Concrete 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in School

While a 4-hour session cannot replace a lifetime of experience, this session, instructed by Jacob L. Borgerson, Ph.D., P.E., is intended to introduce individuals to common challenges faced by the concrete construction industry. In addition, the various problem-solving approaches for tackling these important issues will be discussed. Case studies will be used to illustrate the concepts presented. This presentation will benefit contractors, engineers, architects, testing laboratories, owners, and anyone who has sat in a job site trailer to discuss concrete.

ATTENDEES WILL LEARN

Pre-placement meeting
Concrete specifications
Concrete mixture design
Batching, mixing, transport
Placement and finishing
Mass concrete
Hot weather concrete
Concrete field tests
Concrete floor flatness and levelness
Acceptance or rejection of concrete
Interpreting strength results
Reading concrete reports
Identifying false laboratory test data
Concrete cracking
Defining a concrete cold joint
Adding water to concrete
Concrete floor moisture
Low strength concrete
Extracting concrete cores
Conflict resolution
Nondestructive testing methods
Concrete repair strategies

*program outline subject to change*

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