- Course No E – 1233
- PDH Units 3.00
- Course No E – 1233
- PDH Units 3.00
Intended Audience: civil engineers and other design and construction professionals
PDH UNITS: 3
This course will introduce you to materials, criteria, and procedures for rapid repair of uncontrolled cracks and spalls in rigid pavements by using epoxy resin grouts, mortars, and concretes. Seven crack conditions that encompass most of the crack types that will be encountered will be discussed. This course is applicable to the repair of rigid pavements on roads and airport runways and taxiways Course Outline 1. PURPOSE 2. DEFINITIONS 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS 4. APPROVED EPOXY MATERIALS 5. APPLICATIONS 6. EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE AND CONDITIONING 7. AGGREGATES FOR EPOXY RESIN CONCRETES AND MORTARS 8. SAMPLING AND TESTING EPOXY RESINS 9. TRIAL BATCHES 10. FIELD MIXING AND BATCH SIZE 11. PROCEDURES FOR CONDITIONS 1 AND 2 12. PROCEDURE FOR CONDITION 3 13. PROCEDURE FOR CONDITION 4 14. PROCEDURE FOR CONDITION 5 15. PROCEDURE FOR CONDITION 6 16. PROCEDURE FOR CONDITION 7 17. PROTECTION OF REPAIRED AREAS FROM WEATHER AND TRAFFIC 18. CLEANING OF EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS 19. SAFETY AND HEALTH PRECAUTIONS
Learning Objectives
At the successful conclusion of this course, you’ll be able to identify and discuss:- Learn about epoxy resins for repairing rigid pavement.
- Learn about the importance of conditioning aggregates in the preparation of epoxy resin concretes and mortars.
- Learn how to condition epoxy resin components.
- Learn how to accelerate hardening rates of epoxy binders to facilitate resumption of traffic over a repaired area.
- Learn about requirements for fine aggregate for use in epoxy resin mortars.
