Pavement Design for Roads, Streets, Walks, and Open Storage Areas: 6 PDH
$36.00
This online course provides guidance for design of pavements and supporting materials for roads, streets, walks and open storage areas. The contents include procedures for conducting preliminary site reconnaissance, traffic analyses, and criteria for the design of subgrade, subbase, base courses, flexible and rigid pavements.
SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Preliminary Soil Investigations
- Vehicular Traffic Considerations
- Flexible Pavement Materials & Subgrades
- Bituminous Pavement
- Flexible Pavement Design
- Rigid Pavement Design
- Concrete Pavement Design
- Reinforced Concrete Pavements
- Pavement Overlays
- Joints For Plain & Reinforced Concrete
- Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavements
- Seasonal Frost Conditions
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 6 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.
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