By Cody Worden
There is a tremendous amount of web-based educational information available at the convenience of our fingertips. Webinars are great tools that can facilitate the transfer of knowledge without the expense of travel, lodging and precious time otherwise needed to travel to subject specific training or conferences.
Below are a collection of upcoming and pre-recorded webinars that may be of interest to our readers. These webinars cover a wide range of topics that provide information that can be utilized to promote best practices and the integration of new technology to allow us to continue to ensure asphalt is recognized as the construction material of choice.
#1 The American Society of Civil Engineers
Waste and By-Product Use in Road Construction
Available live on August 2nd, 2016 from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. E.S.T. Recorded copies of the webinar will be made available for purchase 5-8 weeks after the webinar airs. This webinar provides the history and current use of waste and by-product use in the construction of pavements. A large range of products are discussed including wastes shingles, engine oil and ground rubber for pavement surface materials. Advantages and disadvantages of the use of each product will be discussed as well as guidance for successful use.
Registration and fee information is can be found here. This course will provide 1.0 Professional Development Hours (PDH).
#2 The American Society of Civil Engineers
Best Practices of Incorporating Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement and Rejuvenation Alternatives
This webinar will be held live on August 9th, 2016 from 12:00 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. E.S.T. Recorded copies of the webinar will be made available for purchase 5-8 weeks after the webinar airs. Topics to be covered will include rejuvenator classifications and material selection as well as methods for determining the efficiency and effectiveness of asphalt rejuvenation.
For course outline, registration and fee information click here. Available PDH: 1.5 hours.
#3 The Transportation Research Board
Development and Implementation of Reflective Cracking Model in the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide.
This webinar will be held live on August 17, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. E.S.T. Replays of the webinar will be available on-demand approximately two days after the initial webcast. Participants will gain exposure the theories and assumptions underlying the reflective cracking model. In addition participants will come away with an understanding of how to develop a plan to implement and calibrate the reflective cracking model by state highway agencies.
For course outline, registration and fee information click here. Available PDH: 1.5 hours.
#4 National Asphalt Pavement Association
New and Traditional Marketing to Get Business NOW in the Asphalt Industry
This webinar will be held live on September 6, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. E.S.T. Replays of this webinar will be available on-demand one week after the initial webcast. Do you currently have all of the profitable business you can handle? Do potential customers know about your products or services? If not, this webinar will discuss how to get new opportunities with little marketing cost and how to target the right prospects.
For registration and fee information go here. Available PDH: 1.0 hrs.
#5 The Asphalt Institute
Combining Preservation Treatments Webinar
This webinar is recorded and available 24/7. Are budgets tight? Not sure how to get the best bang for your buck? This webinar introduces outside-of-the-box concepts of combining several asphalt pavement preservation treatments such as cape seals, SAMIs and other combinations of treatments.
To register and view this webinar click here. Available PDH: 1.5 hrs.
#6 The Asphalt Institute
Pavement Management Systems
This webinar is recorded and available 24/7. The asphalt pavement roadways may are likely the most valuable asset you your government agency is responsible for. A high level of acceptable service is expected even as budgets remain tight and maintenance costs are on the rise. This webinar illustrates the value of utilizing a pavement management system (PMS) and highlights their benefits and limitations.
To register and view this webinar go here. Available PDH: 1.5 hrs.
#7 The National Highway Institute
Special Mixture Design Considerations and Methods for Warm Mix Asphalt
This webinar is recorded and available 24/7. The potential environmental and engineering benefits of WMA have commanded more interest by agencies and applicators. This webinar presents design considerations and differences between HMA and WMA as well as how to convert existing HMA mixture designs to WMA while applying AASHTO R35 standard practices.
For registration and fee information click here.
#8 National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University
Recognizing Pavement Distress
This webinar is recorded and available 24/7. Make the best use of your maintenance dollars by being able to recognize various pavement distresses, their severity, the cause of the distress and corresponding appropriate options and method of corrections. Empower yourself with good decision making.
View this webinar as well as other interesting videos here.
Worden is the vice president of asphalt supply and logistics at Alon Asphalt Company in Dallas, Texas.