Concrete 101 - Basic Concrete Technology (Online Course)
Concrete 101 - An introduction to the fundamental principles of concrete materials, delivery, troubleshooting, and industry-related information.
Description
Concrete 101 - An introduction to the fundamental principles of concrete materials, delivery, troubleshooting, and industry-related information. This is a video-taped course, broken into modules for easy access.
This course presents an introduction to the properties of concrete as needed in concrete construction, including strength and durability. Students receive a copy of Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures (9th edition), relevant industry handouts, as well as copies of each presentation.
Topics Covered include an introductory review of:
- Materials for concrete, such as Portland and blended cements, supplementary cementing materials, aggregates, and admixtures
- Concrete durability
- Procedures for concrete mix proportioning
- Batching, mixing, transporting, handling, placing, consolidating, finishing and curing concrete
- Hot and cold-weather concreting
- Cause and methods of controlling volume changes
- Control tests for quality concrete
- Special types of concrete, such as high-performance, lightweight, and self-consolidating concrete
- Standards from both the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) are referred to extensively
- There is an open-book exam at the end of the course
This course is done in partnership with Concrete BC.
For inquiries about this course, please contact Jason Saunderson jsaunderson@concretebc.ca or call at 604-396-7550
