The ‘Cement-Treated Materials for Road Surfaces’ course offers you a unique opportunity to enter a rapidly growing sector with rising demand for skilled workers. In a context where road infrastructure is key to economic development, knowledge of cement-treated materials is essential. This online course trains you in essential aspects such as the formulation, manufacturing and quality control, ensuring that you acquire the essential skills for the design and construction of durable and safe road surfaces. We explore everything from the basic materials up to the adherence between layers and the pre-freezing, ensuring a thorough understanding of the construction process. Become a professional capable of tackling today’s civil engineering challenges and make a difference in such a crucial field. Make the most of this opportunity to study flexibly from anywhere, enhancing your skills and boosting your professional profile.
Materials Treated with Cement for Road Surfaces
Civil Engineering and Structures
45 hours
Introduction
Objectives
- Understand the general considerations on materials treated with cement.
- Identify the basic materials used in road construction.
- Analyse the methods from dosage for optimise the mixture from cement.
- To get to know the process from manufacture from cementitious materials for those who are determined.
- Assess the necessary equipment for the correct installation of road surfaces.
- Carry out correctly the construction projects the construction of cement-based road surfaces.
- Apply techniques for improve the adherence between layers of road surface.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
1. Introduction
2. Types of cement-treated bases
3. Advantages and limitations of pavements with cement-treated bases (SC, GC, GCAP, HMC and HC)
TEACHING UNIT 2. BASIC MATERIALS
1. Soils
2. Aggregates
3. Cement
4. Water
5. Setting retarders
6. Emulsions for curing the mix
TEACHING UNIT 3. DOSAGES
1. Introduction
2. Cement-soil mix proportions
3. Concentrations of gc, gcap, hmc and hc
TEACHING UNIT 4. MANUFACTURING
1. Introduction
2. Manufacturing centres
TEACHING UNIT 5. CONSTRUCTION TEAMS
1. Transport
2. Scope
3. Pavers
4. Other extension equipment
5. Compaction
6. Tyre compactors
7. Hand-operated compactors
8. Pre-curing
9. Olivia’s team
10. Active joint assembly
11. Vibrating plates and rollers
12. Curing and bonding irrigation
13. On-site manufacturing
14. Stabilisers
TEACHING UNIT 6. CARRYING OUT THE WORKS
1. Introduction
2. Preparation of the supporting surface
3. Procurement of granular materials
4. Preparation of the mixture
5. Transport
6. Download
7. Extended
8. Pre-curing
9. Compaction and finishing
10. Conducting working meetings
11. Curing
12. Test section
13. Constraints on implementation arising from weather conditions
14. Common problems during installation
TEACHING UNIT 7. PRE-SURFACING
1. Introduction
2. The reflection of shrinkage cracks
3. Monitoring the reflection of shrinkage cracks
4. Pre-firing systems
5. Installation of joints whilst the material is still wet
TEACHING UNIT 8. BONDING BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT LAYERS OF THE PAVEMENT
1. Adhesion of the cement-treated layer to the MBCI
2. Adhesion between MBC layers
TEACHING UNIT 9. BITUMINOUS MIXTURES
1. Selection of bituminous mixtures
2. Thickness of bituminous mixes
3. Composition of the mixture
4. Implementation
5. Bond between bituminous layers
TEACHING UNIT 10. QUALITY CONTROL
1. Introduction
2. Key aspects to monitor during the construction of a semi-rigid road surface
TEACHING UNIT 11. APPENDIX. PROJECTS CARRIED OUT USING PRE-STRESSING IN SPAIN
1. Test sections
2. Structures built using prefabrication and their behaviour
3. Recently completed projects and projects currently under construction
4. Final technical considerations
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