CIV589

Course Description

Completion The course provides students with detailed knowledge on advanced construction and building materials used in civil infrastructure, such as advanced cement composites, advanced steel, advanced fibre reinforced polymer structural composites, advanced engineered wood composites, sustainable materials for the built environment and smart materials. The composition, microstructure, characteristics, mechanical properties and performance of these materials will be introduced in detail, and their availability, cost and their use in civil engineering will be discussed as well, based on which the students will develop the ability to make professional decisions about materials selection for civil engineering design within an environmentally sustainable and practical context

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