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Concrete for Engineers & Contractors

INTENDED FOR

Technicians and Engineers who need a basic understanding or revision of concrete and its properties. The course is intended as a stand alone course or can be combined with our course on Diagnosis Inspection Testing and Repair of Concrete Structures held on the following day.

MAX PARTICIPANTS - 15

THE SPEAKER

Tony Binns- Spent the early part of his career producing, supervising and dealing with Quality Control, before joining the staff of the C&CA’s training centre. With them, he lectured for 14 years on concrete materials topics including mix design and ready mixed concrete. Tony then spent two years with a major civil engineering contractor and now runs his own training company running courses in the UK and overseas.

TARGET BENEFITS

After the course, participants will have an understanding of the fundamental properties of concrete and those of the mix ingredients, including admixtures and reinforcement. Some concrete defects are introduced (with this theme developed on the second day for those taking the 2 day course). Participants will also understand how concrete is specified using British Standards. They will also understand the steps that are taken when non-conformity of the concrete occurs.

08:45	Registration & Coffee
Session 1	Performance of concrete on site: Consistence (Workability) Uniformity Cohesiveness Segregation Bleeding Early-age cracking
	Questions and Coffee
Session 2	Specifying and Ordering Ready Mixed Concrete Using the new British Standards BS EN206-1 and BS8500 Using BRE Digest Special Digest - Concrete in Aggressive Ground New Aggregate Standards BS EN 12620 Concrete mixes Essential and optional Information Alternative Cements Admixtures Selecting the correct consistence (workability) Calling off from site
Session 3	Control and inspection Visual checks - what to watch for on site Time limits for delivery, placing and finishing May water be added to the concrete on site? What to do if the slump is wrong - action based on British Standard Procedures
12:15	Questions
12:30	Lunch
Session 4	Management of Concrete Construction Pre-concreting checks Access arrangements Transporting concrete across the site Techniques for handling and placing concrete Compaction, under and over-vibration Curing Early striking of formwork Finishing, making good and repairs to concrete
	Questions and Tea
Session 5	Interpretation of strength test results How to sample and slump concrete correctly How to make and store test cubes correctly The meaning of strength classes Monitoring target strengths What is a cube failure?
Session 6	What to do if cubes fail How to make an investigation Validation Assessment of insitu concrete Core testing Non-destructive testing Making decisions from data
16:45	Discussion
17:00	Course closes

NEWSFLASH

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