Course Name: Basic construction materials

Course abstract

The course intends to provide basic information on the structure and properties of construction materials to undergraduate students. The contents of the course will focus on a fundamental understanding of the structure of common materials, the types of bonds, and mechanisms of damage and failure in materials. It will then introduce the different materials used in construction, with respect to the approached to their design and use. At the end of the course, the student should be able to link the material choice with the application in construction.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Manu Santhanam

Dr. Manu Santhanam is a Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Madras. His research interests are in multi-scale characterization of concrete, supplementary cementing materials, durability and non-destructive evaluation
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Prof. Radhakrishna G. Pillai

Dr. Radhakrishna G. Pillai is an Associate professor at the Department of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India, where he is working since 2010. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Texas A and M University (TAMU), College Station, Texas, USA. He has co-authored more than 70 publications in the areas of structural and materials performance, concrete technology, and corrosion mechanisms and service life estimation in concrete structures. In addition, he is a lead investigator for various research projects funded by public and private agencies involving corrosion, condition assessment and restoration of concrete structures.
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Teaching Assistant(s)

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 Course Duration : Jan-Apr 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2020 to 25-Jan-2021
 Exam registration : 15-Jan-2021 to 12-Mar-2021
 Exam Date : 25-Apr-2021

Enrolled

6648

Registered

777

Certificate Eligible

502

Certified Category Count

Gold

3

Silver

86

Elite

205

Successfully completed

208

Participation

70

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Basic construction materials - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

PRISCILA CISILY THOMAS 90%

ADITYA CHANDRASHEKHAR SONAR 90%

GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AMRAVATI

SANTOSH KUMAR MOHAPATRA 90%

WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

GARIMA SHARMA 88%

SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY

SIKINAM VENKATESWARLU 87%

TSGENCO

PRATHAMESH ASHOKRAO DUKARE 87%

GOVT.COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

BHUMIKA 87%

SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

MARUTHAMUTHU P 86%

KALASALINGAM ACADEMY OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

KAMRAN RASHID 86%

SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY

AKASH PRIYADARSHI 85%

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PATNA

ROHAN SUMBRIA 85%

SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY

ARJUN BHUDWAL 85%

SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY

SAMARTH ULHAS KANEKAR 85%

GOA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEBJANI DATTA 85%

Narula Institute Of Technology

HAZIQ BILAL 85%

SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY

YADHU KRISHNAN C S 85%

JUHI 85%

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PATNA


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

KHUSHI JOSHI 84%

SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY

ANANYA KUMARI 84%

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PATNA

RAJEEV KUMAR 84%

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,PATNA

AKASH SHARMA 83%

SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY

SUJOY KOLEY 83%

CALCUTTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SAURABH SANJAYRAO DESHMUKH 83%

PROF. RAM MEGHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & RESEARCH

JINKA CHAITANYA 82%

VASAVI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

ARCHIT KASHYAP 82%

SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY

NEHA ANIL PALEKAR 82%

GOA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 6648

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 780

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

Exam score

Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.