ACI Concrete Field Training Course

ACI Concrete Field Training Course

Course Description

During this 8-hour training class, instructor will demonstrate all of the concrete testing procedures required for ACI certification including temperature, slump, air content with a pressure meter, unit weight, air content with a volume meter and making cylinders. Students will have hands on opportunity to practice each of the procedures, which would give them the confidence in their testing ability prior to taking the ACI field testing technician exam.

Course Topics

Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field (C31)
Test Method for Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete (C138)
Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete (C143)
Practice for Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete (C172)
Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method (C173)
Test Method of Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method (C231)
Test Method for Temperature of Freshly Mixed Hydraulic-Cement Concrete (C1064)

Course Schedule

08:00 to 11:00: review of ASTM Methods
11:00 to 12:00: lunch (on your own)
12:00 to 16:00: hands on training

Materials Required

Latest ACI Concrete Manual, Calculator, Writing Utensils and Paper

Cost

Determined by enrollment.

For question, contact Thanh Kieu at thanh@nwcel.org.

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