CNST 1510 Concrete and Wall Forms

6.0 - 1.5 - 6.5

Course Description

Students learn definitions, concrete forms for footings, piers, columns, foundation walls, and various foundation wall openings. They study fluid pressure checks, rate of pour, and monitoring the pour. The course also includes types of wall forms, advantages of gang and panel forms, estimating materials and number of forms, methods of bracing forms, and monitoring form stability during pouring operations. Students construct a foundation wall form with pilaster door and window openings.