Fundamentals of Asphalt Pavement Design

This training presents the fundamentals of asphalt pavement design. This course will introduce asphalt pavement systems, as well as asphalt pavement materials and their properties. The characteristics of asphalt concrete are presented, followed by description of the properties of asphalt pavements. A review of current asphalt concrete mix design methods is presented. The elements of the structural design of asphalt pavements will be discussed in detail. This includes the AASHTO method for determining layer thicknesses. This course will enable pavement engineers, materials engineers as well as materials technicians to gain a better understanding of the fundamentals of the asphalt pavement design process and analysis. Examples and sample calculations are included throughout this course.