Concrete Technology – Best Practice with Tony Binns
- One-day course for construction managers, site supervisors, and technicians.
- Focus on control of concrete on site.
- Topics include fresh concrete, consistency, cohesion, and concrete strength.
- Emphasis on durability, placing, compacting, and curing concrete.
- In-depth coverage on accepting readymix, sampling, testing, and action plan.
Overview
This one-day course is designed for construction managers, site supervisors, and technicians to learn about controlling concrete on site. The course covers topics such as fresh concrete, consistence requirements, concrete strength, durability, placing and compacting concrete, curing, accepting readymix on site, sampling and testing fresh concrete, and includes a session for questions, answers, and discussions.
Who should attend
Construction Managers, Site Supervisors, Technicians
Course Content
Course duration: 1 Day
Cost: £295 + VAT
Overview
A one-day course for construction managers, site supervisors and technicians in the control of concrete on site.
Course Outline
Fresh concrete
Consistence requirements: Getting the right slump and getting the slump right
Checking cohesion: Problems of segregation, honeycombing, bleeding and reinforcement ripple
Concrete schedules: Strength, water/cement ratio, minimum cement content and slump
Concrete strength: The meaning of C40/50 etc
Durability and how it is achieved: Resistance to cracking, abrasion, freezing
Placing and compacting concrete on site: The myth of over-vibration
Correct use of poker vibrators and beam vibrators
Curing: What it means and why it matters
Accepting readymix on site
– What to watch for: slump, uniformity, appearance
– What not to sign for: time limitations, adding water to concrete on site
Sampling and testing fresh concrete
– Slump test, cube making, storing and curing cubes
– What to do when the cubes fail
Action plan
Questions, answers and discussion
