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Overview

After attending this course, you will be able to:

• 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

Description:
Pavement design and construction in densely populated urban environments can be complicated, and engineers must consider 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 pavement rehabilitation treatment that is not only cost-effective but also considerate of future needs.

The course will review pavement rehabilitation and design practices used by Municipalities in the Provinces of Ontario and Manitoba, as well as pavement design and reconstruction strategies, considering flexible, rigid, and composite pavement types. This course will also review pavement-related municipal construction specifications and highlight critical features during construction inspection.

Course Outline:

• Assessment of existing roadways
• Pavement design tools
• Pavement rehabilitation alternatives
• Life Cycle Cost Analysis
• Design details: asphalt and concrete pavements
• Design specifications
• Construction preparation
• Construction inspection: asphalt and concrete
• Innovative materials and processes

Who Should Attend:
Those involved in the assessment, design and construction of municipal roadways in the Provinces of Ontario and Manitoba, including: Pavement Engineers • Civil Technicians and Technologists • Engineering Consultants • Design Engineers • Construction Inspectors • Contractor Superintendents.

Special Features & Requirements
Pavement design practices and construction specifications will primarily focus on Municipalities in the Provinces of Ontario and Manitoba.

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Syllabus

Day I

Pavement Engineering: An Overview

• Types of municipal 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)
• Considerations of future roadway needs

Pavement Design Tools

• Municipal Design Charts/ Standard Pavement Designs
• Asphalt Institute
• AASHTO Guide for the Design of Pavement Structures
• CPCA Pavement Design Charts
• StreetPave 12
• OptiPave2
• AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design Software
• CAC Street Smart Reports

Pavement Preservation Treatments

• Surface Treatment
• Cold Recycling Mix
• Bonded Wearing Course
• FibreMat

Pavement Rehabilitation Alternatives

• Asphalt overlay
• Asphalt resurfacing with base repairs
• Asphalt overlays (with stress-absorbing membranes)
• Full-depth reclamation with expanded asphalt stabilization
• Cold-in-place recycling
• Hot-in-place recycling
• Concrete pavement repairs
• Concrete overlays (white-topping)
• Flexible pavement reconstruction
• Rigid pavement reconstruction
• Composite pavement reconstruction
• Roller-compacted concrete pavement reconstruction
• Life cycle cost analysis

Day II

Pavement Platforms

• Rural roadways
• Urban roadways
• Semi-urban roadways

Drainage Considerations

Design Details: Asphalt

• Asphalt material selection
• Joint construction
• Tack coat
• Temporary detour pavements

Design Details: Concrete

• Type of concrete materials
• Joint reinforcement
• Surface texturing
• Concrete curing
• Joint sealing
• Joint Layout
• Construction staging

Construction Specifications

• Subgrade preparation
• Proof-rolling
• Granular base/subbase material
• Hot asphalt paving
• Concrete paving
• Roller compacted concrete

Construction Preparation

• Subgrade preparation
• Construction on Expansion Soils

Construction Inspection: Concrete Paving

• Pre-paving site inspection
• Concrete placement
• Dowel/ tie-bar
• Concrete Finishing
• Surface texture
• Surface curing
• Joint cutting/ sealing
• Dowel bar orientation verification

Construction Inspection: Asphalt Paving

• Pre-paving site inspection
• Asphalt mix design
• Asphalt paving
• Compaction
• QC/QA material testing

Innovation Materials and Processes

• Infrared thermography
• GPR asphalt density measurements
• Safety edge

Questions and Answers, Feedback on Achievement of Learning Outcomes

Concluding Remarks and Final Adjournment

Instructor

Sam Esfandiarpour, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Sam is a Senior Pavement Engineer at Thurber Engineering Ltd. with over 12 years of academic and industry experience in pavement and material engineering. He has been involved in many provincial, municipal, and private pavement and geotechnical projects throughout Canada. His experience includes destructive and non-destructive pavement investigation, flexible and rigid pavement designs, AASHTOW are Pavement ME Analysis and Design, and construction and material quality control.

Sam has presented his work at many conferences in North America and is the author and co-author of several conference and journal papers. He is a peer reviewer for Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering and is an active member of the Transportation association of Canada (TAC) ME Design User Group and has advanced knowledge of the design inputs requirements for the AASHTOWare Pavement ME. He is also member of Canadian Technical Asphalt Association, and is registered engineer in Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) and Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba.