The goal of this course is to teach the inspector how to evaluate foundation walls and piers, including new innovations in the foundation and concrete industries.
Introduction
Definition of Terms
Masonry
Masonry Cracks
Bricks and Mortar
Settlement
Cracking
Above-Ground Masonry Walls
Structural Failure
Brick Veneer Walls
Fire Damage
Vapor Barriers
Innovations: Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC)
Innovations: Cement Substitutes
Innovations: Cement Admixtures
Innovations: Concrete Aggregate Substitutes
Innovations: Concrete Footing and Pier Forms
Innovations: Concrete Waterproofing Systems
Innovations: Fibrous Concrete Reinforcement
Flashing Products – Manufactured Roof and Pan
Formwork for Ventilated Concrete Slabs
Foundation Drainage Panels
Foundation Flood Vents
Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations (FPSF)
ICF Walls – Wood Fiber Composite Forms
Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF)
Manufactured Housing Disaster-Resistant Pier
Manufactured Housing Ground Anchor Systems
Masonry and Concrete Adhesives
Modular Block Retaining Wall Systems
Plastic Ductwork Systems
Precast Concrete Foundation and Wall Panels
Pumice-Crete
Steel Foundation Systems
Wood Foundations
Prefabricated Storm Shelter
Water-Resistant Polyethylene Subfloor Systems
Upon completion of this course and passing of the 25-question final exam (drawn from a larger pool), the student can download and print their own Certificate of Completion which is auto-generated in their own name.
The student's (InterNACHI member's) information is recorded on InterNACHI's servers for membership compliance verification, and automatically logs completion into InterNACHI's online Continuing Education log.
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Some features which make InterNACHI's courses superior to existing continuing education options:
- The course is free for all InterNACHI members.
- The course is written in pure XHTML code for quick loading. The course loads fine on old computers and loads fast, even with dial-up.
- The course is designed using a hierarchal menu coupled with a sequential page navigation. This provides the student with the option to easily repeat areas of weakness.
- The course permits the student to start, stop and restart any part of the course as often as desired.
- There are a variety of images within the course, including diagrams, illustrations and photos.
- The illustrations can be enlarged for clearer viewing by clicking on them.
- The text is integrated into InterNACHI's Inspector Glossary. Rolling over blue-colored terms provides their definition.
- The final exam uses multiple-choice questions that reference the images.
- The course's quizzes and final exam have numerous advantages over traditional exam systems:
- The course, quizzes and final exam incorporate built-in intelligence which identifies and strengthens each student's unique subject weaknesses.
- Not only is each question weighted with regard to score, but each answer is weighted, as well as the correctness of each answer being weighted.
- Answers to easy questions are weighted such that the student is penalized, in terms of score, for answering incorrectly, but rewarded modestly for answering correctly.
- Answers to difficult questions are weighted such that the student is rewarded, in terms of score, for answering correctly, but not penalized for answering incorrectly.
- Answers to questions regarding basic safety, or questions every inspector should know the answer to, are weighted such that the student is severely penalized, in terms of score, for answering incorrectly.
- Upon passing the final exam, the student can print out a Certificate of Completion which is auto-generated in their own name.
The student's (InterNACHI member's) information is recorded on InterNACHI's servers for membership compliance verification, and automatically logs completion into InterNACHI's online Continuing Education log.
InterNACHI® Members:
Take the free, online Inspecting Foundation Walls and Piers course now (free to InterNACHI members).
Not a member yet?
Join today for access to this and thousands
of other InterNACHI® membership benefits.