2 Day Concrete Basics
FINAL AGENDA
DAY 1 - Monday, April 17
8:30 AM REGISTRATION (25 mins)
8:55 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks (5 mins)
9:00 AM Fundamentals of Concrete (30 mins)
9:30 AM Aggregates & Water (45 mins)
10:15 AM BREAK (15 mins)
10:30 AM Cementitious Materials (90 mins)
12:00 PM LUNCH BREAK (Participants on their own for lunch - 60 mins)
1:00 PM Batching, Mixing & Transportation (45 mins)
1:45 PM Handling, Place & Finishing (45 mins)
2:30 PM BREAK (15 mins)
2:45 PM Curing Protection - Hot & Cold Weather Concrete (45 mins)
3:30 PM Sustainability – How do Concrete & Cement Fit? (60 mins)
4:30 PM ADJOURNMENT
DAY 2 - Tuesday, April 18
9:00 AM Evaluation of Compressive Test Results (30 mins)
9:30 AM Admixtures (45 mins)
10:15 AM BREAK (15 mins)
10:30 AM High Performance Concrete (45 mins)
11:15 AM Reinforcing Steel in Concrete (30 mins)
11:45 AM LUNCH BREAK (Participants on their own for lunch – 60 mins)
12:45 PM Field Testing Videos & Discussions (75 mins)
- CSA A23.2-1C Sampling Plastic Concrete
- CSA A23.2-3C Making & Curing Concrete Specimens
- CSA A23.2-4C Air Content, Pressure Method
- CSA A23.2-5C Slump
- CSA A23.2-6C Density & Yield
- CSA A23.2-17C Temperature
- CSA A23.2-19CSlump Flow of Concrete
- CSA A23.2-7CAir Content, Volumetric Method (8:40)
2:00 PM What is Quality Concrete? (45 mins)
2:45 PM BREAK (15 mins)
3:00 PM End of Day Round Table Discussion (30 mins)
3:30 PM Course Evaluations (15 mins)
3:45 PM ADJOURNMENT
Last miniute cancellations will not be refunded