Course Description
Pavement design and construction in densely populated urban environments can be complicated, and engineers must consider a number of associated features such as curbs and gutters, utilities, and private and commercial entrances. Effective municipal pavement engineers should have a fundamental understanding of roadway design constraints and be able to select the appropriate rehabilitation treatment that is not only cost-effective but also considerate of future needs.
The course will cover existing pavement rehabilitation, new pavement design and construction options, including flexible, rigid, and composite pavement types. This course will also review pavement related construction specifications and highlight key features that are critical during construction inspection.
What Do Participants Learn?
- Use practical knowledge for rehabilitating municipal roadways
- Understand the basic parameters required to complete pavement designs
- Select the appropriate pavement type and rehabilitation strategy by considering relevant factors
- Identify pavement distresses and the appropriate treatments based on current best practices
- Apply your understanding of specification requirements to field inspections
Who Should Attend?
- Pavement Engineers
- Civil Technicians & Technologists
- Civil Technicians & Technologists
- Design Engineers
- Construction Inspectors
- Contractor Superintendents
- Those involved in the assessment, design, and construction of municipal roadways
What Will the Learning Experience Include?
Phase: 1
Introduce
- Comprehensive pre-program activities include:
- Web-based information forms & surveys completed by attendee.
- Direct consultation with the attendee about the expectations.
- During the training, participants engage in data, activities, and conversations that lead to insight and knowledge.
- Participants learn from expert trainers who have both academic and business experiences.
- Highly applicable training content & instructive activities for adding depth to training topics.
- **A half-day site visit for integrating the experience & plan next steps. Opportunities to provide connections, ideas & support.
Phase: 2
Explore & Practice
Phase: 3
Apply
- Apply & sustain the learning experience by using this ongoing support:
- To ensure participant has new skills or behavior progress.
- Optional, fee-based mentoring & coaching with the trainer.
- Training materials & additional documents (e-books, pdf files, presentations and articles)
- Evaluate your training experience by giving us feedbacks and help us to reach our organizational goals.
- Participant's Evaluation
- Trainer's Evaluation
Phase: 4
EVALUATE
Pavement Engineering: An Overview
- Types of pavements
- Roadway classifications
- Basic design inputs
- Challenging municipal environments
- Interaction with other roadway features
Assessment of Existing Roadways
- Pavement Distresses
- Functional pavement assessment
- Structural pavement assessment
- Non-Destructive Tools (NDT)
- Drainage considerations
- Considerations of future roadway needs
Pavement Design Tools
- AASHTO Guide for the Design of Pavement Structures
- Asphalt Institute
- Municipal Design Charts/ Standard Pavement Designs
- CPCA Pavement Design Charts
- Street Pave 12
- AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design Software
Pavement Rehabilitation Alternatives
- Asphalt overlay
- Asphalt overlays (with stress-absorbing membranes)
- Asphalt resurfacing with base repairs
- Full depth reclamation with expanded asphalt stabilization
- Cold-in-place recycling
- Concrete pavement repairs
- Bonded concrete overlays (white-topping)
- Flexible pavement reconstruction
- Rigid pavement reconstruction
- Composite pavement reconstruction
- Life cycle cost analysis
Innovation Materials and Processes
- Warm Mix Asphalt
- Permeable Pavements
Design Details: Asphalt
- Asphalt binder selection
- Asphalt stripping
- Echelon pavement
- Cold joints
- Transition/ construction joints
- Tack coat
Design Details: Concrete
- Dowel and tie-bar design
- Joint details
- Joint Sealing
- Surface texture
- Embedded structures
Design Specifications
- Asphalt Paving
- Concrete Paving
- Full depth reclamation with expanded asphalt stabilization
- Cold-in-place recycling
- Pavement smoothness
Construction Preparation
- Subgrade preparation
- Base/Sub-base preparation
- Drainage preparation
- Construction tolerances
- Staging requirements
Construction Inspection: Asphalt Paving
- Pre-paving site inspection
- Asphalt mix design
- Asphalt Paving
- Compaction
- QC/QA material testing
Construction Inspection: Concrete Paving
- Pre-paving site inspection
- Concrete placement
- Dowel/ tie-bar
- Concrete finishing
- Surface texture
- Surface curing
- Joint cutting/ sealing
- Dowel bar scanning