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  • Standard Practices for Shotcrete (Spray Concrete)

    Credits: 6 PDH

    PDH Course Description:

    This course provides information and guidance on the selection, proportioning, and application of shotcrete. It is intended for use by engineers and designers tasked with the planning, design, contract preparation, and construction management phases of a shotcrete project.

    A quality assurance chapter is included which details necessary technical activities during the construction phase. Subjects discussed include shotcrete and applications, materials, equipment and crew, preconstruction testing and evaluation, placement, quality control, and quality assurance. This course does not provide guidelines on the structural analysis of shotcrete applications.

    Topics:

    • Introduction to Shotcrete
    • Shotcrete Applications
    • fiber-reinforced Shotcrete
    • silca fume, accelerated, and polymer-modified shotcrete
    • Cementitious Materials, Aggregate; Water, Chemical Admixtures
    • Reinforcing Stee1 and Fiber Reinforcement
    • Proportioning and Properties of Shotcrete
    • General Equipment
    • Dry-Mix and Wet-Mix Processes
    • Auxiliary and Special Equipment
    • Crew Composition and Nozzleman Certification
    • Preconstruction Testing and Evaluation
    • Mixture Proportioning Evaluation
    • Preconstruction Demonstration and Testing
    • Alternate Considerations
    • Placement, Preparations, Batching, and Mixing
    • Shotcrete Application and Techniques
    • Rebound, Finishing, Curing and Protection
    • Repairing of Surface Defects
    • Quality Control and Assurance

    To take this course:

    1.) Enroll in Course: Click below to enroll:
    (must be logged into your user account)


    2.) Study: Once enrolled, click below to begin the course:

    Download the Study Guide

    3.) Test: Once you've thoroughly read the course materials, please click below to take the final examination.

    Take the final exam

    4.) Certificate: A passing grade of 70% or higher on the exam, is required to receive the certificate of completion for this PDH course.
         NOTE: After the exam is completed, you will need to return to this page, in order to print (download) the certificate of completion.

    Print the Certificate of Completion

    Intended Audience: This course is intended for Construction, Geotechnical, Civil, Environmental, Water Resources, and any other engineer whose job description requires a comprehensive knowledge of shotcrete applications, practices and procedures.
    Publication Source: US Corp of Engineers (Unified Facilities Criteria)

    Donald Parnell, PE

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