Seems good to me - "Placed" means in-spec. I tested concrete with SuperP for Natgun that was very high-slump, yet cohesive & in spec. That would be placed.
The watery mess in the slab was poured. Pumped & Poured. I've had soup that was more cohesive.
Either way the concrete must make it down the chute, right? A few days ago I inspected a 100 yard slab pour (yep, I think pour is the right word here), where they needed to pump, and to keep the pump from clogging, they watered it plenty. Slumps were about 8" - sloppy stuff. Still, if the...
Thanks - I don't live in LA, but it helps to get an idea of a career path.
Finding out where there's a future & mapping it out is the main thing. If all I see in the future is moving up as a tech to a slightly higher hourly wage...well, that's not too inspiring.
My employer has me jumping...
Thanks for the tip on Zimms Crack Creme. Is there something out there called "barrier creme" - and does it work?
Can't go too much lower than my pay, least not in the USA, there's just not that much distance from minimum wage. Can 6-figure salaries come from concrete inspections? I want...
OK, my 2 missed standards are Volumetric & Gravimetric. Makes sense, since I don't do those & don't know anything about them.
So... You're saying 3 supervised jobs don't make me experienced? Well, I got the feeling they wanted me on my own after the 1st. Anyway I don't lie about having...
Thanks for the posts. I knew someone must be out there.
Course or Exam - I'm not sure which they tell me hasn't happened yet. Obviously I've had OTJ - the 1st 3 pours with a certified tech, then on my own, for concrete pours & soil compaction (nuke gauge) inspections.
Lots of standing...
I wonder if I'm a good concrete engineering tech... Well, my company calls it concrete field inspections, but I think it amounts to the same thing. I started in August, and my company put me through just one cert - for the Troxler nuke gauge. It's one day & a no-fail test.
So I'm not ACI...
