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NOW ONLINE!

This online course consists of 4 live webinars along with downloadable presentations, reading, and unit quizzes. Attendance at all four webinar sessions is encouraged. However, if you miss a scheduled session, you will have an opportunity to view a recording of the webinar.

Live online webinars will be held from 3:00–4:30 PM Eastern Time on each of the following
four consecutive Wednesdays in April:

►  April 7, 2010  (3:00–4:30 PM Eastern)
 

►  April 14, 2010  (3:00–4:30 PM Eastern)
 

►  April 21, 2010  (3:00–4:30 PM Eastern)
 

►  April 28, 2010  (3:00–4:30 PM Eastern)

PURPOSE & BACKGROUND

Concrete has traditionally been perceived as the higher priced but longer lasting material for streets and parking lots. Now, with asphalt prices up significantly in the last 3 years, concrete is more competitive in terms of initial cost to go along with its long-standing advantage in life cycle costs. Now property owners can enjoy the benefits of concrete including long service life and low maintenance along with environmental benefits including cooler surfaces and reduced lighting requirements.

This course provides detailed instruction on how to design and build concrete streets and parking lots. It provides details of pavement design including traffic loads and pavement stresses. In addition to details of conventional concrete streets and parking lots, this seminar will provide introductions to innovative products such as pervious concrete, concrete overlays and roller compacted concrete.

Concrete properties and thickness design are presented in detail. Recommendations for subgrade support and pavement jointing are provided. Concrete materials are presented including discussions on strength, workability and durability. Recommended specifications are provided. Construction techniques, inspection, testing, maintenance and repair are discussed. Additional detail will be provided on cost estimating, cost -benefit analysis, and life cycle cost. Features of each system will be presented including economic and environmental benefits.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course is intended for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers, public works officials, architects involved in the design and layout of concrete streets and parking areas. Concrete contractors and concrete producers will also benefit from this seminar.

SEMINAR BENEFITS

This seminar will provide attendees with state-of-the-art techniques and methodologies for designing, specifying and building concrete streets and parking lots. Attendees will be able to provide their clients with the best possible solutions to their street and parking needs. They will provide clients with the benefits of concrete pavements including long service life and low maintenance. The seminar will offer four options for streets and parking areas including conventional concrete, pervious concrete, concrete overlays and roller compacted concrete. These solutions will provide your clients with economic and environmentally superior solutions to their pavement needs.

SEMINAR INSTRUCTOR   Christopher R. Tull, P.E.

Mr. Tull is president of CRT Concrete Consulting. He has 20 years experience in the material, engineering and placement facets of concrete construction. He has worked for a large concrete contractor, a construction manager, the Indiana Ready Mix Concrete Association as well as a ready mixed concrete producer. He has experience with concrete mix designs, concrete slab on grade technologies as
well as slip form concrete pavements. Mr. Tull is a civil engineering graduate from Cornell University.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOURS

Participants who complete each webinar and associated quizzes will earn 6 Professional Development Hours.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Contact Lionel Lemay, NRMCA's Senior Vice President of Sustainable Development.

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