Try a Tutorial Course to Help You Practice to Take this ACI Exam! Sponsored by: Pennsylvania Aggregates & Concrete Association

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Sponsored by: Pennsylvania Aggregates & Concrete Association On behalf of the American Concrete Institute and the Pennsylvania Aggregates &

Enclosed is your ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician-Grade I Workbook and the following pages provide important information for your

Please review all materials provided to you in this package.

downtown Gettysburg. After crossing US 15, Take the first entrance on the right onto Gateway Boulevard. Follow signs to Wyndham Gettysburg.

Make a left onto US 30 East. Take the first entrance on the right onto Gateway Boulevard. Follow signs to Wyndham Gettysburg.

Gettysburg. Take the York Street - US 30 exit. Turn right onto US 30 East. Take the first entrance on the right onto Gateway Boulevard.

1 Sponsored by: Pennsylvania Aggregates & Concrete Association On behalf of the American Concrete Institute and the Pennsylvania Aggregates & Concrete Association (PACA), thank you for registering for the ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician-Grade I Certification Program. Enclosed is your ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician-Grade I Workbook and the following pages provide important information for your examination date, including how to prepare for the exam, what to bring and directions to your testing location. Please review all materials provided to you in this package. From the West Wyndham Gettysburg 95 Presidential Circle Gettysburg, PA From the North From Chambersburg, take US 30 East through downtown Gettysburg. After crossing US 15, Take the first entrance on the right onto Gateway Boulevard. Follow signs to Wyndham Gettysburg. From Harrisburg, take Route 15 south to Gettysburg approximately 30 miles. Take the York Street - US 30 exit off of 15 south. Make a left onto US 30 East. Take the first entrance on the right onto Gateway Boulevard. Follow signs to Wyndham Gettysburg. Conewago Enterprises 576 Edgegrove Road Hanover, PA From the South Directions From DC & Baltimore, take US-15 N and follow signs to Gettysburg. Take the York Street - US 30 exit. Turn right onto US 30 East. Take the first entrance on the right onto Gateway Boulevard. Follow signs to Wyndham Gettysburg. Map shown on following page is from Wyndham to Conewago From the East From York, PA, tale US 30 West. Just before US15 ramp, take left onto Gateway Boulevard. Follow signs to Wyndham Gettysburg. Try a Tutorial Course to Help You Practice to Take this ACI Exam!

2 This program has been developed for the purpose of certifying concrete technicians who have demonstrated the knowledge and ability to properly perform the basic field tests on freshly mixed

2 2 This program has been developed for the purpose of certifying concrete technicians who have demonstrated the knowledge and ability to properly perform the basic field tests on freshly mixed concrete. This program is intended as a review in preparation for certification testing. It is not for instructional purposes. ASTM C Temperature of Freshly Mixed Portland Cement Concrete ASTM C Air Content of Concrete by the Volumetric Method ASTM C Air Content of Concrete by the Pressure Method ASTM test procedures covered include: ASTM C Test Method for Density, Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete ASTM C Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete ASTM C 31 - Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field ASTM C Sampling of Fresh Concrete DAY ONE: Wyndham, Gettysburg, PA 7:45 AM Registration 8:00 AM Full review of materials Noon Lunch 1:00 PM Written exam 3:30 PM Practice session for performance exam* *Practice session may be held the following day at the discretion of the instructor.

