PC Concrete CTTP 97-013

Classes commence at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday and ends at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

This course covers the sampling and testing of fresh concrete. It is identical to the American Concrete Institute (ACI) course for Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade 1, and includes the testing procedures for fresh concrete prescribed by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) Standard Specifications for Highway Construction (2003 Edition). Specifications covered are as follows.

ASTM C31 (AASHTO T23)	"Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field"
ASTM C138 AASHTO T121)	"Standard Test Method for Unit Weight, Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete"
ASTM C143 (AASHTO T119)	"Standard Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete"
ASTM C172 (AASHTO T141)	"Standard Practice for Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete"
ASTM C173 (AASHTO T196)	"Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method"
ASTM C231 (AASHTO T152)	"Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method"
ASTM C1064	"Standard Test Method for Temperature of Freshly Mixed Portland Cement Concrete"