TrainingKomponent CE Courses

This course reviews the fundamentals of Type K Shrinkage-Compensating Cement technology and its use in Bridge & Highway construction projects. A review of key performance advantages of Type K is provided, along with common industry applications, key design considerations, specification recommendations, and best practices to ensure maximum long-term performance and successful installations. Course #: BSCC0323 (1 LU/HSW)

This course reviews the fundamentals of Type K Shrinkage-Compensating Cement Concrete technology and its use in Water Management and Wastewater Treatment construction projects. A review of key performance advantages of Type K cement is provided, along with common industry applications, key design considerations, specification recommendations, and best practices to ensure maximum long-term performance and successful installations. Course #: WWSCC0523 (1 LU)

This course provides an overview of Type K Shrinkage-Compensating Cement Concrete and its use in parking structures and post-tensioned project designs. Its ability to overcome key challenges faced in concrete durability and long-term performance are discussed, as well as key advantages Type K offers in joint placement design, increased abrasion and impact resistance, reduced in-service operations and maintenance costs, and lower life-cycle costs. Guidelines for designing and specifying Type K are reviewed, as well as specification and installation “best practices” to ensure durable, long-term performance. Course #: KSCC1123 (1 LU)

This session provides an overview of Type K Shrinkage Compensating Concrete and its use in common commercial applications. Its ability to minimize key challenges in concrete applications, like cracking, curling and drying shrinkage, and restraint to shortening are discussed, as well as the advantages it offers in joint placement design and reduced in-service operations and maintenance costs. Guidelines for designing and specifying Type K cement concrete are reviewed, as well as specification and installation “best practices” to ensure durable, long-term performance. Course #: KSCC1223 (1 LU)

This course provides an overview of key performance advantages that can be achieved in concrete slab-on-ground designs by combining Type K cement concrete and integral moisture mitigating technologies. Participants will learn how combining these high-performance materials maximize protection against costly moisture vapor emissions challenges while providing increased design flexibility and maximizing extended joint capabilities. The cost advantages of proactively managing moisture risk mitigation, reducing joints, and minimizing costly facility downtime, maintenance of failed joints and of moisture sensitive floor coverings will be reviewed. Practical applications in industrial, institutional, and commercial market segments are discussed. Participants will understand how these materials offer complementary advantages that optimize performance and ease constructability. Course #: KCON1124 (1 LU)

This session provides an overview of designing extended joint slabs with Type K Shrinkage-Compensating Concrete. It reviews key challenges in concrete slab-on-grade applications, common approaches used to achieve extended joint slabs, and the advantages of optimizing performance and maximizing joint spacing with shrinkage-compensating concrete. Participants will gain an understanding of how shrinkage-compensating concrete works, how it achieves dimensional stability and how it improves long-term behavior of the concrete slab. Guidelines for designing and specifying Type K cement concrete are reviewed, as well as specification and installation “best practices” to ensure durable, long-term performance. Course #: KSCC0923 (1 LU)

This course reviews how shrinkage-compensating concrete helps meet today’s stringent design life requirements and sustainability initiatives. Attendees will learn how shrinkage-compensating concrete optimizes sustainable design by lowering the carbon footprint and optimizing life-cycle assessments. Durability, versatility, and ease of constructability will be reviewed and how each improves long-term performance and project efficiencies. Information related to reduced materials needs and time and labor requirements that improve project schedules and cost impacts will be provided. Participants will learn how shrinkage-compensating concrete provides an engineered solution that meets today’s construction challenges and achieves optimum cost value. Course #: KSCC0322S (1 LU)

This course provides an overview of Type K Shrinkage Compensating Concrete and its use in common industrial applications. Its ability to minimize key challenges in concrete applications, like cracking, curling, drying shrinkage and restraint to shortening challenges are discussed, as well as the advantages it offers in joint placement design and reduced in-service operations and maintenance costs. Guidelines for designing and specifying Type K cement concrete are reviewed, as well as specification and installation “best practices” to ensure durable, long-term performance. Course #: KSCC0523 (1 LU)

This session provides an overview of Type K Shrinkage Compensating Concrete and its use in common commercial applications. Its ability to minimize key challenges in concrete applications, like cracking, curling and drying shrinkage, and restraint to shortening are discussed, as well as the advantages it offers in joint placement design and reduced in-service operations and maintenance costs. Guidelines for designing and specifying Type K cement concrete are reviewed, as well as specification and installation “best practices” to ensure durable, long-term performance. Course #: KSCC0623 (1 LU)

This session reviews how Type K shrinkage-compensating concrete helps achieve today’s stringent performance requirements and sustainability objectives. Key essential materials being used in today’s concreting and grouting applications to meet sustainable design requirements are reviewed, as well as their compatibility with and complement to shrinkage-compensating concrete and grout designs. Other topics covered include how shrinkage-compensating concrete helps improve overall durability, performance, and structural behavior, overcome negative volume change, and improve constructability and project efficiencies. Designed versatility and the engineered systems approach will be presented, as well as information to assist in developing successful specifications using today’s high-performance materials. Course #: KSCCSUSTMX1023 (1 LU)