Highway Engineering: Part 2 – Highway Materials Maintenance and Rehabilitation

At the conclusion of this course you will Learn about the design and manufacture of high-type bituminous pavement materials. Understand the construction methods for hot-mix hot-laid asphalt including mixture preparation site transportation and mixture laying. Know the advantages and disadvantages of using sand asphalt for highway engineering paving projects. Be familiar with various concrete pavement materials. Have knowledge of the practice of proportioning concrete materials during the construction process. Learn about joints and joint spacing for controlling stress caused by temperature fluctuation thickness variations and other factors. Understand how to evaluate thickness design by using formulas to analyze the cross section. Know the advantages and disadvantages of concrete pavement. Be familiar with the practice of highway maintenance including maintenance management maintenance operations maintenance of road surfaces shoulders approaches roadsides bridges tunnel drainage structures traffic control and safety devices. Have knowledge of methods used to control snow and ice. Learn how to rehabilitate various pavements.