Residential Concrete

Course Number:
CT 102
Transcript Title:
Residential Concrete
Created:
Aug 09, 2022
Updated:
Apr 28, 2023
Total Credits:
3
Lecture Hours:
0
Lecture / Lab Hours:
60
Lab Hours:
0
Satisfies Cultural Literacy requirement:
No
Satisfies General Education requirement:
No
Grading Options
A-F, P/NP, Audit
Default Grading Options
A-F
Repeats available for credit:
0
Prerequisites

MTH 98 or placement into MTH 65; placement into IRW 115 or WR 115

Course Description

Introduces the construction of wood and concrete foundations. Explores determining property lines, setting building corners and establishing grades and elevations. Provides hands-on experience in the building of concrete footings and foundation wall forms. Prerequisites: MTH 98 or placement into MTH 65; placement into IRW 115 or WR 115. Audit Available.

Course Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate safe practices associated with Construction industry.
  2. Demonstrate the layout of building lines and batter board set up.
  3. Determine footing requirements and build a footing form.
  4. Follow local building codes for foundation construction.
  5. Build, erect, and use forms for poured foundation walls.
  6. Estimate concrete materials required for a specific area.

Suggested Outcome Assessment Strategies

The determination of assessment strategies is generally left to the discretion of the instructor. Here are some strategies that you might consider when designing your course: writings (journals, self-reflections, pre writing exercises, essays), quizzes, tests, midterm and final exams, group projects, presentations (in person, videos, etc), self-assessments, experimentations, lab reports, peer critiques, responses (to texts, podcasts, videos, films, etc), student generated questions, Escape Room, interviews, and/or portfolios.

Course Activities and Design

The determination of teaching strategies used in the delivery of outcomes is generally left to the discretion of the instructor. Here are some strategies that you might consider when designing your course: lecture, small group/forum discussion, flipped classroom, dyads, oral presentation, role play, simulation scenarios, group projects, service learning projects, hands-on lab, peer review/workshops, cooperative learning (jigsaw, fishbowl), inquiry based instruction, differentiated instruction (learning centers), graphic organizers, etc.

Course Content

Outcome #1: Demonstrate safe practices associated with Construction industry.

  • Cleanliness of work area
  • Recognizing margins for specific tool safety – Red Zone
    • Saws
    • Drills
    • Hand tools
  • Maintaining tools in proper working condition
  • Safety rules of thumb:
    • Don’t force tools to do something they are not meant to do
    • Be present when using tools
    • Stay alert to what is going on around you

Outcome #2: Demonstrate the layout of building lines and batter board set up.

  • Establish lot lines
  • Verify lot lines
  • Lay out building lines
  • Check squareness of building lines
  • Set up batter boards

Outcome #3: Determine footing requirements and build a footing form.

  • Calculate dimensions for standard footings
  • Determine applications for reinforcement of footings
  • Form key in the footings
  • Lay out footing forms
  • Check forms for levelness and accurate measurements
  • Demonstrate the construction of footing forms

Outcome #4: Follow local building codes for foundation construction.

  • Identify appropriate codes that apply to foundation construction
  • Read and interpret code
  • Follow and apply code standards

Outcome #5: Build, erect, and use forms for poured foundation walls.

  • Identify the different wall forms used in construction
  • Calculate the amount of pressure created by concrete at base of wall form
  • Set up foundation wall forms
  • Brace wall forms and check dimensions
  • Utilize a variety of form hardware (snap ties, taper ties, coil ties, corner clamps)

Outcome #6: Estimate concrete materials required for a specific area.

  • Demonstrate the proper mixing of concrete
  • Identify methods used to deliver concrete to the forms
  • Demonstrate methods to vibrate and compact concrete in forms
  • Secure wall plates with appropriate anchors

Suggested Texts and Materials

Modern Carpentry, 12th Edition, Wagner, Smith