Course Title: Apply concrete technology to engineering

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6066

Course Title: Apply concrete technology to engineering

Portfolio: SET

Nominal Hours: 40.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
CIVE5582	City Campus	TAFE	130T Infra, Electrotec & Build Serv	Face-to-Face	Term1 2008

Course Contact: Tony Skinner Program Coordinator

Course Contact Phone: (03) 9925 4444

Course Contact Email: tony.skinner@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit covers the technology of concrete materials for effective use in design and construction at paraprofessional level.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

EDX010 – Communicate and apply standard industry procedures and policies in an engineering design office.

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	EDC110 Apply concrete technology to engineering
Elements:	Conduct appropriate tests on a range of concrete design mixes using Portland cement and local aggregates
	Evaluate the methods of transporting, placing and compacting concrete
	Identify principle properties of the constituents of normal Portland cement concrete and two other special concretes
	Identify properties of concrete in the plastic and hardened states
	Identify the effects of admixtures in concrete and the basic reason for placing steel reinforcement
	Methods of finishing and the effect of curing concrete are evaluated

Learning Outcomes

Conduct appropriate tests on a range of concrete design mixes using Portland cement and local aggregates

Evaluate the methods of transporting, placing and compacting concrete

Identify principle properties of the constituents of normal Portland cement concrete and two other special concretes

Identify properties of concrete in the plastic and hardened states

Identify the effects of admixtures in concrete and the basic reason for placing steel reinforcement

Methods of finishing and the effect of curing concrete are evaluated

Overview of Assessment

This unit will be assessed in the classroom environment using holistic assessment based on typical workplace activities.
Assessment will comprise :
• Three minor projects covering concrete testing, reinforcement and reinforced v. unreinforced concrete
• Small unit tests covering all elements