Overview

This two-day training is designed to equip professionals with essential knowledge and practical tools for managing and rehabilitating urban road infrastructure. Through a comprehensive exploration of pavement deterioration, material properties, design principles, and asset management systems, attendees will gain a refreshed understanding of pavement life cycles and condition assessments.

The course emphasizes hands-on learning with project-level investigations, DCP testing, and rehabilitation design techniques tailored specifically to the unique demands of urban environments. Participants will leave with a clear grasp of how urban pavement management differs from rural and inter-urban contexts, and how to apply cost-effective, data-driven strategies to ensure long-term pavement performance.

Why Should an Individual Attend?

• Gain insights into road pavement deterioration patterns and understand the full pavement life cycle.
• Refresh and reinforce your knowledge of pavement materials and foundational design principles.
• Learn how to effectively manage urban road pavements using modern asset management strategies.
• Explore key rehabilitation design processes and principles tailored to urban environments.
• Master the Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP) method for accurate pavement rehabilitation design.
• Understand the distinct management and design requirements of urban roads compared to rural and inter-urban networks.

Outcomes

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of urban road pavement deterioration and maintenance strategies.
• Apply foundational principles of pavement design and material properties to real-world scenarios.
• Utilize asset management systems and condition assessment tools like the Visual Condition Index (VCI).
• Conduct project-level investigations and interpret Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP) test results.
• Design effective rehabilitation solutions using the DCP method and Pavement Balance approach.
• Evaluate traffic loads and calculate design traffic for informed rehabilitation planning.
• Perform Present Worth of Costs analysis to support cost-effective decision-making in pavement rehabilitation.

Program Outline

• Road Pavement Deterioration and Road construction maintenance
• Road Pavement Types and the Composition of flexible pavements
• Pavement Materials and their properties
• The Load Equivalence principles
• Pavement Design Principles
• Asset management basics
• Pavement Management Systems for the urban environment
• Condition assessments and the calculation of Visual Condition Index (VCI) and other indexes
• Compiling rehabilitation and resurfacing project lists
• Project level assessment and investigation
• DCP Tests
• Design Traffic investigations and calculations
• Rehabilitation design methods
• DCP design method, including Pavement Balance
• Remedial measures
• Present Worth of Costs analysis

Who Should Attend?

• Staff involved in the management and rehabilitation design of urban road pavements
• Staff employed in local government and involved in, or about to become involved in the field
• Candidate engineers, technologists and technicians
• Experienced personnel looking for a refresher in the management and rehabilitation design of urban road pavements