Concrete Floor Systems and Secondary Structures

Course code DRFT 1379

Credit 3.5

Length 70.0 hours

Course outline View

In this course, students will learn how to draw concrete slab on grade and ground floor systems, as well as miscellaneous steel elements. Students will also learn how to calculate steel and concrete quantities for structures.

Prerequisites

DRFT 1120, DRFT 1214.

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What you will learn

  • Principles of slab-on-grade and sub-grade design

    Techniques of slab-on-grade layout

    Detail drawings of trench and floor slope

    Detail drawings of anchor bolts, inserts and embedded metals

    Vendors drawings and equipment bases

    Concrete crack control and construction joints

    Secondary support systems

    Steel and concrete quantity counting techniques

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
60288 May 25, 2026
to June 15, 2026
Lab VCC Downtown Campus See full schedule

Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.

Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.