2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Dec 21, 2024  
2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]

CBT 250 - Introduction to 3-D Concrete Printing


Description: Safe assembly, operation, and maintenance of a 3-D concrete printer.  Includes the various component ratios of mortar, including admixtures, and how different ratios affect the placement and workability of mix designs.

Credits: 4
Lecture: 1
Lab: 6

Course Content:
  1. Personal workplace health and safety for construction
  2. Printer parts identification and assembly
  3. Manual printer operation
  4. Programmed printer operation
  5. Mortar mix design theory
  6. Finishing printed material
  7. Disassembly and packaging printer for transport
  8. Basic blueprint reading
  9. Residential wiring methods

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Describe job site safety rules. (1)
  2. Identify emergency procedures. (1)
  3. Manually operate printer. (3)
  4. Demonstrate programmed operation of printer. (4)
  5. Describe how various mix components affect 3-D printing. (5)
  6. Safely use basic hand and power tools related to 3-D concrete printing. (6)
  7. Create smooth and detailed 3-D objects/structures. (6)
  8. Maintain proper procedures for printer assembly and disassembly.. (2, 7)
  9. Interpret construction drawings related to 3-D printing. (8)
  10. Demonstrate basic residential electrical wiring. (9)

Required Assessment:
  1. Skill demonstration, written exam.