Concrete Essentials - A Deep Dive into Concrete
Course Description
ARE is launching a series of courses presented by the Moisture Mob. The Moisture Mob is a small group of independent subject matter experts who met at a Technical Symposium on moisutre detection and measurement in Dublin, Ireland. Members of this group have rallied around the mission of sharing their knowledge with others in a positive manner which creates more awareness around issues associated with moisture within the building envelope - More about the Moisture Mob can be found on the Instructors page.
The first session in the series will focus on concrete. World renowned experts will present at this session. They will discuss the science of concrete and many myths which have lead to poor recommendations and millions of dollars in failures. This is a don't miss event if your business is involved with putting anything over concrete inlcuding flooring, roofing, coatings, etc.
*Session will include a live demo of proper concrete testing techniques*
Guest Speakers from the Moisture Mob:
Robert “Concrete Bob” Higgins
Bob Blochinger
Pete Consigli
Click here to learn about Pete and the Bob's
Learning Objectives:
- Develop a deeper understanding of Concrete.
- Concrete Moisture Myths debinked - What does testing tell us and what do we really need to know?
- Develop a better understanding of the basic chemistry of concrete.
- Understand why and how moisture behaves in concrete and why concrete needs moisture.
- Understand how chemistry affects moisture testing of concrete.
- Understand how chemistry affects the drying of concrete.
- Understand how the chemistry affests moisture testing.
- Understand moisture migration and tolerance of various materials, especially within the roofing system and flooring (concrete slabs).
- Professional and defensible report creation - Better inspection techniques.
- Better understand how and why flooring fails due to moisture.