Airport Pavement Design

Overview

About this course

3.0h$195

The Airport Pavement Design course explores the key elements of pavement design, including pavement type selection, pavement thickness determination, materials selection and specification, and ensuring the pavement is designed in a manner that helps to meet functional performance requirements.

The course can be taken as part of the Certificate in Airport Pavement Fundamentals for those wishing to gain a more complete understanding of the key concepts and considerations across the pavement lifecycle.

At a minimum, it is recommended that you have previously completed the Introduction to Airport Pavements course, as it provides important foundational knowledge for this course.

Competencies

Competencies obtained

On completion of this course participants will be able to:

List the elements of pavement design.
Explain the key factors that can influence the decision to construct either a flexible or rigid airport pavement in a particular area.
Explain the process for, and key considerations when, determining the required pavement thickness.
Describe common subgrade and ‘fill’ materials and their properties.
Describe the materials commonly used to construct the various pavement layers and their properties.
Describe how design considerations impact a pavement’s ability to meet functional performance requirements.

Content

Course content

The Airport Pavement Design course covers the following topics:

Introduction

Pavement Type Selection

Pavement Thickness Determination

Pavement Materials – PART 1

Pavement Materials – PART 2

Functional Design Requirements

Enroling

Who should enrol?

Airport operations staff and managers, regulators and inspectors, engineers, project managers, and others who are responsible for designing, constructing, evaluating, or maintaining airfield pavements.
Anyone interested in furthering their knowledge of airfield pavements.

Airside Operations Agent

Monitors and coordinates airside activities, ensuring safe, efficient, and fully compliant airport operations.

Reviews

Customer reviews

This was course was excellent. I have acquired lot of technical skills on airport pavement.

Anonymous

This course was highly informational and I have gain a lot of knowledge while participating.

Sherlando

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Yes – Ceventas, the company behind Klayo and the Online Learning Centre, is an ICAO TRAINAIR Plus member and all courses are accredited by Airports Council International (ACI).