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APPF 112 - Pipefitter Applications I


2 hrs (Sem I)
This course is designed specifically for Associated Builders and Contractors Association Pipefitter Apprenticeship Students. Topics and applications covered in this course include intermediate excavations, underground pipe installation, and pipefitter drawings and detail sheets. Instruction on intermediate excavations includes safety, shoring materials, pre-manufactured support systems, grade and elevation determination, and backfilling procedures. Underground pipe installation includes installing cast iron, ductile iron, vitrified clay, concrete, carbon steel, fiberglass, and thermoplastic pipe. This course requires a lab fee. 2 lecture, 2 laboratory hours.