CMGT 460 - Concrete Construction

• Describe the components of portland cement concrete, including the five types of portland cement and their chemical components, their proportions and their purpose.
• Demonstrate an understanding of liquid and mineral admixtures, their function, advantages and disadvantages.
• Explain in detail how concrete is batched, mixed, transported, properly placed, consolidated and cured and the problems that can develop if proper procedures are not followed.
• Accurately design a concrete mix for a particular application using the volume method, including proper moisture adjustments for aggregates.
• Accurately calculate anticipated shrinkage crack spacing in an Un-reinforced concrete slab on grade and accurately calculate the required reinforcing steel to prevent such cracking.
• Accurately calculate lateral pressures of concrete priced in column and wall forms and design these forms.
• Demonstrate the ability to physically perform a laboratory slump test, complete a laboratory report on a slump test and properly prepare a concrete compression test cylinder. Also cap a test cylinder and properly conduct a compression test of the concrete cylinder.