Corporate Training By Zack Academy - In-Place Asphalt Recycling and Pavement Preservation Programs

Why Should You Take This In-Place Asphalt Recycling and Pavement Preservation Programs course?

In this 2-day In-Place Asphalt Recycling and Pavement Preservation Programs course, learn the essentials of how to successfully maintain an existing Pavement Management System, or implement a new system from scratch within your agency. By the end of this course, participants will be able to also confidently specify & bid projects with in-place asphalt recycling and eco-efficient pavement preservation techniques. They will also learn how these same projects may also be eligible for special grants and funding options under the climate initiatives in certain locales.

After completing the course, attendees will also be able to make informed decisions to distinguish the differences between the various in-place asphalt recycling choices available (HIR, CIR, FDR) and pavement preservation strategies while learning how to implement an effective cost saving recycling program that stretches their agency's annual budget further. There is also a hands-on field component of this course that will give participants experience using the latest tools and software.

In-place recycling and pavement preservation programs save money on upkeep, and create opportunities for grant funding in certain areas. Owner agencies that are embracing in-place recycling and pavement recycling technology are saving millions across the nation and extending the service lives of their roads.

Intended Audience:

This class is intended for state and local agency roadway maintenance supervisors, construction and design engineers, contractors, consultants, and municipal engineers with responsibility for managing maintenance budgets, determining pavement repair or rehabilitation techniques, or implementing pavement maintenance programs. Manufacturers and suppliers of pavement materials will also find the course beneficial. It is also appropriate for those who are new to the subject as well as for experienced pavement managers wanting additional technical background or an update on the state-of-the-art practices regarding in-place asphalt recycling and soil stabilization techniques.

Past attendees have included consulting engineers, county engineers, city managers, state pavement design engineers, graduate students and academia persons to name a few.

Topics To Be Covered Include: 

• How the eco-efficiency of in-place recycling and pavement preservation techniques has allowed owner agencies to obtain millions in grant funding with case studies from local agencies
• How to extend the remaining service life (RSL) of your entire network of roadways with pavement preservation like slurry and micro surfacing
• How to purchase and maintain the various essential pavement distress evaluation equipment required for your agency implementation
• How to use StreetSaver® Pavement Management Systems overview and how to collect and enter the seven different asphalt pavement distresses
• To better understand StreetSaver® Pavement Management Systems overview and how to collect and enter the seven different Portland cement concrete pavement distresses
• How to go high tech with StreetSaver® Pavement Management Systems field data collection with the MobileRater™ and the Apple iPad tablet
• What the advantage to manual field notes versus digital only
• How to use MicroPAVER™ 6.51 and the new 7.0 and Field Inspector if available and out of the Beta version Pavement Management Software (PMS) overview and how to collect the 20 different pavement distresses
• To better understand MicroPAVER™ 6.51 and the new 7.0 and Field Inspector if available and out of the Beta version Pavement Management Software overview and how to collect the 19 different Portland concrete pavement distresses at your agency
• How to build your StreetSaver® Decision Tree – how to populate your unit prices into the functional class codes with in-place asphalt recycling and pavement preservation options that are discussed in detail in other courses in this series
• Why the Basic Asphalt Recycling Manual (BARM) that is produced by Federal Highways Administration and Asphalt Recycling and Reclaiming Association is about to become your favorite book
• What makes cold planing equipment indispensable on your projects by learning of the importance of pre milling in conjunction with in-place asphalt recycling on your next project
• How to specify and bid hot-in-place asphalt recycling and distinguish between the three sub disciplines in the BARM and their variations
• What all the rave is about cold-in-place recycling and why Napa and Sonoma Valley are so pleased that they used this technology
• How to bid out full depth reclamation (FDR) and how to use FDR in lieu of conventional rehabilitation techniques and why this is a "no-brainer"
• What is Soil Stabilization; adding value to your roadways without hauling the contents of them back to the landfill site

What to Bring to Class:  Pen or pencil, and paper if you do not want to take notes in your manual. Drinks and snacks will be provided each day. Lunch will be on your own.