Civil Engineering Materials

Module code: CEU44A01 · Semester: Semester 2

Resources

• Module descriptor (TCD)

Questions by Year

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• 2025/26
• 2024/25
• 2023/24
• 2022/23
• 2021/22
• 2020/21
• 2018/19
• 2017/18 (old code CE4A1)
• 2016/17 (old code CE4A1)
• 2015/16 (old code CE4A1)
• 2014/15 (old code CE4A1)
• 2013/14 (old code CE4A1)
• 2012/13 (old code CE4A1)

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Topics

• Geopolymers, low-carbon cements and reactive wastes LO1–2
• Life cycle assessment and embodied carbon LO10
• Earth and hemp-lime construction; insulation materials LO3
• Building limes, mortars, pozzolans and repair mixes LO2, LO5
• Portland cement concrete: constituents, admixtures, durability, cracking, corrosion LO5–6
• Stone: properties, durability, testing, restoration LO4, LO7
• Clay brick and ceramics LO5, LO7
• Timber: hardwoods, softwoods, laminates, CLT, decay LO5

Learning outcomes (exam covers LO1–7)

1. Understand low-carbon cements and geopolymers as Portland cement replacements
2. Recognise how geopolymers, reactive wastes, pozzolans and SCMs cut construction carbon
3. Understand sustainable materials and construction methods
4. Interpret engineering tests and material analyses
5. Solve durability and environmental problems and choose materials
6. Classify non-structural cracking and corrosion in concrete and plan to avoid them
7. Plan investigations of deterioration and assess material quality
8. Communicate research and lab results
9. Apply professional and ethical standards to sustainable material choice
10. Understand the carbon impact of materials and construction

Summarised from the module descriptor, checked November 2026.