CASI Construction Academy  Presents a 2 day Advanced Workshop In Concrete Materials & Technology. Concrete is a highly variable material and its properties can be modified to suit the individual requirements of a structure or an environment.  Decisions regarding the selection of concrete component materials are frequently left to the contractor, and the resulting concrete properties may result in excessive shrinkage and cracking, for example, even if the concrete satisfies a rudimentary specification. In a very tight curriculum, a tertiary institution is unable to give future designers or constructors of reinforced concrete structures a thorough understanding of materials science.  The course will ensure a better understanding of what can be achieved with concrete, and how it can accommodate the needs of a specific structure.

SUBJECT MATTER THAT WILL BE COVERED

ü  The subject matter is a practical guide to the selection and placement of concrete materials.

ü  Relationships between parties to a civil engineering contract

ü  The three states of concrete with measurable properties and operations undertaken, to satisfy the needs of different types of specification

ü  Formwork and falsework used to support and mould fresh concrete, the materials used for formwork, their advantages and disadvantages

ü  Common defects that occur in concrete and their avoidance

ü  Case studies workshop where special structures will be discussed and the required concrete properties identified, classified and specified

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Client bodies that want reinforced concrete structures that will not incur huge maintenance costs in future, designers and constructors who are serious about quality in the best interests of their clients.

Attendance of the course would be beneficial to practitioners representing road authorities

ü  Consulting engineers

ü  Technicians

ü  Contractors

ü  Foreman involved in the production and construction of concrete

ü  Client bodies that want reinforced concrete structures that will not incur huge maintenance costs in future