Training

Training

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.

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
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.

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.

Course Dates

The remaining course schedule for 2010 is as follows:

Location	Pavement Design	Rehabilitation Design
Pretoria		16 & 17 Sep
Cape Town	28 & 29 July		11 Nov
KZN	21 & 22 Oct

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.