Maricopa Community Colleges  ABC135   19956-20046 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 03/28/95
ABC135 19956-20046 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Fundamentals of Concrete
Materials used to make concrete, including specific types of cement, aggregate, admixtures and reinforcing materials. Handling procedures for concrete, conveying and placing concrete and finishing techniques for concrete slab. Construction of foundations and formwork. Prerequisites: (Indentured status with the Arizona Builders Alliance) or permission of the apprenticeship coordinator.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ABC135   19956-20046 Fundamentals of Concrete
1. Define and list specific types of concrete and their properties. (I)
2. Identify specific additives for concrete including aggregates, admixtures, accelerating and retarding mixtures. (I)
3. Describe specific types of concrete reinforcement and placement of reinforcing materials. (I)
4. Identify safe methods of transporting, handling, and placing concrete, also define segregation of concrete and identify specific procedures to prevent segregation. (II)
5. Describe specific methods of finishing concrete including, edging, floating, joining, troweling and brooming. (II)
6. Define formwork and list the component parts of foundations, footings and wall forms. (III)
7. Describe the procedure for laying out foundations and setting up forms. (III)
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ABC135   19956-20046 Fundamentals of Concrete
    I. Concrete and Reinforcing Materials
        A. Terms and definitions
          1. Portland cement
          2. Hydration
          3. Plastic concrete
          4. Green concrete
          5. Cured concrete
          6. Poured-in-place concrete
          7. Precast concrete
          8. Reinforced concrete
          9. Pre-stressed concrete
          10. Post-stressed concrete
        B. Properties
          1. Moldability
          2. Portability
          3. High structural strength
          4. Waterproof
          5. Durability
          6. Abrasion resistance
        C. Portland cement - types
          1. I - normal
          2. II - modified
          3. III - early strength
          4. IV - low heat
          5. V - sulfate resisting
          6. other
        D. Aggregates
          1. Strength
          2. Size
          3. Shape
          4. Weight
          5. Cleanliness
        E. Water
        F. Admixtures/additives
          1. Air entraining
          2. Accelerating
          3. Retarding
          4. Water reducing
          5. Coloring
          6. Workability
          7. Pozzolan
        G. Reinforcement
          1. Reinforcing bars
          2. Welded wire mesh
          3. Steel cable
          4. Glass mat
        H. Placement of reinforcing materials
      II. Concrete Transporting, Handling and Placing
          A. Handling concrete
            1. Batch plant
            2. Redi-mix trucks
            3. Delays
            4. Early hardening
            5. Segregation
          B. Methods of conveying concrete
            1. Elephant trunks
            2. Mobile mixers
            3. Buckets and cranes
            4. Barrows/buggies
            5. Pneumatic guns
            6. Concrete pumps
            7. Belt conveyors
          C. Placing concrete
            1. Depositing concrete
            2. Consolidating concrete
            3. Power screeds
          D. Finishing concrete slabs
            1. Manual screed
            2. Darbied
            3. Edging/jointing
            4. Floating
            5. Troweling
            6. Brooming
          E. Safety
        III. Forming Foundations and Flatwork
            A. Terms and definitions
              1. Batter boards
              2. Bench mark
              3. Footings
              4. Form
              5. Form tie
              6. Foundation
              7. Grade
              8. Grade board
              9. Rebar
              10. Slab
              11. Slab-on-grade
              12. Spreader
              13. Screed
              14. Other
            B. Formwork
            C. Component parts of flatwork forms
              1. Stakes
              2. Sheathing
              3. Braces
              4. Grade boards
            D. Foundation formwork systems
              1. Footings
              2. Truncated pyramid or battered column footing
              3. Continuous footings
            E. Procedure for layout of foundations
            F. Constructing footing forms
            G. Alternate method of forming footings
            H. Foundation walls
            I. Five-quarter forming
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