Identification of Distress Conditions in Traffic Pavements
The online engineering PDH course follows the manual, focusing on three particular types of pavements: (1) asphalt concrete-surface, (2) jointed portland cement concrete, and (3) continuously reinforced portland cement concrete. Various distress conditions are described and illustrated using diagrams and pictures. Methods of detection and measurements are defined. Detailed guidance is provided to the reader on how to conduct a distress survey and how to identify severity levels for various distressed pavement conditions.
The Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) developed a Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program to provide a consistent, uniform basis for collecting distress data for pavement performance. This course provides guidance to improve communications within the pavement community by fostering more uniform and consistent definitions of pavement distress. Highway agencies, airports, parking facilities, transportation engineers, and others with significant investment in pavements will benefit from adopting a standard distress language. It also serves as a valuable training tool for highway agencies.
This 8 PDH online course is applicable to civil, structural and geotechnical engineers, as well as design and construction personnel involved with the inspection, design and repair of traffic pavements.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Visual depictions for identifying pavement conditions
- How to evaluate a section of roadway and determine the type and severity of distress
- Methods for evaluating and measuring distress in pavement
- Tools for conducting a pavement distress survey
- Uniform and consistent definitions of pavement distress
In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Publication FHWA-RD-03-031, "Distress Identification Manual for the Long-Term Pavement Performance Program (Fourth Revised Edition), June 2003".
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