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Earthwork and Nuclear Gauge Technician's Course Schedule

Monday 9:00 AM - Friday 1:30PM)


          
Monday

          9:00 – 9:10am
          9:10– 12:00
       12:00 – 1:00 pm
         1:00 - 4:30 pm
         4:30 - 5:30 pm

Introduction, Material Distribution
Nuclear Gauge Operation & Handling
Lunch (provided at Rockhoppers restaurant)
Nuclear Gaurge Operation and Handling
Nuclear Gauge Exam
 
Tuesday

8:30 – 11:30am
11:30– 12:00

12:00 – 1:00 pm
  1:00 - 3:30 pm

3:30 - 5:00 pm

Pipe Construction
Soil as a Construction Material
Compation Theory
Lunch (provided at Rockhoppers restaurant)
Compaction and Gradation Control
On-Point Proctor
Sediment and Erosion Control
 
Wednesday

8:30 – 12:00

12:00 – 1:00 pm
1:00 – 2:00 pm
2:00 – 2:30 pm
2:30 – 5:00 pm


Types of Samples and Tests
Sampling and Testing Procedures
Lunch (provided at Rockhoppers restaurant)
Geosynthetics & Related Materials
Sampling and Testing Procedures (continued)
Specifications
DOT Forms and Example Problems
 
Thursday

8:30 – 12:00

12:00 – 1:00 pm
1:00 – 5:30pm

Field Certification Testing (first half of class)
One-Point Proctor, Speedy Moisture, Aggregate Stockpile Sampling, Nuclear Gauge
Lunch (provided at Rockhoppers restaurant)
Field Certification Testing (second half of class)
  Friday
8:30 – 12:30
12:30 - 1:30
Earthwork Written Exam
Lunch (provided at Rockhoppers restaurant)
   
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Clemson University
200 Lowry Hall
Clemson, SC 29634-0912
Phone: 864-656-4183 Fax: 864-656-0124
mmyrtle@clemson.edu
www.ces.clemson.edu/scdotcert