Concrete Field Testing Technician - Grade 1 Certification

In order to attain ACI Certification as a Concrete Field Testing Technician - Grade 1, you must successfully complete both the ACI written and performance examinations. While there are no pre-requisites in either training or experience, the examinations are designed so that only knowledgeable technicians will pass.

The ACI Certification program is conducted by a Local Sponsoring Group (in the state of Oklahoma, that is the ORMCA). This group is responsible for scheduling and conducting all training courses and examination sessions; arrangement of facilities, material, equipment, and personnel; payment of all bills; and establishment and collection of all registration fees.

The ACI Certification Department assists the Local Sponsoring Group (ORMCA) in setting up the program and manages the daily operation of the program. This includes the publication and dissemination of all instructional materials and examinations, grading examinations, maintenance of certification records, and issuance of certification to successful candidates.

The person must be familiar with the test procedures, come prepared to
"demonstrate a knowledge and ability to perform" these tests and be
dressed appropriately for working with concrete.

This is a certification program for anyone who tests concrete in the field.
ASTM C-94 and ACI 301 specifications require that all field tests be performed by a person
whose training was equivalent to the ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician - Grade 1 Program.

Oklahoma University
Fears Engineering Laboratory
303 E. Chesapeake Street
Norman, OK 73019

I-35 to Highway 9, East on Highway 9 to Jenkins Avenue.

7:30 a.m.	Sign In
8:00 a.m.	Review
	Sampling Fresh Concrete (ASTM C-172)
	Slump Test (ASTM C-143)
	Air Content Test (ASTM C-231 & ASTM C-173)
	Density & Yield Test (ASTM C-138)
	Cylinder Casting (ASTM C-31)
	Concrete Temperature (ASTM C-1064)
10:00 a.m.	Demonstration of Concrete Testing
11:00 a.m.	Written Examination
12:00 p.m.	Performance Examination

Butch Adney	Twin Cities Ready Mix, Inc.
Tom Bearden	Buzzi Unicem USA
Dobber Bingamon	Holcim (US) Inc.
Nathan Blackward	Master Builders, Inc. / BASF Admixtures
Art Richardson	Terracon Consultants
Troy Clawson	Schwarz Ready Mix, Inc.
Jim Clymer	Dolese Bros. Co.
Mark Fivecoats	Mid-Continent Concrete
Ralph Heley	Evans & Associates
Gary Hooker	Euclid Chemical
Bill Jeffries	Holcim (US) Inc.
Jim Kopenhafer	Dolese Bros. Co.
Pat Langford	Schwarz Ready Mix, Inc.
Tom Palone	Dolese Bros. Co.
Darren Prater	Schwarz Ready Mix, Inc.
Bill Preston	Dolese Bros. Co.
Andy Pulley	Twin Cities Ready Mix, Inc.
Grady Reece	Saint-Gobain
Jared Ryker	Ash Grove Cement Co.
Mike Schones	Dolese Bros. Co.
John Schwarz	Twin Cities Ready Mix, Inc.
Steve Shipley	Schwarz Ready Mix, Inc.
Travis Smith	Dolese Bros. Co.
Mike Tyler	ORMCA