Road Surfacings - Sprayed Seals (Online)

Delivered via Zoom

This practical course by live webinar is presented in two half day packages of two sessions each, with an optional workshop session. The courses focus is on sealed roads in rural environments and is ideal for project/asset managers of roads, senior supervisors, engineers and engineering technologists, working for federal, state, or local agencies, consultants and contractors.

Presented live, the course will navigate through the Austroads Guide (2018) for selection and design of sprayed seals and presents it in a logically flowing manner. It starts with a basic-level introduction to functions of a pavement and functions of a surfacing and treatment selection. The focus is then on sprayed sealing, starting with fundamental seal design theory, followed by an explanation of the Austroads design methods for primes and initial seals, single/single, double/double, low volume roads, and heavy vehicle roads. Tutorials are given on each of these topics, together with their worked examples.  The differences for aerodrome runway seal designs will also be briefly introduced.

Sessions and Topics

Please Note: Times shown are based on Melbourne/Sydney times.

Part A - Day 1

Session 1 - 11.00am - 12.45pm
Session 2 - 1.15am - 3.00pm 

• Functions of a Surfacing
• Surfacings Materials
• Surfacings Treatments
• Treatment Selection
• Theory of Seal Design
• Introduction to the Austroads Guide to
  Selection and Design of Sprayed Seals

Part B - Day 2

Session 4 - 11.00am - 12.45pm
Session 5 - 1.15am - 2.50pm 

• Single/single Seal Design
• Heavy vehicles Seal Design
• Double Seal Design
• Primes & Initial Seals
• Aggregate Spreading & rolling
• Aerodrome runways – a brief introduction

Workshop - Optional

3:00pm-4.00pm 

• A live Q&A session

Primary Presenter

Kym Neaylon (Dr), Principal, Neaylon Road Consulting

Kym is supported by over 20 years of on-site sprayed sealing and road maintenance field experience in State Road Agency, followed by 20 years of national-level research experience, international consultancy experience, and teaching at postgrad level. Supplementing his strong practical and extensive field experience, he has also completed the only PhD in Australia in the field of sprayed sealing / chip seals.

He has held senior roles for over 25 years in editorial and strategic committees for Austroads and is past Chairman of the Australian Standards committee for bitumen and related products. He is a steering committee member on university led research groups in the UK and Australia.

Expert services that he provides include: challenging commissions in the field of bituminous road surfacings; peer review of seal designs; forensic and failure investigations; expert opinion in bituminous surfacings prior to mediation and expert reports as evidence in court proceedings.

Who should attend?

• State road agency and local government engineers and managers with responsibilities in the provision, approval, design, construction or maintenance of roads & pavements. This also includes project managers and senior supervisors.
• Consulting engineers with involvement in road and/or pavement projects.
• Road & Pavement construction contractors, engineers, project managers and supervisors.
• Local Government engineers, project managers and senior supervisors.
• Technical operatives and Engineering graduates and “cadets” looking for specialist knowledge for career development.

Due to its practical nature, numbers are limited for this course so it is advisable that you register quickly to avoid missing out on its unique and targeted content.

Bonus Inclusion

• Free access to webinar recording for 2 weeks post course.
• PDF of course material.
• Optional Workshop.

Payment Terms & Cancellation Policy

Payment by Mastercard/visa or bank transfer is required prior to the event. If a Purchase Order is provided, payment may be soon after the event, if agreed by CPEE.

• Cancellations made 10 working days or more prior to the events start date:   Full refund.
• Cancellations within 9-5 working days of the event start date:   50% refund.
• Cancellations less than 5 working days of the events start date or after the event has started:   No refund.

If you are unable to attend this event a substitute attendee may take your place, without penalty. CPEE reserves the right to cancel or reschedule any course, whereby a full refund or course transfer will be provided.