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ASSIGNEMNT BRIEF
HTU Course No: HTU Course Name: Concrete Technology
10402201
BTEC UNIT Name :
BTEC UNIT No
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Assignment Brief 1
Student Name/ID
Number/Section
HTU Course Number and Title 10402201 Concrete Technology
BTEC Unit Number and Title n/a
Academic Year Fall 2019/2020
Assignment Author Eng. Osama Shatarah
Course Tutor Eng. Osama Shatarah
Assignment Title Concrete Admixtures
Assignment Ref No 1
Issue Date 27/10/2019
Formative Assessment dates 02/01/2020
Submission Date 07/01/2020
IV Name & Date Eng. Katrin Marji
Submission Format
You are required to submit a concrete admixtures Presentation
The presentation is in the form of a 10-minute individual presentation and 5 minutes allocated for
questions. This assignment covers learning outcome 3 only, while other LOs will be assessed by in-
class examination.
Unit Learning Outcomes
LO1 Examine the three constituent raw material components of concrete: binders, aggregates, water, and
study some of their properties in the lab.
LO2 Demonstrate fundamental knowledge of the fresh and hardened properties of concrete and study some
of them in the lab using conventional methods along with conducting non-destructive testing.
LO3 Identify the functional role of chemical admixtures and their advantageous relating the desired concrete
properties.
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LO4 Design and prepare Portland cement concrete mixes
Assignment Brief and Guidance
The Scenario
A leading company in construction chemicals field seeks to operate in Jordan, and you have been appointed
by them in the quality control department. The company will establish cement manufacturing factory and will
produce a wide range of cementitious products in addition to concrete admixtures. The company will run a
consultancy and application services for the global and local construction firms.
Your employer asked you to prepare a presentation for the new employees (technicians and consultant
engineers). Your presentation should describe types of admixtures and their effects on Portland cement
concrete.
As you are developing your presentation, you are expected to describe the function of air-entraining
admixtures, water-reducing admixtures and how they are controlled. After that, you are asked to identify
additional types of chemical admixtures and their application in solving construction problems.
General Guidance:
1. Do not limit your ideas, Be Creative!
2. This is an individual work. Thus, you should be cautious about Plagiarism.
3. You can use any suitable software to do your presentation.
4. The presentation should be clear, to the point, and structured.
5. You can make a visit to a similar company after your department’s approval to collect data, pictures,
videos, …etc.
Reading List
1. Neville, A.M. and Brooks, J.J.," CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY", ELBS .1990.
2. Neville, A.M., "PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE", PITMAN. 1983.
3. Brandt, A.M., "CEMENT BASED COMPOSITES: Materials, Mechanical Properties and Performance"
4. Newman, John & Choo, Ban Sang. “ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY-Constituent Materials”
5. Newman, John & Choo, Ban Sang. “ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY-Concrete Properties”
6. Newman, John & Choo, Ban Sang. “ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY-Testing and Quality”
7. Building Materials, ISBN: 90-5410-764-2
8. Civil Engineering Materials, ISBN: 987-0-08-100275-9
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Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
Pass Merit Distinction
LO1 Examine the three constituent raw material components of concrete:
cement, aggregates, water, and study some of their properties in the lab.
P1 Address the manufacturing M1 Analyse the uses of different
process and the composition of the types of Portland and non-Portland
Portland cement cement in construction.
P2 Understand the reactions M2 Analyse the impact of aggregates
occurring in the hydration of and quality of water on the properties
cement and to link them with of concrete
setting and the development of LO1 LO2
strength in the hardened paste
P3 Explain the importance of
blended cements and cement
replacements in enhancing the D1 Apply appropriate procedures
properties of Portland cement on testing cement, aggregates, and
concrete based on international
standards
LO2 Demonstrate fundamental knowledge of the fresh and hardened
properties of concrete and study some of them in the lab using conventional
methods along with conducting non-destructive testing.
D2 Calculate precisely some of
P4 Assess concrete behaviour in the mechanical and physical
M3 Study the properties of concrete properties of cement, aggregates,
fresh state, essentially, by its
in hardened state and concrete
workability
P5 Explore the concreting
operations including mixing,
transporting, casting, compacting,
and curing.
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LO3 Identify the functional role of chemical admixtures and their advantageous relating the desired concrete
properties.
P6 Discuss the classification of M4 Determine the major reasons D3 Evaluate the applications of
admixtures for using admixtures admixtures in concrete
LO4 Design and prepare Portland cement concrete mixes
P7 Determine the basic M5 Satisfy the desired requirement D4 Calculate the proportions of
requirements and major of fresh and hardened concrete concrete mix constituents of;
parameters for the mix proportions along with durability in the given cement, fine aggregate, coarse
design environment conditions aggregate, and water.
