Short Courses Overview

Intended to inform on the principles & practices involved in concrete pavement design, the course program will closely follow the content in the appropriate chapters of the Austroads Guide to Pavement Technology – Part 2: Pavement Structural Design and Part 4C: Materials for the Concrete Pavements, which are used as the principal references.

The materials content will also cover more information than is in the current Guide, as the selection of materials is critica l to producing a road/pavement design that will deliver both structural and functional performance. Appropriate joint types and their design are key elements and will be discussed in detail.

After completing the course, delegates will be able to apply the principles of concrete pavements design and make informed de cisions in the selection of materials, joint types and construction methods.

Intended to inform on the principles & practices involved in concrete pavement design, the course program will closely follow the content in the appropriate chapters of the Austroads Guide to Pavement Technology – Part 2: Pavement Structural Design and Part 4C: Materials for the Concrete Pavements, which are used as the principal references.

The materials content will also cover more information than is in the current Guide, as the selection of materials is critica l to producing a road/pavement design that will deliver both structural and functional performance. Appropriate joint types and their design are key elements and will be discussed in detail.

After completing the course, delegates will be able to apply the principles of concrete pavements design and make informed de cisions in the selection of materials, joint types and construction methods.

This course will inform the delegates on the basic principles & practices involved in design of unbound and bound flexible pavements for both heavy and light traffic situations. The materials, Part A and the Construction & Maintenance sessions will cover more information than provided in the current Guide. The selection of materials choice of pavement type are critical to producing a suitable pavement design aimed at delivering adequate structural and functional performance.

Understanding and determining all the design inputs and outputs to pavement design are fundamental to achieving appropriate design outcomes for high quality and long-lasting flexible pavements. This course includes worked examples during the presentation and additional workshop exercises. Answers to these exercises will be presented during the courses and answers emailed to each delegate on completion.

The program closely follows the content & approximate order of each section of the Austroads Guide to Pavement Technology – Part 2: Pavement Structural Design. This document is used as the principal reference and an electronic copy will be provided to each delegate in advance for pre-reading.

The materials section will however cover more information than provided in the current Guide. The selection of materials is critical to producing a suitable pavement design aimed at delivering adequate structural and functional performance. This course is focused on unbound pavements and includes worked examples during the presentation and additional Workshop exercises to be completed outside of the presentation by each delegate.

The Workshop exercises will cover key elements of subgrade evaluation, design traffic and use of the Austroads empirical pavement design chart to determine pavement thickness and composition to reinforce the learnings.

Please Note: This course covers the design of new pavements or pavements requiring complete reconstruction. Pavement maintenance & rehabilitation, in situ pavement stabilisation, and choice of suitable treatments is covered by other CPEE courses referencing different Austroads Pavement Technology Guides.

After completing this course delegates will be able to apply basic principles in the design of unbound pavements and bound pavements for light traffic as per Austroads Guide Chapter 12 – Design of Lightly-Trafficked Pavements.

The materials section will cover more information than provided in the current Guide, as the selection of materials and determination of the elastic properties of materials is required for the mechanistic pavement design process. The elastic properties of materials is critical to producing suitable pavement design aimed at adequate structural and functional performance. This course is focused on pavement containing one or more bound layers and includes worked examples during the presentation and additional workshop exercises to be completed by each delegate outside of the presentation program.

Please Note: This course covers the design of new pavements or pavements requiring complete reconstruction. Pavement maintenance & rehabilitation, in situ pavement stabilisation, and choice of suitable treatments is covered by other CPEE courses referencing different Austroads Pavement Technology Guides.

After completing this course delegates will be able to apply basic principles in the design.

This course will inform the delegates on the basic principles & practices involved in design of unbound and bound flexible pavements for both heavy and light traffic situations. The materials, Part A and the Construction & Maintenance sessions will cover more information than provided in the current Guide. The selection of materials choice of pavement type are critical to producing a suitable pavement design aimed at delivering adequate structural and functional performance.

Understanding and determining all the design inputs and outputs to pavement design are fundamental to achieving appropriate design outcomes for high quality and long-lasting flexible pavements. This course includes worked examples during the presentation and additional workshop exercises. Answers to these exercises will be presented during the courses and answers emailed to each delegate on completion.

The program closely follows the content & approximate order of each section of the Austroads Guide to Pavement Technology – Part 2: Pavement Structural Design. This document is used as the principal reference and an electronic copy will be provided to each delegate in advance for pre-reading.

This course will introduce the principles of mine haul road design and will cover the philosophy of provision, road building material selection and characterisation, road-user (truck and traffic) requirements, fundamental geometric design concepts, structural (layerworks) design, sheeting (wearing course) selection and improvement. Delegates will be introduced to the Haul Road Structural Design feature of CIRCLY 7.0, a proven design tool used over the past two decades in thousands of design applications world-wide. CIRCLY aids those involved in designing, constructing and using pavements.

