For the year
2007/2008, the Nebraska Concrete
and Aggregates Association(NC&AA) will offer the following courses. Additional testing
or recertification can be scheduled, give us a call.
Certifications will be administered by the Nebraska Chapter
of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) for ACI courses.
The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) will administer the
certification with regard to NDOR courses.
- ACI
Concrete Field Testing Technician - Grade I
- NDOR
Concrete Field Inspector - Level I
- ACI
Strength Test Technician
- NDOR
Concrete Plant Inspector - Level II
- ACI
Concrete Flatwork Finisher/Technician
The ACI
Field Testing Technician - Grade I program
covers the
following standards:
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C172 |
Standard Practice
for Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete |
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C1064 |
Standard Test
Method for Temperature of Freshly Mixed
Portland Cement Concrete |
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C143 |
Standard Test
Method for Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete |
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C138 |
Standard Test
Method for Density (Unit Weight), Yield,
and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete |
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C231 |
Standard Test
Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed
Concrete by the Pressure Method |
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C173 |
Standard Test
Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed
Concrete by the Volumetric Method |
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C31 |
Standard Practice
for Making and Curing Concrete Test
Specimens in the Field |
Program
Alternatives
There are alternative ways to register for this program.
A person may register for the NDOR portion and the ACI
portion in either a training format which includes the
certification examination or in an examination format
only. The examination format involves no time spent in
training. A registrant will simply come to the exam
location at the appointed time and take the exam. This
alternative is made available for people who have
experience in the field and in many instances are
already certified and simply need to renew the
certification.
If a
person registers for one of the training alternatives,
some time will be spent in reviewing possible
examination questions and registrants will have the
opportunity to witness a demonstration of the ACI
performance exam and practice the technique. The ACI
practice session will take place on the day before the
exam.
Written Examinations
The NDOR (Level I) written examination is a one-hour
closed book objective test . The NDOR (Level II) written
exam is a two hour closed book objective test. The ACI
Concrete Field Testing Technician ACI Strength Testing
Technician and ACI Flatwork Finisher written
examinations are one-hour closed book test that cover
their respective ASTM standards. Calculations may be
required for some questions. Registrants may bring a
battery powered calculator. Calculators will be
furnished if you forget yours.
Performance Examination
The ACI registrants will be required to successfully
perform each of the ASTM Standard Methods. Registrants
will be judged by their ability to correctly perform all
required procedures for each of the ASTM Standards based
upon the criteria shown on the Performance Examination
Checklists
(these checklists
are published in the Technician Workbook).
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