Standard

R State Standard £ Institutionally Developed College: NA

ACR 1210 - Unibody Identification and Damage Analysis
Course Description Provides instruction in the identification and analysis of various forms of unibody damage. Topics include: collapse or buckle damage identification, sag damage identification, sideways damage identification, twist damage identification, secondary damage identification, and lift equipment usage and safety.
Competency Areas	Hours
Collapse or Buckle Damage Identification	Class	1
Sag Damage Identification	D. Lab	2
Sideways Damage Identification	P. Lab/O.B.I.	2
Twist Damage Identification	Credit	2
Secondary Damage Identification
Lift Equipment Usage and Safety

Prerequisite:
Corequisite:	ACR 1000, ACR 1010, and ACR 1020

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will be able to:	Hours
		Class	D. Lab	P. Lab/ O.B.I.
COLLAPSE OR BUCKLE DAMAGE IDENTIFICATION		1	2	4
Location and measurement	Explain why location of buckles identifies the type of damage.
	Demonstrate ability to properly locate collapse damage by visual inspection, and tape or tram measurement.
SAG DAMAGE IDENTIFICATION		1	2	4
Location and measurement	Analyze sag damage by visual, tape or tram measurement, and by visual inspection of body panels, bumpers, etc.
SIDEWAYS DAMAGE IDENTIFICATION		1	4	2
Location and measurement	Analyze sideways damage by tape or tram measurements, and visual inspection of body components.
TWIST DAMAGE IDENTIFICATION		1	4	2
Location and measurement	Analyze twist damage using tape or tram measurements, leveling vehicle on stands, and/or datum line measurements.
SECONDARY DAMAGE IDENTIFICATION		4	6	6
Unibody construction	Explain how impact forces are transmitted through unibody construction.
Types of misalignment	Explain the different type of unibody misalignments.
Location and measurement	Demonstrate ability to analyze secondary damage by: visual inspection, tape or tram measurements, and use of zone concept.
LIFT EQUIPMENT USAGE AND SAFETY		2	2	2
Procedures	Explain procedures to properly and safely use all types of lift equipment blocks, and supports.
	Explain the safety procedures to use in performing all operations.

Suggested Resources

Media Print Audio/Visual Web Other
Print	Duffy, James E. Auto body repair technology (5^th Ed.). (2009). New York: Delmar – Cengage. Duffy, James E. Auto body repair technology (4^th Ed.). (2004). New York: Delmar Learning.
A/V	Fundamentals of collision repair: FCR01 [CD-ROM]. (2007). Illinois: Inter Industry Council on Auto Collision Repair.

Posted: 08/19/09