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BYGG2352

Concrete technology

Credits 7.5
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Gjøvik
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

The course provides basic knowledge of concrete as a building material. This includes composition, structure, properties, and construction with concrete.

The use of digital tools for proportioning and the environmental impacts are also emphasized in this course.

The course can be given as a guided self-study if less than 6 students are registered.

Learning outcome

The course provides basic knowledge of important material properties. After completion the student should be able to:

Knowledge:

- The candidate will learn the basic theory about materials' composition, preparation, structure, properties, function, and applications.

- Explain important fresh- and hardened state properties.

- Explain degradation and lifetime for different material compositions, and how these are affected by external influences such as climate and chemicals.

- Justify the choice of material compositions for various purposes.

Skills:

- Show the relationship between the choice of material composition, physical material properties, and environmental concerns.

- Perform basic laboratory exercises on fresh and hardened concrete

General competence:

- After completing the course, the student should have learned the relevant subject terminology.

- After completing the course, the student should be able to proportion concrete based on the strength and durability demands.

- The course contributes to the study program's D-string, i.e. digitization / digital competence by offering training and the use of relevant calculation methods in connection with compulsory assignments.

-The course also contributes to the ethics string in the study program: ethics in connection with the concrete's environmental impacts are emphasized.

Learning methods and activities

This course is for students on the campus in Gjøvik. Students will carry on individual preparation before the teaching activity in the classroom which will be based on student active learning. Compulsory work includes individual assignments and group activities where laboratory experiments are a part of it.

Compulsory assignments

  • Oblig

Further on evaluation

Re-sit of oral exam in May/June. If 10 or more students register for re-sit exam, the assessment form can be changed to the written exam.

Specific conditions

Course materials

Announced at the start of the semester

Subject areas

  • Building Materials

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering

Examination

Examination

Grade: Letter grades

Examination arrangement: School exam

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code D Date 2025-11-26 Time 09:00 Duration 3 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
Place and room for school exam

The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

Smaragd
Room S411
14 candidates
Room S415
15 candidates
Room S314
8 candidates

Examination arrangement: Oral exam

Re-sit examination - Spring 2026

Oral exam
Weighting 100/100