Objective: To teach those persons with interest in or responsibility for the operation or management of contemporary paving equipment to correctly and safely utilize a paver finisher and compactor to their fullest potential while achieving the highest quality work without sacrificing production or increasing costs.
Who should attend: Any individual with interest in or responsibility for the laydown or compaction of HMA, WMA or SMA.
Description:
Best Practice in Paving
- Paving safety
- Explanation of how a paver works
- Instruction on the safe and practical operation of paver finisher tractor and screed:
- Proper machine set-up for paving operations
- Controlling the factors that effect the screed
- Milling basics
• Benefits to paving and compaction
• Applications
- Managing material through the paver
- Screeding for quality
- Joint construction
- Automatic controls and referencing systems
- Troubleshooting mat defects
- Maintenance
Best Practice in Rolling
- Explanation of how a compactor works
- Instruction on the safe and practical operation of a compactor:
- Principles of compactor operation
- The vibratory system
- Factors affecting compaction
- Compaction techniques
- Joint compaction
- Troubleshooting compaction deficiencies
- Compactor maintenance
Duration: 2 days (classroom only)
Course location: Chambersburg, PA