ACI Tilt-Up Supervisor study materials
ACI Tilt-Up Supervisor study resources

ACI Tilt-Up Supervisor case studies

ACI Tilt-Up Supervisor · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The ACI Tilt-Up Supervisor certification is a professional credential for field supervisors, superintendents, and crew leaders who run tilt-up concrete construction-casting panels on grade, lifting them into place, and bracing them safely. It signals that a supervisor understands the full sequence from site layout and casting-bed preparation through reinforcement and embed placement, concrete placement and curing, rigging and lifting design, erection, bracing, and the inspection and tolerance checks that close out a job. The exam is multiple choice and is organized around those work phases, with the heaviest emphasis on lifting and bracing design, rigging, erection operations, and jobsite safety and lift planning. Questions test applied judgment as much as recall: reading a scenario, spotting the unsafe or noncompliant step, and choosing the correct field practice. The ACI Tilt-Up Supervisor case studies are 5 cases and about 2,530 words.

1

Embed Conflict Discovered After Panel Casting

You are the tilt-up superintendent for a single-story warehouse with 62 wall panels. Panels are being cast face-down on the slab in three casting beds.

516 words, about 3 min
2

Bracing Layout vs. Slab Capacity on a Post-Tensioned Slab

You are planning erection of 48 tilt-up panels on a project where the interior slab-on-grade is post-tensioned. The bracing plan shows two diagonal braces per panel anchored to the slab with 3/4 in.

526 words, about 3 min
3

Panel Cracking During Initial Lift

You are the lift director for a 32 ft tall, 24 ft wide, 8 in. thick tilt-up panel weighing approximately 25,000 lb.

543 words, about 3 min
4

Brace Removal Timing on a Wind-Exposed Site

You are the superintendent on a tilt-up project in an open area with a design wind speed of 115 mph. The panels are erected and braced.

485 words, about 2 min
5

Tolerance Dispute at Panel-to-Foundation Connection

You are the QA lead on a tilt-up warehouse. The foundation contractor set anchor bolts for the panel base connections.

460 words, about 2 min