Reinforced & Prestressed Concrete for Construction Managers

Increase your value as a construction manager by gaining vital knowledge about concrete reinforcing and prestressing.

Created by: Jim Rogers
More knowledge makes better construction profesionals

What Will I Learn?

• Explain the meaning of passive reinforcing versus active reinforcing
• List examples of active and passive reinforcing
• Discuss the effects of adding rebar to concrete
• Explain how the change in location of the rebar within the concrete effects its performance
• List advantages of prestressed concrete
• Describe the difference between pre-tensioned and post-tensioned reinforcing
• Describe the precast concrete process
• Explain how post-tensioned concrete works
• List common examples of prestressed concrete structures

Requirements

• You should have a basic understanding of concrete and its use as a building material.
• The course briefly discusses concrete and its properties relative to reinforcing, but if you need a better understanding of concrete, try our Understanding Concrete course here on Udemy
• You will need a program or app that allows you to view PDF files in order to read the downloadable material and handouts

Target audience

• This course is meant for anyone that has responsibilities as a construction management professional. This course will give you an understanding of the principle and theory behind reinforced and prestressed concrete and will get you familiar with the terms used by the professionals and experts in the industry. This course is ideal for construction professionals that may not have formal training in reinforcing or prestressing. This course is also ideal for anyone that is just getting started in the industry, or anyone that wants to go beyond a basic understanding of concrete reinforcing and move to a level of understanding that will help you communicate with designers, producers and other professionals.
• If you work around, or manage projects that utilized prestressed concrete (pre-tensioned or post-tensioned) then this course is for you!
• If you have been through a PTI Certification course or one of the Ironworker's apprenticeship courses, then you may already have a good understanding of the material in this course.