Asphalt Construction and Failure Review
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Date
21 October 2025
Duration
1 day
Location
Online
CPD Hours
7
Price
Member Price
$900+ GST
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Non Member Price
$1,000 + GST
Asphalt pavements are a pavement and surfacing alternative for the changing environments and increasing demands on the road pavement. These increasing demands requires all aspects of the asphalt construction to be addressed to ensure the expected design life is achieved.
There are a number of factors that impact the life of the asphalt, including the choice of treatment, quality of materials, operational aspects of construction, as well as traffic number, types of vehicle movements and vehicle types.
Acknowledging the importance of asphalt surfacing’s for the Australian road network, IPWEA-QNT in conjunction with a practical expert in the area of asphalt construction and failure review, is offering a one-day workshop to provide support for the practitioners and decision makers for the application of pavement construction and review of failed treatments.
Content
This one-day workshop on asphalt will provide a practical overview of the following:
current types of asphalt mixes
asphalt components
mix designs process
planning and preparation for asphalt paving
tack coating
transport of asphalt
paver performance and screed operations
spreading operations
compaction
and finished pavement properties
This will assist designers, asset managers and practitioners in the placement of asphalt and provide participants with an understanding of the factors that may lead to application failures. The course will also assist in the formulation of yearly asphalt resurfacing programs and the diagnosis of failures. Content can be tailored to meet local needs.
Who should attend?
This workshop is primarily aimed at staff involved in the areas of road planning, design, construction and maintenance of roads including, but not limited to:
Asset Managers
Civil Engineers
Designers
Road Inspectors
Technical Officers
Learning Outcomes
Types of asphalt mixes
Overview of the current asphalt laying practices
Paver performance and screed operations
Understanding risks – review of recent asphalt works
Common causes in asphalt failures
Planning requirements for asphalt works
What should be included in asphalt quality plan (AQP)
Facilitator
John Patane
John Patane is a chartered and registered professional engineer with 39 years’ experience ranging from quarrying (shotfiring, laboratory testing, various plant operator (grader, excavator, end loader, HC licence) quarry manager), geotechnical engineering, project management for both road asset owner and contractor roles, specification development, training and failure reviews for buildings and roads.
