Course

V99P_25- Concrete Basics: Residential Slab on Grade

Self-paced
0.3 credits

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Full course description

Welcome to Concrete Basics: Residential Slab on Grade! This course examines the construction of high quality residential slabs on grade from the viewpoints of the contractor and engineer. Videotape and computer modeling are used extensively as an elaborate residential driveway is planned, modeled, constructed and finished. Planning is covered in detail. Various methods of preventing and limiting cracking are examined in depth.

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

 

  1. Describe the detailed planning process involved in constructing high-quality residential slabs on grade.
  2. Explain the viewpoints of contractors and engineers in the construction of residential slabs on grade.
  3. Demonstrate the use of videotape and computer modeling in planning, modeling, constructing, and finishing an elaborate residential driveway.
  4. Analyze various methods of preventing and limiting cracking in residential slabs on grade.