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Various Types of Pavement Design - Training Course

Manchester Manchester, UK
£260.00
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Start Date
06/12/2017
Start Time
9:00 AM
End Date
31/12/1969
End Time
11:00 PM

Endorsed by CIHT for CPD
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There are various types of pavement design, dependent upon location; Motorway, Trunk road or local highway authority network. The Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) dictates how the majority of UK highways are designed. The use of these documents are mandatory for operations on Motorways and Trunk Roads. Many Local Authorities use the DMRB to govern work on their highways, however as changes in legislation and austerity measures are altering how local authorities review and change their techniques for road maintenance, this course will:

  • Enable you to consider the impact of DMRB 
  • Assist understanding of new legislation and analysis measures
  • Assess your understanding of various types of maintenance and construction techniques
  • Undertake exercises of various types of road pavement design

Aims and Objectives:

On completion of this course, delegates will be able to:-

  • Calculate the Design Traffic for maintenance projects and new road schemes
  • Design foundations 
  • Ascertain the thicknesses of the various layers in the pavement
  • Best practice of non Trunk road schemes

Course Outline:

Session 1 Introduction

The function of Volume 7 and its relationship to the other parts of the DMRB.

Explanation of its constitution.

Session 2 Traffic Volumes

Requirements of traffic data

Session 3 Foundations and structural layers

Discussion of pavement design on various networks

Session 4 Pavement Design

What type of design to use

Session 5 Choice of Surface Course

HRA, SMA, 10mm SC

Session 6 Other types of pavement design

Best practices being used and new techniques

Mode of Delivery:

  • Presentation 
  • Interactive discussion
  • Group exercises

Intended For:

  • Those involved in the design of new road scheme 
  • Those involved in the preparation of highway maintenance projects

Pre-course Requirements:

  • Delegates are required to bring a calculator.

Course Duration:

1 day (6 hours) IPD/CPD


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