NDLTAP
On-Site Event

Roadway Foundation Basics & Gravel Quality

• Nov 14, 2024 (9:00 - 4:00 pm CT; 8:00 - 3:00 pm MT)
  Carrington Research Extension Center, 663 Highway 281 NE, Carrington ND

Training Poster

Please print and post the Roadway Foundation Basics & Gravel Quality poster (PDF, 198K) at your location and encourage participation.

Registration

DEADLINE: Friday, November 8, 2024

There is a $25.00 registration fee (includes refreshment breaks and printed materials). Lunch on your own. NDLTAP will invoice after the event.

The above resource and more can be accessed by visiting the TLN Learning Management System (LMS).

Description

Topics covered in this training:

• Roadway structure
• Drainage
• Soil classification
• Frost heaves
• Subgrade
• Roadway repair
• Roadway stabilization
• Soil related failures
• Roadway materials
• Soil & gravel testing
• Causes of gravel deficiencies
• Glue for gravel
• Gravel sampling
• Improve existing gravel
• Gravel maintenance

Speaker(s)

Matt Johnson, PE, has 30 years of experience in the transportation industry. He was an assistant city engineer and city engineer from 1994 to 2002. He was then a project engineer from 2002 to 2018, serving as the design and construction engineer of record for numerous municipal and transportation projects. He oversaw office and engineering staff and was responsible for relations with clients, agencies, and the NDDOT. Beginning in 2018, he operated his own construction engineering consulting firm, providing coordination between owners, engineers, contractors, subcontractors and the public. Matt has been with UGPTI/NDLTAP since 2020.

Scott Whaley, PE, is a regional sales manager with Tensar and resides in Morton County. His 15 years of experience designing and constructing with geosynthetics includes paved and unpaved roadways, industrial facilities, and MSE walls and reinforced soil slopes. Scott has helped counties, communities, townships, and other agencies resolve foundation issues with innovative and cost-effective solutions.

Bryon Fuchs, PE, is the NDLTAP Director and TTAP Co-Director. Bryon has over 25 years of transportation engineering experience. He led the Rural and Special Programs area in the Local Government Division overseeing oil-impact funds provided to local agencies and numerous other funding programs. He focuses on collaborating with federal, state, local, and tribal partners to make a successful transportation system across the state.

Target Audience

Operators, laborers, road foremen/superintendents and County Commissioners.