Maricopa Community Colleges  ABC102   19936-19956 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/28/95
ABC102 19936-19956 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Wall Systems
Tilt up construction of concrete panels. Methods of testing concrete, forming concrete panels, pouring, lifting, and stripping panels. Prerequisites: Indentured status with Associated Builders and Contractors Inc., or permission of the apprenticeship coordinator.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ABC102   19936-19956 Wall Systems
1. Define "tilt up construction" and describe the history and evolution of tilt up construction. (I)
2. State the advantages and disadvantages of using tilt up construction and identify specific designs used in tilt up construction and their applications. (II)
3. Describe the formation of panels and the creations of panel designs. (III)
4. Describe specific tests for concrete and how concrete is placed, finished and cured for panels. (IV)
5. Describe the stripping of concrete forms and state how lifting and bracing inserts are placed in panels. (V)
6. Describe specific methods for treating a joint between panels. (V)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
ABC102   19936-19956 Wall Systems
    I. Tilt up construction
        A. Definition of terms
        B. History/evolution
      II. Efficiency and design
          A. Advantages/disadvantages
          B. Design application
            1. Aesthetic materials
            2. Process
        III. Panel formation methods
            A. Sand bed
            B. Seed bed
            C. Other
          IV. Panel tests and finishing
              A. Tests
                1. Cylinder
                2. Slump test
              B. Casting
                1. Preparation for casting panels
                2. Face design
                3. Rebar
                4. Lifting anchors/wall brace
                5. Concrete placement
                6. Finishing
                7. Curing
            V. Form stripping and joints
                A. Stripping
                B. Lifting and bracing inserts
                C. Lifting/bracing panel
                D. Finishing the face design
                E. Panel joints
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