Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/22/04
SUN201 20046-20046	LEC	1.50 Credit(s)	1.50 Period(s)
Reinforcing Concrete
Use of reinforced concrete and reinforcing steel. Reinforced concrete in specific settings. Reinforcing steel; bar supports, bar lists, fabrication options, cutting and bending, tying, splicing and placing bars. Prerequisites: (Indentured status with the Arizona Builders Alliance) or permission of the apprenticeship coordinator.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
SUN201   20046-20046	Reinforcing Concrete

1.	List and define trade terms associated with steel reinforcing processes. (I)
2.	Describe the applications of reinforcing bars, the uses of reinforced structural concrete and basic processes involved in placing reinforcing bars. (II)
3.	List the tools and materials required for working with reinforcing steel. (III)
4.	Identify the types of bar supports and describe how each is used to support, hold or space steel reinforcing bars. (III)
5.	Identify standardized bar bends. (IV)
6.	Explain the information contained on a bar list. (IV)
7.	Describe reinforcing steel work processes and safety practices. (V)
8.	Demonstrate cutting and bending rebars. (VI)
9.	Demonstrate tying reinforcing steel. (VII)
10.	Describe how to splice reinforcing bars using lapped, welded and mechanical splices. (VIII)
11.	Explain how to place bars in footings. (IX)
12.	Describe the use of dowels. (IX)
13.	Describe how to place bars in walls, columns, beams, joists and slabs. (IX)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
SUN201   20046-20046	Reinforcing Concrete

I. Introduction A. Terms and definitions 1. Bar list 2. Bar supports 3. CADWELD 4. Column ties 5. Fabrication 6. Heavy bending 7. Lap 8. Precast 9. Shear 10. Tie 11. Yield strength 12. Other B. Concrete overview 1. Components 2. Strength II. Reinforced Concrete A. Reinforcing bar applications 1. Rebar placement 2. Stirrup placement 3. Continuous beam 4. Overhang beams 5. Cantilever wall 6. Combined footings 7. Rectangular footings 8. Stair landings 9. Column ties B. Reinforced structural concrete applications 1. Multi-story building frames 2. Floors 3. Curtain walls 4. Shell roofs 5. Folded plates 6. Other C. Buildings 1. Joist floors 2. Precast wall unit D. Bridges 1. Beam 2. Rigid frame 3. Box girder III. Reinforcing Steel A. Tools 1. Hard hat 2. Safety shoes 3. 2" leather belt 4. Tie-wire reel 5. Tool pouch 6. Striker 7. End-cutting pliers 8. Side-cutting pliers 9. Other B. Reinforcing bars 1. Grades 2. Specifications 3. Sizes C. Bar identifications 1. Mill marking 2. Bar size 3. Type of steel 4. Grade D. Bar supports 1. Uses 2. Classes 3. Types 4. Identification E. Precast concrete blocks 1. Plain 2. With wires F. Standee support IV. Reinforcing Bar Fabrication A. Fabrication vs. manufacturing B. Bar bend designation 1. American Concrete Institute (ACI) and Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) standards 2. Out-to-out reading of dimensions C. Bundling and tagging D. Bar list 1. Types 2. Sizes and lengths 3. Shipment information E. Details 1. Hooks 2. Spirals 3. Radial bending F. Tolerances V. Reinforcing Steel Work Processes A. Bar placement B. Required strength C. Proper position D. Concrete cover E. Safety VI. Cutting and Bending Rebar A. Cutting 1. Oxyacetylene torch 2. Power hacksaw 3. Bolt cutters 4. Portable power shears B. Bending 1. Hickey bar 2. Jigs 3. Power benders VII. Tying Reinforcing Steel A. Types of ties 1. Snap 2. Wrap-and-snap 3. Saddle 4. Wrap-and-saddle 5. Figure eight 6. Nailhead B. Percentage of ties 1. 25% 2. 50% 3. 100% C. Tying tips VIII. Splicing Reinforcing Steel A. Lapped 1. Variables 2. Contact splice 3. Spaced-lap splice B. Welded 1. Requirements 2. Lap splice with plate 3. Double-lap splice 4. Butt splices C. Mechanical 1. Coupling 2. End-bearing D. CADWELD rebar splice 1. Characteristics 2. Components IX. Placing Reinforcing Steel A. Footings 1. Bars in footings 2. Square footing 3. Rectangular footing 4. Continuous wall footings B. Pile caps C. Mat or raft slab footings D. Figure bar spacing E. Dowels 1. Column dowels 2. Footing excavations 3. Dowel template 4. Dowel cage F. Bars in walls 1. Single-curtain 2. Double-curtain 3. Retaining 4. Placing sequence G. Wall-mat supports 1. Nail spacer 2. Slab bolster 3. Block spacer H. Wall-Mat spacers and spreaders I. Cantilever retaining walls J. Bars in columns 1. Standard column ties 2. Closed column ties 3. Tying techniques 4. Spirals 5. Supports K. Bars in beams 1. General procedure 2. Preassembled reinforced steel procedure 3. Closed ties L. Bars in joists M. Bars in slabs 1. One-way 2. Two-way

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