
Course:	Pavement ME Design Workshop (Application)
SAP Course Number:	78TECH400929

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General Information

Summary:	The goal of the Pavement ME Design Workshop (application) course is to provide training on the use of the Pavement ME Design software for new and rehabilitated pavement design. The course focuses on rehabilitation of rigid and flexible pavements using features included in the new Backcalculation tool. Additional design strategies include: composite pavement design, semi-rigid pavements, and use of unique materials.
Learning Outcomes:	1. Learn how to utilize the Backcalculation Tool in establishing rehabilitation strategies using the Pavement ME Design software 2. Comparison of rehabilitation input levels 1 and 2. 3. Execute typical design strategies used by PennDOT for both new and rehabilitated pavement design. a. Rehabilitation design strategies for asphalt concrete pavements. b. Rehabilitation design strategies for PCC pavements. c. Composite pavement design d. Semi-Rigid pavement design 4. Other features included in Course in support of software application: a. Set up and use the Optimization Feature. b. Select design resilient modulus from repeated load resilient modulus test results – AASHTO T 307.
Teaching Method:	Application of software use; minimum lecture on Design Process and Theory/ Instructor Led
Prerequisites:	some familiarity with the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide Manual of Practice (MEPDG MOP)
Target Audience:	Engineers that are involved in pavement design and in collecting the data in support of that design (asphalt concrete, PCC, unbound materials and soils, traffic, etc.) for new and rehabilitated asphalt concrete and PCC pavements.

Special Materials:	Laptop with the MEPDG software or PennDOT to supply desktop version with access to the MEPDG software by the participants.
Final Exam:	No

Continuing Education Credits

Miscellaneous	CEHs	Classes After	CEUs	Classes After	PDHs	Classes After

Pavement ME Design Workshop (Application):					19.50	09/12/17

Awarding continuing education credits (PDH/CEU/CEH) to a training course or other training event does not imply or guarantee that the training course/event is approved by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. According to Pennsylvania Act 25, “Credit determination for activities…shall be the responsibility of the licensee. Continuing professional competency obtained by a licensee should maintain, improve or expand skills or knowledge obtained prior to initial licensure, including law and ethics applicable to the profession, or develop new and relevant skills and knowledge.”
For informational purposes only:	1 CEU is equal to 10 hours of instruction
	1 CEH is equal to 1 hour of instruction

Course Contact Information

For technical questions regarding this course, contact the following...
Name:	Kimberly Rice
Phone:	(717) 783-4722
Email:	RA-PDHighAdminTrain@pa.gov
For general questions about the Training Calendar (such as those regarding schedules, locations, instructors or registrations), see Contact Information in specific classes.

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By Rhiannan Nearhood/PennDOT On 09/12/17 At 11:52 AM	By Rhiannan Nearhood/PennDOT On 09/13/17 At 11:16 AM