CE363 Home	Syllabus CE 363 Construction Materials
Week	Date	Lecture	Laboratory
1	9-29	Introduction, MZ1 Atomic Structure, MZ2	Lab Orientation and Safety Atomic Packing Models
2	10- 4	Hardness Testing, MZ3 Steel manufacturing, MZ3	Rockwell Hardness Test Brittle Fracture of Metals
3	10-11	Properties of Steel, MZ3 Steel-Carbon Content, MZ3 Alloys, Other Metals, MZ3, 4	Tension Test of Metals
4	10-18	Composites, MZ11 Bituminous Materials, MZ9 Asphalt Concrete, MZ5, 9	Specific Gravity Measurement Initial Concrete Mixture METALS LAB due 10-22
5	10-25	Portland Cement Concrete, MZ7 Composition of Concrete, MZ5, 7 Properties of Concrete, MZ7	Compression Testing of Initial Mixtures Cast w/c Concrete Mixtures BITUMINOUS LAB due 10-29
6	11- 1	Midterm Exam Monday, Nov. 1 Concrete Mixture Proportioning, MZ7 Concrete Testing, MZ7	Compression Testing of w/c Mixtures Cast Air-Entrained Mixtures
7	11- 8	Portland Cement, MZ6 Chemical and Mineral Admixtures, MZ6	No Labs (Veteran's Day)
8	11-15	Placing and Finishing, MZ7 Curing, MZ7	Test Air-Entrained Mixtures Test 21-day w/c Mixtures High-Strength Trials
9	11-22	Concrete Durability, MZ7 Wood - Composite Material, MZ10 No class Fri., Nov. 26	No Labs
10	11-29	Behavior of Wood, MZ10 Mechanical Properties of Wood, MZ10	Cast High-Strength Mixtures CONCRETE LAB due 11-29
11	12- 6	Lumber Classifications, MZ10 Grading Rules, MZ10	Test Wood Specimens Test High-Strength Concrete
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