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Tying together means and methods in a Methods of Construction Concrete & Masonry curriculumA Faculty Perspective Case Study1April 3, 2014

Seth E. OBrienAssistant ProfessorSchool of ConstructionPittsburg State UniversityChad CrainResearch TechnologistSchool of ConstructionPittsburg State University

BS Degrees inConstruction ManagementConstruction Engineering TechnologyEnvironmental & SafetyManagement320 -350 Majors30-40 Minors

Pittsburg State UniversitySchool of ConstructionLab ActivitiesSmall Building Layout with Formwork Erection

Batter Board Layout with Slab on Grade and Rebar Installation

Tilt-Up/Precast Wall Panel Erection

Masonry Wall Placement

Large Equipment & Production

Overall Objectives

Objective 1 Expose students to methods of concrete & masonry construction through 5 field based labs

Objective 2 - All participants will complete 8-10 hours of concrete field/lab activities

Objective 3 All participants will obtain a fundamental understanding of the concrete and masonry construction processes including sequencing, methods, safety, materials, equipment and best practices.Small Building Layout w/ Formwork

Objective 1 Calculate distances to layout a 4-8 x 6-8 rectangle squarely then cover methods of layout Objective 2 Complete a Symons Form takeoff for a wet well with interior dimensions of 4-8 x 6-8 Objective 3 Have students layout rectangle Objective 4 Using layout erect Symons forms showing proper methods and cover common mistakes, hidden costs, and finishes

Small Building Layout w/ Formwork

Diagonal dimension = 8- 1 or 8.14

Symons Formwork neededI.C. 4eaO.C. 4ea148ea208ea2412ea

Batter Board, (SOG) Slab on Grade,and Rebar Installation Objective 1 Introduce students to batter boards and layout batter boards with transit or total stationObjective 2 Place formwork for SOG and Slab on Slabs using batter boardsObjective 3 Demonstrate different rebar tying methodsObjective 4 Complete rebar mat including inserts

Batter boards with forms

Rebar Mat & Inserts

Using rebar drawings from engineer along with additional Dayton Superior details for placement of Insert and additional rebarMasonry Lab Objectives

Objective 1 - All participants will obtain a fundamental understanding of the tilt-up concrete process including sequencing, methods, safety, materials, equipment and best practices.Objective 2 - All participants will complete 2 hours of masonry lab activitiesObjective 3 Meet with Union and non-Union masonry contractors

Large Equipment/ProductionObjective 1 Introduce students to a variety of large and small equipmentObjective 2 Student and Company NetworkingObjective 3 Orientate Students to proper operations and safety of equipment and how that relates to cycle timesObjective 4 Have Fun

Cycle Time obstacles

Loading & Unloading Safety

Spoil Pile Cycle Times

News Cliphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyokLPd-qVI

TILT UP CONCRETE Lab

Objective 1 - Prepare participants to take NCCER tilt-up module exam and or ACI tilt-up concrete technician exam.Objective 2 - All participants will complete 4-6 hours of tilt-up concrete classroom instruction.Objective 3 - All participants will complete 4-6 hours of tilt-up concrete field/lab activitiesObjective 4 All participants will obtain a fundamental understanding of the tilt-up concrete process including sequencing, methods, safety, materials, equipment and best practices.

Rigging Practice

Layout

Layout

Crane Setup Meeting

Tear Down

Lessons LearnedProsConsGroups smaller than 4Participant ExperienceHands on Experience for participants NetworkingLarge ClassesMore than 2 instructorsFixed costs of Crane and operatorTime needed