Course Summary:

Pavement Thickness Design

Course #L277
February 4-5, 2010
Pyle Center*, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, Wisconsin
Course Fee: $995 Discounts Are Available

Benefits

This practical course will

Deepen your working understanding of pavement thickness design including the impact of traffic loads, soil strength, and environmental conditions
Explore alternate pavement thickness design methods for flexible and rigid pavements
Update your knowledge to include Mechanistic-Empirical Design, the method now being adopted by many state highway departments
Provide hands-on practice and problem solving experience

Please note: In order to actively participate and fully benefit from this course, you must bring a copy of the 93 AASHTO Pavement Design Manual and a calculator and straightedge to use during class. If you do not own or are not able to borrow a copy for the course, please contact Steve Pudloski, program director, 800-462-0876.

Topics

Overview of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Pavement Design
Characterizing Subgrade Soil Support
Traffic Loads Analysis
Design of New HMA Pavements Using 93 AASHTO
Design of HMA Overlay
Preparation of Pavement Prior to Overlay
Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) for Flexible Pavements
Overview of Rigid Pavement Types and Design Methods
Achieving Durable Portland Cement Concrete Pavements
Building Green Pavements
Pavement Joint Basics and Intersection Joint Layout
Overview of 1993 AASHTO Pavement Design Method for PCC Pavements
ACPA StreetPave Design Method
ACPA AirPave Design Method
MEPDG (Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide) for Rigid Pavements

Audience

This course will assist:

Engineers and technicians who perform or review pavement designs
Engineering managers who supervise consultants and staff who do pavement designs
Public agency personnel, consultants, and private facility managers

A background in pavement design will maximize your learning, but engineers and technicians with limited experience will gain valuable knowledge and a chance to try their hand during in-class design exercises.

Earn PDH, LU, CEU

By participating in this course, you will earn 15 Professional Development Hours (PDH) and 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEU). Learn more about PDH, LU, CEU and state licensing boards.

Instructors

Reid Knutson, Ph.D., P.E., Berlin, Wisconsin

John H. Tenison, P.E., Senior Materials Engineer, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Stephen T. Pudloski, P.E., Program Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

General Information

Fee Covers Notebook and other course materials, break refreshments, lunches and certificate.

Cancellation Policy No-Penalty Cancellation To cancel your enrollment, you must notify us promptly. Please consider re-enrolling in a future course. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.

Accommodations We have reserved a block of sleeping rooms ($106/single; $116/double, including airport shuttle, pool and exercise room) for course participants at the Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club, One West Dayton Street, Madison, WI. To reserve a room, call 800-356-8293 or 608-257-6000 and indicate that you will be attending this course under group code #41888. Room requests made later than January 13 will be subject to availability.

We have reserved a second block of sleeping rooms ($112/single; $127/double, including parking and Madison Taxi's silver cab from the airport) for course participants at the Campus Inn, 601 Langdon Street, Madison, WI. To reserve a room, call 800-589-6285 or 608-257-4391 and indicate that you will be attending this course under group code #91633. Room requests made later than January 11 will be subject to availability.

Course Location This course will be held at Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI. 608-262-1122

Course Discount If you enroll in Soil Engineering for Roads and Pavements #L275 February 2-3, 2010 Madison, Wisconsin. The total combined fee is $1690. Save $300!

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