Education Bulletin

TO:            CAWP/H2AP Contractor Members
FROM:      Jason Koss, Director of Industry Relations
RE:            ACI - Concrete Field Testing Technician - Grade 1 Courses

   A Concrete Field Testing Technician - Grade I is an individual who has demonstrated the knowledge and ability to properly perform and record the results of seven basic field tests on freshly mixed concrete.  The program requires a working knowledge of the following ASTM Standards:
    
    C 1064        Temperature of Freshly Mixed Portland-Cement Concrete
    C 172          Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete
    C 143          Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete
    C 138          Unit Weight, Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete
    C 231          Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method
    C 173          Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method
    C 31            Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field

   ACI will grant certification only to those applicants who obtain a passing grade on the ACI written examination and successfully complete the ACI performance examination. Recertification is necessary every five (5) years, and requires successful completion of both the written and performance examinations.

   The ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician - Grade 1 certification is required only for initial certification into PennDOT's Certified Concrete Field Technician program.  

* ACI has added one more class to their Spring 2010 Schedule.  This will be the last Grade I class offered until October this year.

SCHEDULE:        DATES                            LOCATION
                           February 8-9, 2010        Altoona, PA    
                           March 8-9, 2010             Greensburg, PA
* NEW CLASS    March 29-30, 2010        Erie, PA

REGISTER:    Contact ACI - Pittsburgh Area Chapter at (724) 452-1468 or visit the ACI website at www.acipgh.com to view upcoming courses.  The cost per class is $375.00.

   This Education Bulletin may be downloaded at www.cawp.org under EDUCATION & TRAINING.  If you have any questions or if you are interested in receiving future Education bulletins via email, please contact Jason at the Association office at (412) 343-8000 or email jasonk@cawp.org.