Talented Technology Training Canada

1400 10665 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB T5J 3S9
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Industrial Ground Bearing Concrete Slabs (0.6 CEUs)

Course Code: CVL110
Date: 28 Jun - 30 Jun 2021
Location:

Education @ Your Desk. A Live Webinar Class means that you will attend the class via the web using your computer. There are scheduled breaks for coffee and lunch. You use a microphone, headset, or your phone and are able to interact with the instructor and other students while following notes while watching the presentation slides online just as you would in a live classroom. Notes are posted online. For an extra cost a hard copy can be requested.



The virtual classroom is becoming more and more popular, and we have a lot of experience teaching in this format. The only real difference between a live in-class and live via webinar is where you sit and what you look at. You can learn from the comfort of your own home or office. You pay less for the live webinar format than you would for the in-class format, and you do not have to travel to another city to attend the class. Please contact us at [email protected] for Special Group & Corporate Rates for one or more participants.



A certificate of completed Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be granted at the end of this course. Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
Daily Schedule:
12pm MST - Session begins
2pm MST - Adjournment 
 
This course is divided into three sessions. Each session will be two hours in duration. The sessions will be held on June 28, 29 & 30.
 
If you registered & are unable to attend, a recording will be provided. 

Description
 
Ground Bearing Concrete Slabs (GBCS) in industrial buildings and hard standings are complex structures that need input from many engineering backgrounds; such as geotechnical, transportation, materials, and construction engineering, to produce structurally sound and serviceably acceptable floors. Many design methods are available for engineers for proportioning GBCS, resulting in significantly varied outputs.

The failure of GBCS or the hard standings in the industrial facilities may lead to temporary operations or, in some cases, stopping the operations totally, causing significant loss. Meanwhile, increasing the GBCS thickness above the optimal design to prevent the risk of the slab failure may result in additional high cost of hundreds of thousands dollars in reinforced concrete in one industrial unit. In addition, design and construction of GBCS are a complex area for structural and construction engineers for many reasons. The design of GBCS is dramatically different from the design of conventional slabs in the supporting system (foundation), the load regimes, the design factors, and the reinforced concrete design theory. That may explain the reason why BGCS is not supported by codes of practice in many countries.

Objective
 
This course will provide participants with the selection criteria of the optimal design and construction methods of GBCS for various design inputs. Participants will be introduced to the design, construction and maintenance of the ground bearing concrete slabs (GBCS) and the hard-standings in the industrial facilities. The conventional construction methods, construction materials, construction management, design properties, design loads and the proportional equations of GBCS will be discussed and analyzed. Participants will gain understanding on how construction elements can be selected to suit a GBCS project and for optimum slab proportion and maintenance. The participants will have the sufficient knowledge and tools to define the main construction issues and design of GBCS. The participant will be able to optimally design and manage construction of the industrial GBCS and hard standings.

Target audience
  • Structural Engineers
  • Pavement Engineers
  • Construction Managers and Engineers
  • Designers
Learning outcomes
  • Recognize importance of the proper construction and proportioning of GBCS
  • Demonstrate behaviour and response of GBCS under design factors
  • Illustrate GBCS foundation and function of each foundation course
  • Identify GBCS failure modes
  • Identify the construction materials and the design properties
  • Identify the optimal construction method
  • Recognize and locate types of slab joints
  • Manage GBCS construction
  • Recognize load types and their sources
  • Determine the optimal slab dimensions
  • Determine the critical loading positions
  • Calculate load response for various loading patterns
  • Design a rigid pavement

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Course Materials:
Each participant will receive a complete set of course notes and handouts that will serve as informative references.

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