Adult QC Construction Training Module II Baseline:

Once a construction field office requests a training activity, it is recommended that the training Programme Manager in the subgroup appoints a local implementing agency with a construction professional. This could be an embassy, the local office of an international agency or a government ministry. The local implementing agency should be requested by the sub-group to analyse the present situation and probably have an objective if possible or to appoint a construction professional to provide this information of harmonization, alignment and result based management in the country in relation to the particular theme. This brief analysis is needed as a baseline to later compare with when assessing the effects of the construction training. The analysis is documented in a brief baseline report to use with the continued improvements annually. Construction training of any kind will ultimately be judged in the field, not in a classroom.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES The purposes of this course are the following:

Understand the uniform building code requirements for the construction of

reinforced masonry and reinforced concrete structures, including testing criteria and quality assurance Adequately design the reinforcing steel and masonry compressive strength for masonry walls, beams, and pilasters to withstand vertical and lateral loads Properly design the reinforcing steel and concrete compressive strength for concrete beams, one-way slabs, two-way slabs, columns, retaining walls, and foundations to withstand vertical and lateral loads Calculate anchorage bolts capacities for common connections into reinforced concrete structures SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES: At the conclusion of the class, students should be able to: Describe fundamental properties of masonry, concrete and reinforcing steel. Understand the CBC requirements for placement, testing, and inspection of reinforced Analyse and design reinforced masonry beams for bending, shear, and deflection. Analyse and design reinforced masonry columns & bearing walls for axial and out of plane bending loads. Analyse and design reinforced masonry shear walls for in-plane later loads. Calculate anchorage requirements due to out-of-plane seismic loads for reinforced Concrete and masonry walls Determine development lengths for properly anchoring reinforcing steel in concrete and masonry. Analyse and design reinforced concrete beams for bending, shear, and deflection. Design reinforced concrete slabs, one-way & two-way (waffle type), for vertical design loads Analyse and design reinforced concrete retaining walls. Design reinforced concrete footings for one-way shear, punching shear, Solve problems using fundamental principles in a logical and systematic way. Idealize problems using mathematical models. Draw free body diagrams.

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The instructor reserves the right to adjust the scope of the course, including number and Timing of exams, as necessary: REFERENCES: Amrhein, Reinforced Masonry Engineering Handbook, Masonry Institute of America, California, 1998

Instructor James F Hayden: MSc construction Management, Certified Masonry Information Technologist, Master Mason.

This two-day onsite seminar is aimed at not only resident project representatives on construction projects, but also project managers, contract administrators, architects, engineers, owners, and supervisory and field management personnel. The focus is on the resident project representative and his interaction with all these parties and the problems they encounter and must resolve. The seminar analyses the construction process to include project delivery systems, documentation, responsibilities, authorities, specifications, preconstruction operations, scheduling, construction operations, risk allocation, and information technology. Attendees will learn procedures and contract specification language that help minimize disputes and avoid claims.

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