- Fundamentals of pavement materials and design
- Empirical Methods: AASHTO Design Method
- Knowledge-Based Methods: Pavement Number Method
- Overview of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Method, including calculation of stresses and strains
- Cross-checking design capacity using available methods
- Pavement performance history, including initial assessment data processing and reporting
- Processing, analysis and reporting of materials test data
- Analysis of deflections and backcalculation
- Condition summary and formulation of design assumptions
- Rehabilitation pavement design
During the course, short lectures on the theory of the concepts are given, followed by an assignment relevant to the topic under discussion. The assignments are completed with the Rubicon Toolbox Online software to implement the concepts discussed. The assignments use data from an actual rehabilitation project for a structured and systematic evaluation of rehabilitation data. Most of the course time is spent working on assignments, hence a “hands-on” experience is guaranteed. A working knowledge of essential and more advanced tools in the Rubicon Toolbox software is established. The number of attendees are limited to facilitate discussion and individual attention.
This course is not an introductory course in pavement engineering, although key concepts are presented. The course is suited to participants who have had some exposure to pavement and rehabilitation design and analysis. It is not necessary to have experience in the use of Rubicon Toolbox to participate in the course. For South African attendees, the course is registered with SARF for three CPD credits.
Click here for a printable information sheet on this course.
Dates for this course in 2024 and early 2025:
- 2 - 4 December 2024, Times suitable for South Africa, Virtual
- 22 - 24 January 2025, Times suitable for South Africa, In-Person Centurion, Gauteng.
For more information, please contact us. To register, click on Register Now.
Dates for the rest of 2025 will be sent out early in 2025.
Costs for these courses are:
- R 11 500 (ex VAT) Virtual Courses, includes course notes and Rubicon licenses
- R 12 500 (ex VAT) In-Person Courses, includes course notes, Rubicon licenses and refreshments
- The aim of backcalculation analyses
- How to backcalculate using the Manual and Automated Backcalculation Tools in Rubicon Toolbox
- How we handle the subgrade in Rubicon Toolbox
- When to expect high errors in backcalculation
- Typical anomalies in deflection data
- Using the backcalculated stiffness results
After a brief presentation and demonstration, we will have a Question and Answer session. If you have any burning questions that you would like us to cover, where possible, please email them to us in advance.
The webinar is presented by Dr Arno Hefer and Dr Fenella Johns, with support from Dr Fritz Jooste. Fritz, Arno and Fenella all have extensive experience with backcalculation, analysing deflection data, pavement rehabilitation analysis and design, and using Rubicon Toolbox.
Click here for a printable information sheet on this course.
Dates for this webinar in 2021:
- 25 May 2021, Times suitable for South Africa
- 27 May 2021, Times suitable for Australia and New Zealand
For more information, please contact us below. To register, please complete this Registration Form and email it to admin@rubsol.co.za.
Our courses can also be customized just for your team, and held in-house at your offices or virtually. We have found this to be a good team-building exercise, as well as a cost-effective method of training your team. We can run the Pavement and Rehabilitation Design Course or customize a course to meet your specific needs.
For more information on In-House courses, please email admin@rubsol.co.za.
