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PROFESSIONAL knowledge:
At the level of understanding:
1. Concrete classes.
At the level of use:
1. Types of natural paving (granite,
2. boulders, wood) and their laying technologies.
3. Types of artificial pavement (including concrete pavement, clinker) and laying technologies.
4. Types and technologies of pavement dismantling.
5. Geodesy basics (support system, geodetic point, surveying and delineation).
6. Pavement construction technologies.
7. Types of mineral materials and their incorporation into the pavement subgrade.
8. Tools and technologies for pavement compaction works, including in confined areas.
9. Methods for testing the compaction of pavement subgrade.
10. Types of pavement construction layers and construction technologies.
11. Types of mineral materials and their incorporation into the structural layers of the pavement.
12. Types of pavement edging and installation technologies.
13. Basics of concrete work.
14. Types of natural pavements (granite, boulder, wood) and paving technologies.
15. Types of artificial pavement (including concrete pavement, clinker) and laying technologies.
16. Types of paving patterns.
17. Basic geometry.
18. Pavement compaction technologies.
19. Methods of pavement wedging.
20. Quality requirements for pavement construction works and methods of testing.
21. Quality requirements and test methods for the construction of structural layers of pavements.
22. Quality requirements and test methods for the installation of pavement demarcation elements.
23. Pavement quality requirements and methods of testing.
24. Types of measuring instruments and measurement methods.
25. Basic geometry.
PROFESSIONAL skills:
1. Prepare for paving/repairs.
2. Sort dismantled paving material.
3. Accurately carry out surveying and marking work for the construction of the pavement structure.
4. Construct the subgrade of the pavement.
5. Tamp the subgrade of the pavement.
6. Construct a frost-proof layer of the pavement.
7. Construct the base layer(s) of the pavement.
8. Prepare existing demarcation elements for paving.
9. Install pavement demarcation curbs and gutters.
10. Adjust underground communication manholes.
11. Prepare the connection point to the existing pavement.
12. Construct the levelling layer.
13. Check that the paving conforms to the building design.
14. Rational lay the pavement according to the paving material and laying pattern.
15. Saw off paving material.
16. Add underground utility manholes and storm water drains.
17. Tamp the pavement.
18. Independently check the quality of the paving work carried out at each stage of the works.
19. Correct identified discrepancies in paving works.
20. Measure the amount of paving work completed.
PROFESSIONAL competences:
1. Ability to carry out paving preparation work according to technological requirements.
2. Ability to construct a pavement using appropriate technology.
3. Ability to construct structural layers of pavement, ensuring that the geometric parameters of the layers to be constructed are appropriate.
4. Ability to assemble pavement demarcation elements that comply with quality requirements.
5. Ability to carry out various types of paving work using construction materials in a rational manner.
6. Ability to ensure that the paving works comply with the requirements of the building design or work assignment at all stages of the works.
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Architecture and construction (073)
Detailed field: (ISCED 2013)Building and civil engineering (0732)
EducationBasic education
Qualification typeVocational (continuing education)
Full or partialFull qualification
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Last changes: 24.10.2024
Posted: 07.05.2016