Highway Engineering: Part 1 - Highway Materials, Maintenance and Rehabilitation

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Highway Engineering: Part 1 - Highway Materials, Maintenance and Rehabilitation

8 hrs. Online Course
Level: Intermediate
Average Rating: (701)

Item #: RV-10006
SME: Paul H. Wright and Karen Dixon

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Good highways are so interwoven with every phase of our daily activities that it is almost impossible to imagine what life would be like without them. Each year in the United States, enormous quantities of construction materials are used for improvements to the public roadway system. Such projects require annually over 590 million tons of aggregates, 11 million tons of bituminous materials, and 19 million tons of cement, as well as vast quantities of steel, lumber, explosives, and petroleum products.

This 8-hour interactive online course is the first half of the eighth course in a series on highway engineering. This course describes some of the physical characteristics and quality control tests for soils, aggregates, bituminous materials, and portland cement. Detailed material specifications and tests for these and other highway construction materials have been published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, you will

Be familiar with the basics of soils, including the general properties, dealing with moisture content, and understanding how and when the different types of soils are used.
Learn how aggregates are manufactured and their uses.
Understand material weathering, including the effects of frost, rain, chemical stability and other factors.
Use formulas to better understand traffic loading as it relates to flexible pavement design.
Identify equipment used in earthwork operations.
Have knowledge of the essential of safe, practical and efficient excavation.
Learn how to create and maintain embankments in roadway engineering projects.
Understand the mechanics and the importance of finishing operations.
Be familiar with the properties and uses of highway engineering bases and surfaces.

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This course can be used for CE or applies to the State Licenses and Professional Organizations listed below.

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Subject Matter Expert: Paul H. Wright and Karen Dixon

Biography

Dr. Karen Dixon is an Associate Professor of Transportation Engineering at Oregon State University. She has her Ph.D., Masters and Bachelors in Civil Engineering. Professor Dixon's interests include transportation design, operations, and safety with particular emphasis on creating a transportation infrastructure that serves all prospective users. Dr. Paul Wright is widely recognized as an expert in highway safety.

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