Engineering and Construction of Roads Pavement

This course discusses the pavement design of roads. All three accepted methods of pavement design are covered including soil factor, R-value thickness and an introduction to MnPAVE for thickness design. Design guide will be used to review the importance of the tools for the following elements of roadway design: data collection and accurate traffic projections; sub-grade soil evaluation and best practices for enhancements; pavement section materials and specifications; and best construction practices and their effect on pavement life.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, the delegates will be able to:

• Discuss pavement design of roads and pavements as well as pavement design procedures
• Perform exploration and testing on soil
• Identify soil stabilization, soil characteristics, special sub-grade problems, filtration and drainage
• Determine recycled pavement materials and implement QA/QC in construction
• Explain soil behavior and the basic concepts of geotechnical engineering for design of roads and pavements
• Apply soil stabilization and construction, including how to fix bad soils
• Enumerate different types of road pavement
• Examine traffic loads and apply marshal design method on asphalt mixes
• Identify the tresses in flexible pavement

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for engineers, technicians and others who perform or review designs for pavements and roads.

Course Outline

Day 1

• Introduction to Roads and Pavements
• Principles of Pavement Design
• Basic Design Requirements
• Geological and Geotechnical Site Investigation
• Life Cycle Analysis of Pavements

Day 2

• Soil Characteristics
• Problems Caused by Soils
• Soil Inputs for Pavement Design Procedures
• Soils Exploration and Testing
• Soil Stabilization
• Special Subgrade Problems
• Filtration and Drainage

Day 3

• Earthworks and Construction Materials
• Recycled Pavement Materials
• Construction: QC/QA
• Geo-synthetic Improvement
• Sub -base and Surface Treatment

Day 4

• Bad Soils in Existing Roads
• Unpaved Roads
• Types of road pavement
• Pavement layers
• Concrete Pavement Design
• Bituminous Materials for Pavement Construction

Day 5

• Traffic loads
• Design of asphalt mixes using Marshall design method
• Stresses in flexible pavement
• Empirical Flexible Pavement Design
• Rigid Pavement Design

Course Methodology

A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:

• (30%) Based on Case Studies
• (30%) Techniques
• (30%) Role Play
• (10%) Concepts
• Pre-test and Post-test
• Variety of Learning Methods
• Lectures
• Case Studies and Self Questionaires
• Group Work
• Discussion
• Presentation

Course Fees

This rate includes participant’s manual, Hand-Outs, buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

Course Timings

Daily Course Timings
08:00 - 08:20 Morning Coffee / Tea
08:20 - 10:00 First Session
10:00 - 10:20 Coffee / Tea / Snacks
10:20 - 12:20 Second Session
12:20 - 13:30 Lunch Break & Prayer Break
13:30 - 15:00 Last Session