CE 630 - Advanced Composites in Construction

3 Credit(s)

Advanced composites for use in the construction industry have begun to generate considerable worldwide interest and expectation. This course provides an overview of how composites may be used as stand-alone structural shapes, and as reinforcement for prestressed and non-prestressed concrete. Course topics include the physical and chemical properties of constituent materials and resins and the manufacturing processes commonly used in producing composite materials for the construction industry; engineering properties of typical structural composites; test methods and performance-based standards; techniques for analysis; design considerations and philosophy; serviceability and durability; applications of composite materials in large integrated structural systems, and for the repair and rehabilitation of deteriorated structures; barriers to implementation, legal/liability concerns, and economics.