3 DAY TWO: Conewago Enterprises, Hanover, PA Each person will be assigned a time to return the following day for the performance exam at its scheduled location. Start time is at the discretion of the instructor. Please note that lunch is not provided on this date. 3 (day one) for a full certification. There will be a $50 cancellation fee for cancellations of written or performance exam retests. A $250 cancellation fee will be charged for notices received less than 14 days prior to the start of the exam period (day one) for full certifications and $85 for retests. Substitutions are welcome at no cost (unless an additional workbook must be provided.) Be sure to review the entire ACI workbook and complete all study questions at the end of each chapter. No refunds will be honored for failure to attend an exam date for full certifications and retests. Our examiners suggest that you should read and review each section including the review questions, two (2) to three (3) times before the exam. Attendees should have a working knowledge of, and experience with, all of the testing methods that will be covered. Practicing these proficiencies prior to performance examination is strongly suggested. Please note that, while ACI has provided all measurements and calculations in both standard US and metric versions, you need only to study the standard US format. The written exam may be conducted orally if requested. Please contact Kallie Kline at the PACA office no later than one week prior to your exam date to make the necessary arrangements. Substitutions are accepted within the same scheduled exam date. Transfer requests from one exam date to another exam date will be subject to a $60.00 fee based on seating availability in requested exam date. Transfers MUST be within the same calendar year. Fee MUST be paid by credit card at time of transfer. To request a transfer or make a substitution, contact Kallie Kline at kallie@pacaweb.org or (717) Cancellation requests must be made in writing to kallie@pacaweb.org or by fax to (717) You should bring the following materials to class: Drivers license or photo ID (must be presented at the time you check in at the testing facility) ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician - Grade I Workbook Two #2 pencils One simple function calculator (The use of programmable calculators during exams is prohibited) Notebook or note paper We reserve the right to dismiss any registrant for disruptive behavior toward the instructor and/or other participants. Registrants dismissed for disruptive behavior are not eligible for a refund of their registration fee and will be reported to their employer. The registrant of this certification voluntarily assumes the risk of injury to themselves which may result from the training, testing or demonstration and releases and discharges PACA, the facility providing the training, testing or demonstration site and the provider of the training, testing or demonstration from all claims or liability by participant resulting therefrom. Cell phones/smartphones must be turned off and not accessible for the duration of the exam For practice/performance session, participants should bring: Safety glasses Hard hat Gloves Boots (preferably steel toes) Per the American Concrete Institute (ACI), certification is unique to the individual who participates in, and passes, both the written and performance exam - REGARDLESS OF WHO PAYS FOR THE EXAM. The certification number assigned and certification card distributed belong SOLELY to the individual who presents their photo ID, upon their successful passing of both exams. A company or other individual may not claim this certification in any way. There will be a $ fee charged for cancellations received 14 business days or more prior to the start of the exam period

4 http://www.concrete.org/certification/verifyacertification.aspx?

concrete.org/certification/certificationfaqs.

has not been received Are you certified?

you fail either the written and/or the performance exam Information on your ID

4 4 d=ask Answers to the following questions are available on ACI s website: Replacing a lost/damaged certification card What to do if a certification card has not been received Are you certified? - see link above Length of time it will take to receive exam results What to do if you fail either the written and/or the performance exam Information on your ID number Your certification expiration date For more information, contact the American Concrete Institute at (248) For questions regarding your exam date/location, please contact: Kallie Kline, PACA s Director of Education and Finance. kallie@pacaweb.org Like us on Visit us on the web at &

5 PACA wishes to recognize the knowledge, skill, experience, time and sweat equity the following individuals and their companies bring to our industry and our association by supporting our ACI

5 5 PACA wishes to recognize the knowledge, skill, experience, time and sweat equity the following individuals and their companies bring to our industry and our association by supporting our ACI certification program. ACI Examiners Dave Dillon, P.E.., Coon Industries, Inc. Steve Somerville, P.E.., BASF Construction Chemicals Larry Kessler, P.E., Pennsy Supply, Inc. Josh Collins, P.E.., Stahl Sheaffer Engineering ACI Instructors Pat Gallagher, Admixtures, Inc. Rob Howard, GTA Associates, Inc. John Farkas, LafargeHolcim. Vince Poandl, LafargeHolcim Brian Sheffler, Centre Concrete Co., Inc. ACI Supplemental Examiners Matt Mengel, Rahns Construction Materials, Inc. Steve Snyder, Berks Products, Inc. Mike Oswald, Berks Products, Inc. Leo Church, Berks Products, Inc. Dave Johns, LafargeHolcim Ray Henderson, Lehigh Cement Co. Claire Nowasell, Lehigh Cement Co. Eric Church, Lehigh Cement Co. Doug Cassatt, Lehigh Cement Co. Bob Frontino, Sika Corporation Susan Armstrong, Central Builders, Inc. Andy Pieters, Central Builders, Inc. John Reigle, Central Builders, Inc. Travis Kratzer, Pennsy Supply, Inc. John Jeronis, Pennsy Supply, Inc. Tim Kindt, Pennsy Supply, Inc. Chris Kiner, Pennsy Supply, Inc. John Dochter, Rohrer s Inc. Galen Weaver, Rohrer s Inc. Brian Fox, Rohrer s Inc. Bob Belinda, Centre Concrete Co., Inc. Mark Moyer, New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. Steve Glenny, New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. Brian Flaugh, New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. Brandon Myers, Separation Technologies Caleb Martz, BASF Industries, Inc. Kyle Wrobleski, Keystone Cement Bob Housel, Masters Ready Mixed Concrete Jason Blase, Conewago Enterprises, Inc. Collin Bender, Conewago Enterprises, Inc. Finally, we want to acknowledge and thank the following companies for hosting our ACI classes at their facilities: Berks Products, Inc. Casilio Concrete Central Builders, Inc. Centre Concrete Co., Inc. Conewago Enterprises, Inc. Coon Industries, Inc. Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. Pennsy Supply, Inc. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. Rahns Construction Materials, Inc. Rohrer s Inc.

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