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.   

SCHEDULE:      DATES                                    LOCATION                            
                         October 12-13, 2009               Plum, PA
                         November 2-3, 2009               West Middlesex, PA
                         December 7-8, 2009               Latrobe, PA                                
                         February 8-9, 2010                Altoona, PA             
                         March 8-9, 2010                     Greensburg, 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.