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ACPA Schedules Online Seminar on Airport Pavement
May 23, 2013
Register for the upcoming ACPA webinar (online seminar) titled, “Quality Construction Tips (and Other Headache Remedies) for Airport Pavements.” The webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, 2013 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT. The webinar is expected to last 1.5 hours (please allow 15 to 20 minutes extra for questions and answers).
This webinar takes a practical look at some of the most common technical challenges, and takes aim at dispelling misperceptions and avoiding mistakes with some recommended best practices, and advice on construction tips and techniques. This webinar will be divided into two sections:
In the first part of our program, we will discuss the production of quality concrete for airport pavements. The goal is to provide some unique perspectives “from the ground up,” with emphasis on mixture design; grade preparation; subbase construction; concrete placement; finishing; and saw-cutting – all with the goal of sharing and emphasizing often-overlooked best practices. This information will be provided in the context of using best practices and avoiding the most common mistakes that compromise quality in airport pavement construction and rehabilitation.
As a bonus, we will focus the second part of this webinar on smoothness and what it means in relation to airport pavements. We will define smoothness standards and how they differ from common perceptions about highway/roadway pavement smoothness. Against the backdrop of that information, we will examine the state-of-the-practice, as well as pro’s and con’s of conventional methods. Alternative smoothness testing methodologies also will be presented for discussion to provide participants with a sense of the present and future directions.
This is an essential program for airport owners’ representatives; engineers/consultants; contractors; and others involved in the placement, rehabilitation, and restoration of airport pavements.
You can get more information and register for the meganar at the ACPA webinar webpage.
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ACPA Schedules Online Seminar on Airport Pavement
May 23, 2013
Register for the upcoming ACPA webinar, titled, “Quality Construction Tips (and Other Headache Remedies) for Airport Pavements.”
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