Opinto-opas

Objective

On completion of the course the student will:
- know constituent materials of concrete
- know properties of concrete and how to control them
- know concrete mix design
- know execution requirements (in-situ) of concrete structures including relevant regulations.
- be able to plan concrete works and supervise the execution
- be able to prepare a concrete plan and document execution records
- know special requirements related to cold weather concreting
- know the principles of executing concrete floors and related quality requirements
- understand surface finish requirements and factors affecting the quality of surface finish
- know special methods of concreting.

Content

- Constituent materials of concrete, laboratory methods for quality control of fresh and hardened concrete including concrete preparation and casting in the laboratory.
- Calculations of concrete mix designs.
- Recognition and control of concrete properties; both good and challenging properties.
- Execution requirements (in-situ) of concrete structures including relevant regulations.
- Concrete type selection based on structure and conditions (environment, weather).
- Formwork technology.
- Concreting in cold weather; required procedure.
- Concreting of floors; required procedure.
- Concreting with special methods.
- Preparation of concreting plans.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

On completion of the course the student will:
- be able to list cement types, admixtures and additives and understand how aggregate properties affect the quality of concrete
- know the properties of concrete and how to control them
- plan concreting
- know execution requirements (in-situ) of concrete structures including relevant regulations
- be able to plan concrete works and supervise the execution
- be able to prepare a concreting plan and document execution records
- be able to list special requirements related to concreting in cold weather
- be able to plan and supervise the executing of concrete floors and explain relevant quality requirements
- understand surface finish requirements and factors affecting the quality of surface finish.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student fulfils the aforementioned criteria well.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student fulfils the aforementioned criteria excellently.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

On completion of the course the student will:
- be able to list cement types, admixtures and additives and understand how aggregate properties affect the quality of concrete
- know the properties of concrete and how to control them
- plan concreting
- know execution requirements (in-situ) of concrete structures including relevant regulations
- be able to plan concrete works and supervise the execution
- be able to prepare a concreting plan and document execution records
- be able to list special requirements related to concreting in cold weather
- be able to plan and supervise the executing of concrete floors and explain relevant quality requirements
- understand surface finish requirements and factors affecting the quality of surface finish.