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Construction Management: Concrete Construction

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Overview

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Discover how to work with concrete in modern construction. Explore the history and usage of concrete, the principles of concrete reinforcing, and how pre-stressed concrete works.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • The most widely used man-made material
1. The Basics
  • History and usage
  • Concrete versus cement
  • Ingredients and terminology
2. The Chemistry of Concrete
  • Pozzolans and industrial by-products
  • Introduction to chemical admixtures
  • Water: How much is too much
  • Self-consolidating concrete
3. Using Concrete as a Building Material
  • Compression versus tension
  • Concrete reinforcing
  • What causes cracking
  • Strategies to manage cracking
4. Pre-Stressed Concrete
  • Active versus passive reinforcing
  • Pre-tensioning versus post-tensioning
  • Benefits and examples
  • Layout and stressing
Conclusion
  • Sustainability
  • Next steps

Taught by

Jim Rogers

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