The CIRCLY Pavement Design software is the core of the flexible pavement design methodology defined by the AUSTROADS Guide to Pavement Technology– Part 2: Pavement Structural Design (the Guide) which is regarded as a primary reference source. CIRCLY is a proven design tool used over the past two decades in thousands of design applications world-wide and aids those involved in designing, constructing and using pavements. CIRCLY 7.0 allows a major advancement in pavement design: a fully integrated system with superior design power & ease of use. CIRCLY 7.0 has many time saving features such as an automatic thickness design capability that can save hours on a typical de sign job and these will be elaborated on during the Workshop.

After completing this course delegates will be able to apply CIRCLY Pavement Design software to mechanistic pavement design.

This course will introduce the principles of mine haul road design and will cover the philosophy of provision, road building material selection and characterisation, road-user (truck and traffic) requirements, fundamental geometric design concepts, structural (layerworks) design, sheeting (wearing course) selection and improvement. Delegates will be introduced to the Haul Road Structural Design feature of CIRCLY 7.0, a proven design tool used over the past two decades in thousands of design applications world-wide. CIRCLY aids those involved in designing, constructing and using pavements.

This practical course focus is on sealed roads in rural environments and is ideal for project/asset managers of roads, senior supervisors, engineers and engineering technologists, working for federal, state, or local agencies, consultants and contractors.

Presented live online, the course will navigate through the Austroads Guide (2018) for selection and design of sprayed seals and presents it in a logically flowing manner. It starts with a basic-level introduction to functions of a pavement and functions of a surfacing and treatment selection. The focus is then on sprayed sealing, starting with fundamental seal design theory, followed by an explanation of the Austroads design methods for primes and initial seals, single/single, double/double, low volume roa ds, and heavy vehicle roads. Tutorials are given on each of these topics, together with their worked examples. The differences for aerodrome runway seal designs will also be briefly introduced.

This course will review the types of stabilisation before more detailed presentations on types of binders, material characteristics, design and mix detailing, with sessions on specifying and case studies for practical outcomes. A feature of this course is its significant practical and project-based content which aims to provide practical advice on road stabilisation solutions. Overall, the course will include discussion on the types of various stabilising binders used in road construction, their properties, manufacture, and chemical reactions during the stabilisation process and safety considerations associated with their use. The types of binders described are lime, cement, cementitious pozzolans, bitumen, chemical and synthetic polymers.

An appreciation will be reached whereby the use of stabilisation technology for stabilising and recycling of materials for pa vement construction & rehabilitation has now become a widely accepted cost-effective method of improving long term performance and reducing whole-of-life costs of modern for heavily trafficked pavements.

After completing this course delegates will be able to assist with the application of stabilisation technology for stabilisin g and recycling of materials for pavement construction & rehabilitation, that will enable initial determination of the suitability of stabilising as a treatment option, in terms of both practicality and cost-effectiveness for a projects improved long term performance and reduction in whole-of-life costs.

This practical course focus is on sealed roads in rural environments and is ideal for project/asset managers of roads, senior supervisors, engineers and engineering technologists, working for federal, state, or local agencies, consultants and contractors.

Presented live online, the course will navigate through the Austroads Guide (2018) for selection and design of sprayed seals and presents it in a logically flowing manner. It starts with a basic-level introduction to functions of a pavement and functions of a surfacing and treatment selection. The focus is then on sprayed sealing, starting with fundamental seal design theory, followed by an explanation of the Austroads design methods for primes and initial seals, single/single, double/double, low volume roa ds, and heavy vehicle roads. Tutorials are given on each of these topics, together with their worked examples. The differences for aerodrome runway seal designs will also be briefly introduced.

This practical course by live webinar is presented in two half day packages of two sessions each, with an optional workshop s ession. It will briefly review the types of stabilisation before more detailed presentations on types of binders, material characteristics, design and mix detailing. A feature of this course is its significant practical and project-based content which aims to provide advice on road stabilisation solutions.

The use of stabilisation technology for stabilising and recycling of materials for pavement construction & rehabilitation is widely accepted as a cost- effective method of improving long term performance and reducing whole-of-life costs of modern, heavily trafficked pavements.

Overall, the course will include discussion on the types of various stabilising binders used in road construction, their prop erties, manufacture, and chemical reactions during the stabilisation process and safety considerations associated with their use.

This Course is primarily concerned with providing delegates with the knowledge, and practical understanding to recognise pave ment defects and their potential causes, and to evaluation the various maintenance options, and their most beneficial use. The impo rtance, and types of maintenance, pavement distress modes and evaluation techniques are reviewed, and preventative and periodic maintenance option s will be fully explored and detailed.

Advice is given for the investigation of sealed road pavements, and for the assessment and selection of treatments specifical ly for roads carrying normal loadings with a specific focus on flexible pavements. Case studies are used to facilitate practical learning.

After completing this course delegates will be able to recognise and contribute to a detailed evaluation of appropriate maint enance options, and the identification of their most beneficial use/selection, for decision making in selecting the appropriate option/choice in varied circumstances.