Education and CPD
One of the primary aims of The Cement &
Concrete Institute is to help all those involved in the design and use
of concrete to become more knowledgable; to enable you, the
construction clients, designers, engineers and contractors to realise
the full potential of concrete.
In addition to awareness seminars and short courses, The Cement &
Concrete Institute also offers CPD presentations in your offices. Our
structural engineer is here to provide you with assistance, advice
on concrete issues and solutions on the following topics listed below.
Extracts from the course Properties of
Concrete for the Structural Designer
- Constituent materials of concrete and
their roles
- Mix proportions, batching and mixing
- Formwork, placing and compaction
- Concrete temperature, curing and joints
- Compressive strength and acceptance of
cube crushing results
- Tensile, bond and shear strength
- Resistance to abrasion
- Cracking in the plastic and hardened
states
- Moisture, thermal & chemical
expansion &contraction
- Deformation under load: the importance of
the E-value
- Durability or reinforced concrete in
aggressive environments
- Specification of concrete
All topics are CPD certified with approved
learning outcomes. To request a free CPD presentation in your office,
please contact us at gary@cnci.org.za Please include your name and company details and an idea of the size of
audience as part of your request.
Hybrid Concrete
Construction (HCC)
HCC enables both the benefits of precast
concrete and concrete to be realised. These benefits include speed of
erection, surface finish, use of thermal mass, acoustic performance,
inherent fire resistance and the ability to form unusual geometries.
The process of procurement can influence, if this form of construction
is chosen and successfully implemented. This presentation introduces
the Best Practice Guide for Hybrid Concrete Construction and
gives various case studies where HCC has delivered the value benefits
required by clients.
Post tensioned slabs are increasingly being
used and this presentation introduces this technique for building
structures. It reviews the four engineering principles, describes
methods of design and explores the construction process.
Residential
Structures: In-situ Concrete and Precast Alternatives
Reinforced concrete walls and floors are
ideal for hotels, student accommodation, hospital staff quarters and
similar residential buildings. The solid concrete walls between
dwellings are ideal for meeting Part E regulations. Concrete, whether
precast or in-situ, can be easily adapted to suit varying
configurations within the common theme of dividing walls formed from
reinforced concrete.
The advent of lightweight large table forms
and finite element design packages, combined with the traditional
advantages of flat slabs - speed due to simplicity of reinforcement
fixing and 'clean' soffit for separate services zone - make flat slabs
a popular solution. This presentation highlights the key design
considerations and the advantages that can be obtained.
Economic Concrete Frame
Design
Determining the optimum design solution at concept stage is made more
simple with Economic Concrete Frame Elements, a 120-page
document from The Concrete Centre which, through graphs and tables,
presents all slab, beam, column and wall options. This book has been
turned into CONCEPT, a software tool for quickly comparing RC
solutions. This presentation will demonstrate how these tools can be
used to enable effective and efficient design. |
