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Roadway/Bridge Maintenance

Seal Coat Operations: A Workshop for Practitioners

This workshop will provide attendees with an overview of current best practices for seal-coat operations in Minnesota, including how to design and implement a seal-coat operation.

Registration

Mail or fax your registration or register online no later than one week prior to the program. Preregistration allows us to contact you if the workshop must be postponed due to weather or other factors. A refund of the registration fee, minus a $30 cancellation fee, will be made if written cancellation is received at least five working days before the workshop. Disability accommodations will be provided upon request.

Registration Contact

Shirley Mueffelman, 612-624-4754, cceconf2@umn.edu

Topics Covered

  • The updated chip-seal handbook
  • What a chip seal is
  • Project selection
  • Why we design chip seals
  • Aggregates: more than just stone
  • Binder: it sticks to your road
  • Construction methods: more than just driving the equipment
  • Fog sealing: not just a shot in the dark

Who Should Attend

County or city engineers or their technical staff who have responsibility for designing and/or managing seal-coat operations.

Credit

  • 0.5 Roads Scholar Program elective credit
  • To the best of our knowledge, this course/activity meets the continuing education requirements for 4.0 PDHs as outlined in Minnesota Statute 326.107. More information concerning continuing education for professionals is online at www.aelslagid.state.mn.us.

Instructor(s)

Thomas Wood is with the field engineering group at SemMaterials in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Previously, Wood was employed more than 20 years by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, where he worked on pavement preventive maintenance methods with the Office of Materials. He also has worked for Koch Materials Company as a technical representative specializing in surface treatments for hot-mix asphalt pavement.

Fee

The $50 registration fee includes lunch, coffee breaks, and program materials.

Workshop Schedule

Registration: 9:00 a.m.
Workshop: 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.