About This Workshop

This workshop is designed to help civil engineers, designers and technical reviewers develop a practical understanding of the empirical method for designing flexible granular pavements with thin bituminous surfacing. It addresses the common challenges associated with selecting a representative design subgrade CBR values, choosing suitable pavement materials, calculating pavement thickness and converting theoretical results into a constructible pavement composition, with a clear focus on the engineering fundamentals, design inputs, calculations and decisions required to complete or review a flexible pavement design. Through concise lessons, worked examples and practical activities, participants will learn how to: • Confirm when the empirical pavement design method is applicable • Determine a representative design subgrade CBR for different alignment conditions • Assess pavement materials using structural, specification and constructability requirements • Calculate overall pavement thickness using DESA and CBR • Develop a trial base, subbase and lower subbase composition • Check the structural cover provided above each pavement material • Convert theoretical thicknesses into practical layers and complete a final design review The workshop is structured to move beyond generic theory and provide a practical process that can be applied directly to day-to-day engineering work and project delivery. Contact us to book your preferred date and time for this workshop.