MAS is equipped to offer training courses on a variety
of topics, for example:
- Analyses of
pavement data
- Principles of
pavement design
- Mechanistic-empirical
pavement design
- Statistical
analyses techniques
- Pavement
rehabilitation design
- FWD analyses
and back-calculation
- Use of the
Rubicon Toolbox software
- Visual Basic
programming for Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
Training
courses can be specifically designed to suit a client's needs. Contact
the MAS office if you are interested.
Software Training
MAS has several forums for
software training. For more information go to the Software Training page.
Workshops and Courses
Pavement Design and Analysis Training Course
We run a two-day course which focuses on practical
implementation of pavement design and analysis concepts using the Rubicon
Toolbox software.
Key elements of the course include:
- Overview of
the mechanistic design and analysis method
- Evaluation of
pavement structural capacity using the South African Mechanistic Design
Method
- Cross-checking
design capacity using AASHTO and catalogue design methods
- Analysis of FWD
data, including backcalculation using Rubicon
Toolbox
- Basic analysis
and documentation of Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP) data
- Holistic
pavement design; deriving and documenting design assumptions
- Pavement
condition summary using the Data Viewer tool of Rubicon Toolbox
The
course is NOT an introductory course, and is best suited to participants who
have some experience in pavement design and analysis.
The
course is accredited for 2 CPD points.
Download
brochure for Pavement Design and AnalysisTraining
Course
Data Viewer Training Course
The Data Viewer course focusses on:
- Using Microsoft
Access to set up the database of data
- Setting up stripmaps using the edit mode, including
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Different strip types
-
Interpreting the data using colours
-
Formatting the strips for colour and layout
-
Using filters to extract data for a stripmap
- Using the
feedback mode, including:
-
Linking to other tools such as the Trial Pit Tool, Backcalculation,
amongst others
-
Obtaining statistics for a segment
- Setting up and
obtaining statistics for uniform sections
The
course is ideally suited for anyone who uses, who would like to use, the Rubicon
Toolbox Data Viewer. The course is held on one-day, and is accredited for
1 CPD points.
Download brochure for the Data Viewer
Training Course
Pavement Condition Analysis and Rehabilitation Design Training Course
This two day course focuses on the systematic
implementation of the detailed rehabilitation design process. The course is practical, and the majority of
the time is spent working on assignments, which use data from a real
rehabilitation project. Key elements of
the course, and the associated Rubicon Toolbox Tools which are used, include:
- Data management
- Pavement
performance history (Data Viewer,
High Low Comparer)
- Initial data
processing, assessment and reporting (Data
Viewer, High Low Comparer, Photo Logger)
- Processing,
analysis, and reporting of materials test data (Trial Pit Report, Grading Analysis Tool, DCP Analysis Tool)
- Analysis of
deflections and backcalculation (Deflection Bowl Analysis, Backcalculation Tool)
- Condition
summary and formulation of design assumptions (Data Viewer)
- Design criteria
and evaluation (Layered Elastic
Tools)
- Risk Analysis (Layered Elastic Tools)
The
course is not an introductory course, and is best suited to participants who
have some experience in rehabilitation analysis and design. No experience with Rubicon Toolbox is,
however, necessary. The course is
accredited for 2 CPD points.
Download
brochure for the Pavement Condition Analysis and Rehabilitation Training Course
Course Dates
Dates for 2012 courses have not yet been arranged. Watch
this space, or contact info@modsys1.com
to receive email notification of our courses.
Download
the registration form
The
courses can also be held in-house, which we have found to be a good
team-building exercise, and is a cost effective method of training your
team.
Please contact MAS should you wish to be added to our email
notification list, to register for a course or to enquire about an in-house
course.