Pavement Design for Roads, Streets, Walks, and Open Storage Areas This online course provides guidance for design of pavements and supporting materials for roads, streets, walks and open storage areas. The training materials include procedures for conducting preliminary site reconnaissance, traffic analyses, and criteria for the design of subgrade, subbase, base courses, flexible and rigid…
Home Builders Guide to Earthquake Resistant Building Design The purpose of this course is to familiarize the engineer with the basic principles of earthquake-resistant design for residential construction. Adequate construction is required in order for a structure to fair well during and after an earthquake. This course will cover the general earthquake-resistance requirements in the…
Conduits, Culverts, and Pipes Part II This course is part two of a two-part series. It provides guidance on the design and construction of conduits, culverts, and pipes, and the design procedures for trench/embankment earth loadings, highway loadings, railroad loadings, surface concentrated loadings, internal/external fluid pressures, cast-in-place conduits for dams, circular reinforced concrete pipe for…
Deterioration of Concrete A basic understanding of the underlying causes of concrete deficiencies is essential to evaluating concrete structures and selecting the method to successfully make repairs. Symptoms or observations of a deficiency must be differentiated from the actual cause of the deficiency, and it is imperative that causes – rather than symptoms – be…
Skid-resistant Airport Pavement Surfaces With the introduction of turbojet aircraft, braking performance on pavement surfaces has become more critical. Under certain conditions, hydroplaning or unacceptable loss of traction can occur, resulting in poor braking performance and possible loss of directional control. This course contains guidelines and procedures for the design and construction of skid-resistant pavement,…
Operational Safety During Airport Construction Airport operators are responsible for closely monitoring tenant and contractor activity during construction activities to ensure compliance with all safety and security requirements. Aviation safety is the primary consideration at airports, especially during construction. This course provides information regarding operational safety on airports during construction, basic safety plan considerations, and…