TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that identifies the needs of Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) for pavement preservation in construction operations.  Presenters will describe QA/QC approaches currently used by the National Center for Asphalt Technology and Minnesota Roads. They will also describe proposed QA/QC models from the Federal Highway Administration’s Emulsion Task Force that state and local agencies may apply.

This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Committees on Pavement Preservation and Pavement Maintenance.

Some registrants will need to pay $95 to attend this webinar. Sign into MyTRB.org to view registration information.

Webinar Presenters

• Y. Richard Kim, North Carolina State University
• Colin Franco, Rhode Island Department of Transportation
• Todd Shields, Indiana Department of Transportation
• R. Buzz Powell, National Center for Asphalt Technology

Moderated by:  Judith Corley-Lay, National Center for Pavement Preservation

Webinar Outline

1. Introduction to QA/QC
2. QA/QC in chip seal construction variability
3. QA/QC in emulsion based treatments
4. QA/QC experiences at the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT)
5. QA/QC experiences at Minnesota Roads (MNRoads)
6. Question and answer session

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to health, safety, and welfare including core technical.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe the QA/QC issues in chip seal construction
• Identify components of QA/QC for emulsions and chip seal construction
• Describe how QA/QC is used on the NCAT and MNRoad test tracks and identify how it may be applied to their agency

Professional Development Hour Information

A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate. Certificates of Completion will be issued only to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session.

Individuals registered as Florida PEs are no longer required to email TRB with your license number to report your attendance. Instead, please use your certificate that TRB provides through RCEP.net as verification of your attendance to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.

Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.

This webinar was developed in October 2017. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website: www.RCEP.net.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.