Name: E – 1593 Testing Procedures for Soils, Concrete and Asphalt
Price: 150 USD
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Intended Audience: Transportation, Geotechnical, Civil, Environmental, and Water Resources engineers

PDH UNITS: 6

What are the testing procedures and methods used to classify soils, concrete mixes, and bituminous asphalt mixtures? Developed by expert Don Parnell, PE, the objective of the present online course is to outline common in-situ and laboratory tests used to distinguish the characteristics, properties, and gradations of various soil, concrete, and bituminous materials encountered in road construction. Publication Source: US Navy Engineering Aid Basics “Chapter 10–Materials Testing” Pub. #NAVEDTRA 14336A

Learning Objectives

At the successful conclusion of this course, you’ll be able to identify and discuss:

Soil Compaction and Density Tests
Equipment and Calibration
Sample Preparation
Data and Calculations
Modified Proctor
Sand Cone or Displacement Methods
In-situ Testing
Site Preparation
Nuclear Moisture Density Meter Method
CBR Bearing tests
Hydrometer Analysis
Concrete Testing
Hardening, Gradation. Durability, Deterioration, Chemical Compostition
Aggregate Sampling and Gradation
Soundness and Impurities
Specific gravity and Absorption, Surface Moisture
Admixtures: Accelerators, retarders, plasticizers, Densifiers
Waterproofing, air-entrainment, and workability agents
Curing parameters
Slump and Air Content Tests
Unit weight, Compressive and Flexural Strength Tests
Bituminous Materials Testing
Emulsions, and Road Tars
Solubility, Asphaltic Cutback, ID, Distillation, Flash point, Penetration, Aggregates Grading, Mineral Dust, SG Tests
Mix Design
Hazardous Materials Precautions