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Paths · Exam prep

Concrete Work to ACI Certification

Concrete pays better when you can prove the numbers. This path runs from the material itself through placing and finishing, takes the silica standard seriously because the tasks that generate it are most of the trade's day, and then covers the ACI certifications: field testing on fresh concrete, the flatwork ladder, and the laboratory credentials that follow.

22 steps

Goal credential: ACI Field Testing Technician Grade I

The material and the placement

  1. 1Concrete Fundamentals: Mix, Water, Strength
  2. 2Placing Concrete
  3. 3Finishing Flatwork
  4. 4Joints and Crack Control
  5. 5Curing
  6. 6Cold and Hot Weather Concreting

Masonry alongside it

  1. 7Masonry Materials: Brick, Block, Stone, Mortar
  2. 8Mortar Types and Mixing
  3. 9Laying Brick to the Line
  4. 10Block Walls and Reinforcement
  5. 11Bond Patterns
  6. 12Masonry Flashing and Weeps

The dust that comes with it

  1. 13The OSHA Silica Standard
  2. 14Working Table 1: Silica Controls for Saws, Grinders and Drills

Certifying the testing

  1. 15ACI Certifications
  2. 16ACI Field Testing Technician Grade I: The Exam
  3. 17ACI Flatwork Finisher: The Three-Level Ladder
  4. 18ACI Lab Certifications: Strength and Aggregate Testing

The business end

  1. 19The Masonry Apprenticeship
  2. 20Becoming a Masonry/Concrete Contractor
  3. 21Masonry and Concrete Contractor Licensing by State
  4. 22Inside the BAC/IMI Apprenticeship