TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, from 1:00PM to 2:30PM ET that will provide an overview of the design and construction of bases and subbases for concrete pavements and its impact on pavement performance. This webinar will focus on information in Technical Brief FHWA-HIF-16-005.* The presenters will also discuss experiences with experimental sections constructed at the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s MnRoad test track. This webinar follows a 2017 webinar of a similar name that provided a primer of using bases and subbases for concrete pavements. Attendance at last year’s webinar is not required; however, the slides from this webinar are available online.

This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Committee on Design and Rehabilitation of Concrete Pavements and the TRB Standing Committee on Concrete Pavement Construction and Rehabilitation. 

*The opinions and conclusions expressed or implied in this webinar are those of the researchers who performed the research. They are not necessarily those of the Transportation Research Board or the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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

Webinar Presenters

• David Hein, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
• Bernard Izevbekhai, Minnesota Department of Transportation

Moderated by:  Sam Tyson, Federal Highway Administration

Webinar Outline

1. Introduction
2. Bases and subbases for concrete pavements
   • Background
   • Design considerations
   • Materials
   • Construction
   • Cost considerations
   • European practices
3. Experiences with experimental sections constructed at the MnROAD pavement test track
4. 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 the webinar, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the fundamentals of bases and subbases for concrete pavements
• Understand the design, construction, and cost considerations of bases and subbases
• Understand European practices for base/subbase design and construction
• Understand the performance of various bases at experimental sections constructed at MnROAD

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.