Print this page An Introduction to Road Design for Cold Regions
J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A., Fellow ASCE, Fellow AEI
Course Outline
- GENERAL
- BASE COURSE AND PAVEMENT COMPOSITION
- BASE COURSE DESIGN IN AREAS OF NON-FROST-SUSCEPTIBLE SOILS
- BASE COURSE DESIGN IN AREAS OF FROST-SUSCEPTIBLIE SUBGRADES
- BASE COURSE DESIGN IN AREAS OF HIGHLY ORGANIC SOILS
- DRAINAGE
- CORDUROY ROADS
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.
Learning Objective
Completion of this course will enable you to:
- Learn about the soils where there is danger of loss in bearing capacity upon thawing, and of heaving action upon freezing;
- Learn about the four classifications of soils in which ice segregation generally occurs when favorable ground water and freezing temperatures are present;
- Learn how frost and permafrost conditions may be altered by changed surface conditions produced by construction;
- Learn how in areas of permafrost the location of the ground water surface is greatly influenced by the existence of the underlying impervious permafrost layer;
- Learn recommendations for base course and pavement composition in arctic and subarctic regions; and
- Learn about base course design in non-frost-susceptible soils.
Intended Audience
This course is intended for civil and geotechnical engineers and other design and construction professionals wanting an introduction to materials and methods for design of roads and airfield runways in arctic and subarctic cold regions.
Benefit for Attendee
This course will give civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and others an introduction to the design and construction of subgrades, base courses and pavements for roads and other pavements in cold regions.
Course Introduction
This is an introduction to the design of roads and airfield pavements in cold regions.
About Course Author
Paul Guyer is a registered mechanical engineer, civil engineer, fire protection engineer and architect with over 35 years experience in the design of buildings and related infrastructure. For an additional 9 years he was a senior-level advisor to the California Legislature on infrastructure and capital outlay issues. He has designed and supervised the design of hundreds of construction projects requiring the preparation of detailed working drawings and specifications for federal, state and local public agencies and private companies. He is a graduate of Stanford University and has held numerous national, state and local positions with the American Society of Civil Engineers and National Society of Professional Engineers.
Course Content
The course content is contained in the following PDF file:
An Introduction to Road Design for Cold Regions
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Course Summary
This course will introduce you to the design of subgrades, base courses and flexible and rigid pavements in arctic and subarctic regiuons.
Quiz
Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.
DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.
