Master the skills for structural design and building of superstructures in this free online civil engineering course. Superstructures are engineering wonders in their own right and in this free online course, the activities involved in the construction of superstructures including translating beam reinforcement drawings and placing beam reinforcements will be explained. Learn the theory and practicality of slab centring, procedures for cube casting and slump tests, and the modern practices for structural design and construction of world-class superstructures.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 201740 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 4-5 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Explain the procedures for placing the starter concrete and shuttering for the ground floor column • Discuss the process for the ground floor beam bottom arrangement and shuttering • Explain slab centring and placing of beam reinforcements in building construction • Differentiate the practicality and theory of one-way and two-way slabs • Outline the techniques for laying electrical conduit and MEP works in a building construction site • Indicate the protocols for cube casting and slump tests in structural engineering |
| Course Code | 4037 |

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