Modules Topics
Module 1
Concrete Components
- Cement
- Composition and Production
- Cement Types
- Hydration Process
- Setting & Hardening
- Strength Development
- Fineness
- Storage
- HSE
- Standard Tests
- Guide to Inspection
1.2. Water
- Sources & Quality Requirements
- Standard Tests
- Guide to Inspection
1.3. Aggregates
- Aggregate Types
- Aggregate Grading
- Standard Tests
- Guide to Inspection
1.4. Admixtures
- Chemical Admixtures
- Bonding Agents
- Water stops
- Joint Sealants
- Grouts
- Pozzolans
- Curing Compounds
Module 2
1. Concrete Mix
- Mix Design
- Mixing Methods
- Transportation
- W/C Ratio
- Shrinkage
- Bleeding
- Creep
- Segregation
- Workability
- Standard Tests
- Guide to Inspection
2. Damages
2.1. Chemical Attack
- Sulphates Attack
- Chlorides Attack
- Carbonation Attack
- Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR)
2.2. Cracks
- Plastic Shrinkage Cracks
- Drying Shrinkage Cracks
- Crazing Cracks
- Thermal Cracks
- Expansion Cracks
- Settlement Cracks
- Structural Cracks
Module 3
1. Concrete Rebar
- Types, Grades and Specifications
- Elements and Functions
- Spacing, Lapping and Splicing
- Rebar Corrosion and Protection
- Standards
- Guide to Inspection
- Videos
2. Concrete Formwork
- Formwork Materials
- Formwork Methods
- Standards
- Guide to Inspection
3. Concrete Field Testing
- Sampling
- Temperature Control
- Slump Test
- Making Test Specimens in the Field
- Standards
Module 4
Interpretation of Test Results
1. Cement
- Fineness
- Setting Time
- Soundness
- Compressive Strength
- Chemical Composition.
2. Aggregate
- Los Angeles Abrasion,
- Course Aggregate Sieve Analysis
- Fine Aggregate Sieve Analysis
- Sand equivalent
3. Water Quality
4. Harden Concrete
Compressive Strength Test.
Module 5
- Concrete Types
- Normal Strength Concrete
- High-Strength Concrete HSC
- High-Performance Concrete HPC
- Ultra High-performance Concrete UHPC
- Lightweight Concrete
- Heavyweight Concrete
- Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC)
- Fiber-Reinforced Concrete FRC
- Roller-Compacted Concrete (RCC)
- Sulfur Concrete
2. Concrete Placement
2.1. Placement Methods
- Manual placement
- Concrete Pumping
- Shotcrete
- Tremie method
- Bucket and crane
- Conveyor belts
- Standards
- Guide to Inspection
2.2. Placement Locations
- Foundation
- Wall and Column
- Pavement
- Slab
- Standards
- Guide to Inspection
2.3. Placement Condition
- In Hot Weather Conditions
- In Cold Weather Conditions
- Standards
- Guide to Inspection
Module 6
1. Consolidation
- Internal Vibrators
- Vibratory Screeds
- Form Vibrators
- Standards
- Guide to Inspection
2. Curing
- Water Curing
- Steam Curing
- Curing Compounds
- Standards
- Guide to Inspection
3. Concrete Inspection
3.1. Fundamentals
3.2. Documentation
3.3. Inspection Procedure
- Pre-placement Inspection
- During Placement Inspection
- Post-placement Inspection
3.4. Standards
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