bitumen Bitumen flash, fire, penetration, viscosity All 4

Mild Steel, stainless steel, aluminium tensile UTM to be tested,
8 03-Mar-20 Steel strength Facility for bend test 1

10-Mar-20 Mid-Sem 1.5 hour mid-term

17-Mar-20 Break
Bricks and Non-destructive Brick compressive, absorption, effloroscense, Effloroscense,
9 24-Mar-20 testing Ultrasonic, rebound compression, 5
31-Mar-20 Holiday (Holi)
Background on stones,
10 07-Apr-20 bricks, tiles, paints and Durability test
Project review/ Guest
11 14-Apr-20 lecture
 Project presentations and
12 21-Apr-20 Final Day report/paper/poster Total 28