Wednesday, April 15, 2009

8:30 am - 3:30 pm (Seminar)

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm (Optional Cemex cement plant tour)

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Location:

New Braunfels Civic/Convention Center
375 S Castell Ave
New Braunfels, TX 78130
40 minutes from San Antonio
60 minutes from Austin

Concrete overlays of existing pavements (asphalt or concrete) are a fast and economical way to utilize your in-place road investment, improve function, eliminate poor ride quality, and increase structural capacity.  Using concrete overlays on existing pavements eliminates the expense of removal/replacement, and allows the old pavement to serve as a base, or an integral part of a new pavement structure.  And concrete overlays can be designed to serve a variety of needs, from a low-cost 5-10 year "stop-gap" improvement, to a 40-year low-maintenance, high-capacity street rehabilitation.

Concrete overlays don't rut or shove, are low maintenance, and last longer than other pavement alternatives.  They are also the most environmentally sustainable solution to pavement rehabilitation.

Learn from key pavement experts, who have years of experience with TxDOT, engineering consultants, and state and national trade associations, on how to select, design and construct the most appropriate concrete overlay solutions for your pavement rehabilitation needs.

These professional engineering experts will answer questions such as:

• What are the different types of concrete overlays, and what conditions are appropriate for each?
• Can concrete really overlay an asphalt pavement?
• How do I design a concrete overlay, and how does the underlying pavement factor into the design?
• How do I choose among joined-plain, jointed-doweled, jointed-reinforced, and continuously reinforced pavement overlays? 
• My existing pavements are in really bad shape (potholes, rutting, faulting, etc.)--can I really just overlay these pavements with concrete?
• What kind of preparation is necessary to prepare the old pavement for an overlay?
• How do I deal with curb and gutter, manholes, overpasses, and structures when designing and constructing an overlay?
• Our city has a lot of underground utilities.  What prep do these need prior to overlay? When we need to go back in to service utilities later on, how do we excavate and then repair the overlay?
• How much does an overlay cost--both now, and over its life-cycle?
• My city is emphasizing "green" construction and development--are concrete overlays environmentally beneficial?
• What about specifications and standards--are there good examples I can incorporate?
• Do local contractors have the skills and experience to construct the concrete overlays?

Agenda

An Introduction to Concrete Overlays
Economic Analysis of Pavement Options
Concrete Paving 101
Sustainability
Design Optimization with Concrete Overlays
Demonstrating the Cost‐Benefits of Concrete Overlays
Maintaining and Operating Concrete Streets in a City

 Instructors

Jim Mack, P.E., Cemex USA
Jan Prusinski, P.E., Cement Council of Texas 
Rich Rogers, P.E., Cement Council of Texas
Sean Van Delist, Cement Council of Texas
Dennis Warren, P.E., Texas Concrete Pavement Association
  

 Cost:  $25 - Government Employees, $50 - Private Sector/Other Attendees

Limited seating - first registered, first served!
Register online here or download brochure

Attendees will receive hard-copy and electronic publications.  Continental breakfast, beverages and lunch are included. 

This course qualifies for five professional development hours (PDHs) for professional engineering and other continuing educational requirements, to be issued by the Cement Council of Texas.

For more information, contact:
Amy Swift
Cement Council of Texas
817-540-4437 office
817-545-7254 fax
aswift@cementx.org
www.cementx.org

Sponsored By:

Cement Council of Texas
Texas Concrete Pavement Association
Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association