Fundamentals of Concrete Part 2: Forming, Handling, Placing and Finishing Concrete (On-demand)

Continuing Education: AIA-CES 3 LU | 3 PDH

This course is an overview of the proper methods and procedures for transporting, forming, placing and finishing concrete. The material covers transporting, forms, placement tips, concrete conveying devices, and curing concrete, as well as precautions for hot and cold weather concreting. It briefly discusses some problems associated with improper construction practices that can result in cracking, scaling and other defects in the finished structure and resources to select repair methods.

Learning Objectives

- Understand the different forming methods for concrete
- Properly schedule the rate of delivery of ready mixed concrete
- Recognize the responsibilities of the involved stakeholders
- Equipment for conveying and placing concrete
- Identify important aspects of preparing the subgrade and forming surfaces
- Tools used for finishing concrete
- Sequence of procedures when finishing concrete slabs
- Joints in concrete and the different purposes of joints
- Load transfer between pavement slabs
- Tolerances for floor and slab flatness and levelness
- Basic causes and remedies for defects in concrete construction

Total Running Time: 3 hours

Certificate of Completion: Approximately 24 hours after watching the recording, you will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to take the course quiz and receive your certificate of completion.