Portland cement concrete pavement joint sealing material technology has evolved in recent decades. TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program’s NCHRP Synthesis 568: Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Joint Sealant Practices and Performance helps to establish a standardized approach to joint sealant evaluation by sharing the current state-of-practice from state departments of transportation. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, October 12, 2023 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern that will provide key information and present best practices for developing an effective joint sealing in concrete pavements. Presenters will explore the needs and benefits as well as the circumstances where sealing joints is warranted.

This webinar is sponsored by TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program and the Standing Technical Committees on Pavement Maintenance, Pavement Preservation, and Concrete Pavement Construction and Rehabilitation.

Registration is free for employees of TRB sponsors as well as Titanium and Cobalt Global Affiliates. The registration rate for all other attendees is $100. Sign into MyTRB.org to view registration information. Contact Patrice Davenport to inquire about becoming a TRB sponsor or global affiliate organization.

A recording will be sent to all registrants after the webinar.

Webinar agenda and presenters

1. Design and construction factors – Dan Zollinger, Texas A&M University

2. Case studies of successful practices – Larry Scofield, American Concrete Pavement Association

3. Quality control measures to ensure success – Scott Eilken, Quality Saw & Seal Inc

4. Question and answer session moderated by Hasan Ozer, Arizona State University

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

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

1. Recognize conditions that warrant the use of joint sealants

2. Understand design implications of not sealing joints

Professional Development Hours

Professional engineers (PEs) who register and attend the entire webinar as an individual will be awarded 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs). TRB’s webinar program awards PDH credits only to the registered individual, and not to other members of a group that view the webinar together. To be eligible for the credits, individuals must remain signed in for the entire webinar, including for any question and answer session following the presentations.

This webinar will be delivered as a scheduled – e-learning live event and is categorized within RCEP as Technical, Health and Safety.

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

TRB will report credits earned to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C., 20005.

Pre-registration is required. Once the webinar starts, you will be unable to register. Individuals that are registered for a webinar but do not receive their confirmation emails due to their organization’s internal firewalls should contact TRB Helpdesk for assistance in signing in.

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