COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: DURABILITY OF CONCRETE

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
CE 459	C	1	2	0	2	3	7.5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Dr. Erion Luga eluga@epoka.edu.al
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Professional Master in Civil Engineering
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:	N/A
Course Description:	Aspects of Environment; atmospheric environment, sea environment, soil environment, industry environment. Aspects of Material; corrosion of reinforcing bar, alkali - aggregate reaction, carbonation, fire damage, soundness, hydrate-chemical corrosion, fire, dimensional stability, pore structure-permeability, chlorine ion permeation, frost resistance. Frost Resistance, Shrinkage, Creep, Corrosion of Embedded Rebar, Sulphate Attack, Alkali Aggregate Reaction, Resistance to Heat and Fire, Acid Attack
Course Objectives:	The objective of this course is to learn about the behavior and performance of concrete in different kind of environment such as; atmospheric environment, sea environment, soil environment, industry environment and the effect of the aggressive environment on RC such as; corrosion of reinforcing bar, alkali-aggregate reaction, carbonation, fire damage, soundness, hydrate－chemical corrosion、fire、dimensional stability, pore structure－permeability、chlorine ion permeation、frost resistance. Frost Resistance, Shrinkage, Creep, Sulphate Attack, Alkali Aggregate Reaction, Resistance to Heat and Fire, Acid Attack etc.

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Stronger Abilities related to concrete durability
2	Aspects of aggressive environments
3	Physical aspects
4	Chemical Aspects
5	Biological Aspects

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Aspects of Environment
2	Aspects of Material
3	Frost Resistance
4	Shrinkage
5	Creep
6	Corrosion of Embedded Rebar
7	Sulphate Attack
8	Midterm Exam
9	Alkali Aggregate Reaction
10	Resistance to Heat and Fire
11	Acid Attack
12	Carbonation
13	chlorine ion permeation
14	Review

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook(s):	Concrete Microstructure, Properties and Materials- Third Edition, P. Kumar Mehta, Paulo J. M. Monteiro, 2006, McGraw-Hill.
Additional Literature:	Properties of concrete-Edition 4, Adam M. Neville, 1996, Wiley & Sons
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	To learn internal structure of different binding systems
2	To learn the techniques and methods used during analysis
3	To understand the principles Chemistry of clinker formation, hydration and hydration products
4	To develop studies, projects related to the improvement of concrete microstructure

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Professional Master in Civil Engineering Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Case Study	1	20
Final Exam	1	50
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	4	64
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	3	48
Mid-terms	1	25.5	25.5
Assignments	1	20	20
Final examination	1	30	30
Other			0
Total Work Load:			187.5
Total Work Load/25(h):			7.5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			7.5

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

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