Concrete Slab on Grade Floor Systems

Course code DRFT 1384

Credit 2.0

Length 60.0 hours

Course outline View

This course introduces the student to concrete slab on grade and ground floor systems, and the production of the required associated construction drawings.

This course is part of the full-time Architectural Technician, Civil/Structural Technician, Steel Detailing Technician Certificate Programs.

Prerequisites

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What you will learn

  • Principles of slab-on-grade design
  • Principles of sub-grade design
  • Techniques of slab-on-grade layout for construction drawings
  • Trench and floor slope detail drawings
  • Detail drawings of anchor bolts, inserts and embedded metals
  • Vendors drawings and equipment bases
  • Concrete crack control and construction joints

How to register

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

Course schedules

Select your program to see the available course schedules.

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.