TRB Webinar: Promising Practices for Construction, Repair and Rehabilitation of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (CRCP)

TRB conducted a webinar on January 28, 2016 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that examined continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP). This webinar provided an overview of the CRCP technology and the major developments that have led to promising practices for CRCP design, construction, repair and rehabilitation, and maintenance of traffic around the world.

This was the third in a three part series conducted in 2015.

Part 1
Part 2

This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Committees on Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Construction, Rigid Pavement Design, and Pavement Rehabilitation. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provided to attendees who register and attend the webinar as an individual. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for instructions on receiving a copy of the recorded webinar.

Here are the slides from the presentation.

Webinar Presenters

• Shiraz Tayabji, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
• Samuel Tyson, Federal Highway Administration
• Jeffrey Roesler, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Steven Gillen, Illinois Tollway

Moderated by: Roger Schmitt, Consultant


Webinar Outline

1. US Construction Practices & Case Studies
2. European Construction Practices
3. Patching and Overlays for Repair & Rehabilitation
4. Illinois Tollway Initiatives for Implementation of CRCP
5. Innovative Methods for Construction
6. Question and answer session

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to health, safety, and welfare including core technical.


Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants were able to:

• Understand the history and evolution of best practices for construction of CRCP in both the US and Europe
• Understand how CRCP may provide a long-term, “zero-maintenance,” service life under heavy traffic loadings and challenging environmental conditions, provided proper design and quality construction practices are utilized
• Describe effective procedures for repair and rehabilitation of CRCP as well as strategies for maintenance of traffic.

Registration Information

There is no fee for employees of TRB Sponsors or TRB Sustaining Affiliates who register using their work email address. In addition to employees of TRB sponsor organizations, the following are eligible to receive complimentary webinar registration:

• TRB and National Academies employees;
• Chairs of TRB standing committees, sections, or groups;
• CRP panel members who were involved with developing the report or project that is the subject of the webinar;
• Members of the media;
• Employees of tribal governments; and
• Members of Congress or their staff.

Other sites must pay $89 per site. View our pricing page for details.

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.


Professional Development Hour Information

A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate.

Individuals registered as Florida PEs are no longer required to email TRB with your license number to report your attendance. Instead, please use your certificate that TRB provides through RCEP.net as verification of your attendance to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.

Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.

This webinar was developed in March 2015. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Certificates of Completion will be issued to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website: www.RCEP.net.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.