How to get Best Value from Asphalt and more Durable Roads with Jeff Farrington
- Course focuses on asphalt mixtures, selection, laying, and quality.
- Includes guidance on using recycled materials and thin surfacing.
- In-depth coverage on bitumens, tack coats, and compaction.
- Led by Jeff Farrington, an expert in asphalt standards and testing.
- Participants receive post-course support for asphalt-related queries.
Overview
This one-day course focuses on asphalt technology and best practices for road construction. Topics include selecting asphalt mixtures, using recycled materials, laying asphalt, compaction, and improving skid resistance. Led by Jeff Farrington, an expert in British Standards Asphalt, the course offers practical guidance and support for delegates dealing with asphalt-related issues. Participants can benefit from free email consultations with Jeff for a year after the course.
Who should attend
Engineers, Road Construction Managers
Course Content
Course duration: 1 Day
Cost: £295 + VAT
Course Content
Tables showing BS mixes and the new BS EN descriptions
Introduction
Bitumens
Why are we using SMA and thin asphalt concretes?
A guide to the selection of surface course and binder course mixtures
Selecting the psv and aav of aggregates
Recycled materials
Preparatory work prior to laying asphalt
Tack coats and Bond coats, including BS594987 clause 5.5
Paving
Hand laying sma
Factors affecting the quality of paving
Compaction and joints mainly
Guidance on using thin surfacing, making sure sites are suitable
Skid resistance
Using High Friction Surfacing on existing ( ie not new) surface courses
BS 594987 laying thicknesses and temperatures and Test Method BS & EN’s
Jeff Farrington – Background
Jeff Farrington chaired the British Standards Asphalt Committee for 20 years and was Group Engineer with a large English County Council for 25 years dealing with all types of road from Motorways to city streets and country lanes, and with responsibility for the Highways Materials Testing Laboratory for part of this time. He was also a member of the European Asphalt Committee which produced the current BS EN asphalt standards.
An asphalt anorak at heart, he will deal with most asphalt problems raised by Synergie course delegate’s and all asphalt queries e-mailed to him, by e-mail, free of charge, for a period of 12 months following the course.
