Agenda

Registration:                        8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:                8:30 am – 12:15 pm

Lunch (On your own):         12:15 – 1:15 pm

Afternoon Session:             1:15 – 4:30 pm

Principles of Pavement Design
C. Decker, B. Killingsworth

   Goals of pavement design
   Consulting guidelines and standards
   Obtaining information on site
   Analyzing anticipated use
   Pavement selection process and criteria
   Economics and lifecycle analysis

Design of Flexible Pavements
C. Decker

   Soil support and subsurface preparation
   Reclamation and recycling
   Preparing existing pavement
   Flexible pavement design
   Overlay of existing pavement

Design of Rigid Pavements
B. Killingsworth

   Soil support and subsurface preparation
   Pavement thickness
   Overlay of existing flexible pavement
   Overlay of existing rigid pavement
   Joint design

Design of Specific Elements
C. Decker, B. Killingsworth

   Design of shoulders
   Design of shared-use pavements
   Design of parking lots and driveways
   Design of paths and walkways

Credits

Professional Engineers
     6.5 CE Hours/PDHs

Architects
     6.5 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Contractors
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 continuing education hours/PDHs to professional engineers and up to 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects and all states, excluding Florida architects.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education provider for New York engineers (NYSED Sponsor No. 35) and New Jersey engineers (Approval No. 24GP00000700). HalfMoon Education is also an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, and North Dakota.

HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider for architects via its affiliation with the American Institute of Architects.

The American Institute of Architects has approved this event for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Courses approved by the AIA qualify for New Jersey and District of Columbia architects.

This event offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been approved by any state with a continuing education requirement for contractors.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Christopher Decker

RDM International, Inc.

Vice President/Project Manager at RDM International, Inc.Mr. Decker has more than two decades of experience in pavement design, materials testing, quality control/quality assurance, and construction management. He is currently licensed in 22 states.  Mr. Decker serves as RDM’s vice president and as a project manager for various airport, roadway and forensic investigation projects.  Over the past five years he has successfully completed over 70 projects across the U.S. and abroad.  Mr. Decker has provided numerous training courses, project presentations and paper presentations for clients, professional society conferences and state, federal and international government organizations.  He has presented on topics including Proper Paving Techniques, P-401 Mix Design Requirements, P-401 Placement Requirements, P-501 Mix Design Requirements, P-501 Placement Requirements, Current Airfield Pavement Initiatives, FAA Update to P-401 (Superpave), From Pavement Design to Durability and Performance, Smoothness and Drainage, GMIA Paving in the Bullseye, Runway 10R/28L Replacement:  A Case Study of a Large Airfield Project at CMH, ACC Construction Session on Quality Acceptance and Testing, Resurfacing the Runway to the Nation’s Capitol, P-501 Placement using Slipform Pavers, Soil Cement Stabilization, Sustainable Design and Construction of Airfield Pavements, and Compaction of HMA Pavements.

Brian Killingsworth

NRMCA

Executive Vice President and Division Head, Local Paving, NRMCAMr. Killingsworth is the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s executive vice president, local paving. Based in San Antonio, TX, he had been in the consulting business for 19 years, acquiring a broad background in pavement design, materials, construction, and maintenance before joining NRMCA in June 2011. In his role at NRMCA, Mr. Killingsworth provides technical support and education to member companies, affiliate associations, and local owners in all aspects of pavement engineering. Through this support, he advances the applications and use of ready mixed concrete for streets, local roads and parking areas, including conventional concrete, concrete overlays, roller compacted concrete, and pervious concrete. Mr. Killingsworth represents NRMCA before federal, state, and local entities as well as other organizations that develop codes and standards for pavements and provides input to sustainability standards for roads and transportation related infrastructure. Over the first part of his career, Mr. Killingsworth was actively involved in several research projects with national and state entities. He then spent two years co-managing the QA materials testing laboratory for a large toll road project in Central Texas, overseeing lab testing of all construction materials placed on the project. Mr. Killingsworth then lead a San Antonio-based consulting firm’s Pavement Services Group that provided horizontal design and construction-related services to both public and private entities. Mr. Killingsworth is a professional engineer and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Texas A&M University.