Flexible Flexible Pavement Pavement

Engineering Engineering CourseCourse

Feedback to RPFFeedback to RPF

10/11 May 200610/11 May 2006

Block course in Flexible Block course in Flexible Pavement EngineeringPavement Engineering

Targeted at new entrants into the road sector (civil Targeted at new entrants into the road sector (civil engineers, technicians & technologists)engineers, technicians & technologists)

7 modules over 11 weeks spread over 1 year – 18 7 modules over 11 weeks spread over 1 year – 18 monthsmonths OverviewOverview 1 week1 week Materials investigation & designMaterials investigation & design 3 weeks3 weeks Structural pavement designStructural pavement design 2 weeks2 weeks Tendering & documentationTendering & documentation 1 week1 week Construction & quality controlConstruction & quality control 2 weeks2 weeks Maintenance & asset managementMaintenance & asset management 1 week1 week Final assessmentFinal assessment 1 week1 week

Block course in Flexible Block course in Flexible Pavement EngineeringPavement Engineering

Run through tertiary institutionsRun through tertiary institutions Pilot with UP for accreditation & moderationPilot with UP for accreditation & moderation

Project theme through all the modules as Project theme through all the modules as course work for final assessmentcourse work for final assessment New constructionNew construction RehabilitationRehabilitation

CSIR commissioned to put together CSIR commissioned to put together existing material and identify existing material and identify development areasdevelopment areas Modules 1, 2 & 3 completed for presentation in Modules 1, 2 & 3 completed for presentation in

20062006 Possible start in second half of 2006Possible start in second half of 2006 Linkage to higher degree or CPD pointsLinkage to higher degree or CPD points

Course structureCourse structureModulModule Noe No TitleTitle Sub-titleSub-title DuratiDurati

onon TimingTiming

11 OverviewOverview 1 week1 week Sept vacSept vac

22Materials investigation Materials investigation & materials design& materials design

Unbound Unbound materialsmaterials

3 3 weeksweeks

Nov/DecNov/Dec

Stabilised Stabilised materialsmaterials Jan/Feb. Jan/Feb.

Start of Start of Ac yearAc yearAsphalt & Asphalt &

SealsSeals

33Structural pavement Structural pavement designdesign

New New constructionconstruction 2 2

weeksweeksMarch March vacvac

RehabilitationRehabilitation

44Tendering & Tendering & documentationdocumentation 1 week1 week July vacJuly vac

55Construction & Construction & techniquestechniques

2 2 weeksweeks Sept vacSept vac

66Maintenance & asset Maintenance & asset managementmanagement 1 week1 week Nov/Dec Nov/Dec

end of end of AcademiAcademic yearc year77 Final AssessmentFinal Assessment 1 week1 week

Module 1 - OverviewModule 1 - OverviewDayDay ContentContent

11amam Course intro; History of Roads; The project cycle; Course intro; History of Roads; The project cycle;

Elements of designElements of design

pmpm Overview & background to assignments (new & Overview & background to assignments (new & rehab)rehab)

22amam Mapping; Survey; background to material Mapping; Survey; background to material

investigationsinvestigations

pmpm Laboratory site visitLaboratory site visit

33amam Intro to geometric design; geometry of design; Intro to geometric design; geometry of design;

design controlsdesign controls

pmpm Road design elementsRoad design elements

44amam Alignment design; intersection design; Alignment design; intersection design;

interchangesinterchanges

pmpm Tutorial on principles of road design and Tutorial on principles of road design and constructionconstruction

55amam Concepts of road drainage design; stormwater; Concepts of road drainage design; stormwater;

culvert designculvert design

pmpm Assignment; setting of tasks for completion Assignment; setting of tasks for completion before module 2before module 2