CMCT 205 - SiteLayout&Handling&PlacingConcrete

4 Credit Hours

The course covers the tools, equipment, and procedures for handling, placing, and finishing concrete. It also covers joints made in concrete structures, the use of joint sealants, and from removal procedures. Emphasis on safety procedures for handling, placing, and finishing concrete. The course covers the principles, equipment, and methods used to perform site layout tasks that require making angular measurements. The task includes laying out building foundation lines and determining elevations by trigonometric leveling. The use of laser instruments, transits, theodolites, electronic distance measurement, and total stations are covered. Reviews of the trade mathematics, including geometry and right-angle trigonometry, needed to perform the calculations related to angular measurements.