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This webinar was co-sponsored by ASCE's Geo-Institute (G-I) and ASCE Continuing Education
Instructor: Tuncer B. Edil, Ph.D, P.E., DGE
Course Length: 1 Hour
Purpose and Background
Coal combustion products provide significant cost savings and enhanced performance in geotechnical applications. Simultaneously they contribute to sustainable construction. This one hour webinar will discuss old and new applications in geotechnical construction for achieving sustainable outcomes.
It will draw from the research and experience of the leaders of the Recycled Materials Resource Center and the literature.
Topics to be covered include:
- Widely used CCPs in geotechnical applications: fly ash and bottom ash
- Types and attributes of fly ashes in relation to geotechnical applications
- Pavement applications: subgrade stabilization, base/sub-base stabilization, subbase replacement with bottom ash
- Structural fill and embankment applications
- Geotechnical design
- Leaching characteristics
- Regulations
Civil and environmental engineers need to consider the life cycle impacts of earthen construction (highways, airfields, levees, dams, etc.) and select materials and methods with these considerations in mind. Coal combustion products solve problems in geotechnical applications with enhanced performance and often lower cost while contributing to sustainable construction.
Learning Outcomes and Webinar Benefits
You will learn about types of coal combustion products, their characteristics, appropriate applications for them and available design properties. You will be introduced to quantitative rating of alternatives relative to life cycle impacts and costs.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Recognize latest applications and methods for using coal combustion products in pavement
- Examine possibilities and benefits of employing CCPs in design
- Recognize new technical solutions to expedite construction and improve long-term performance
- Become more competitive
- Determine quantitative methods of designing earthen structures and pavements with CCPs
- Identify how to assess potential environmental impacts of CCPs and relative regulations
- Be in concert with the ASCE Code of Ethics relative to “sustainability”
Assessment of Learning Outcomes
Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions).
Intended Audience
Construction engineers, materials engineers, geotechnical engineers, highway engineers, environmental engineers, government engineers, highway planners, public works engineers and environmental regulators will benefit from this webinar.
Webinar Outline
- Using fly ash and bottom ash in geotechnical construction
- Types and attributes of fly ashes for geotechnical applications
- Pavement applications: subgrade stabilization with fly ash, base/subbase stabilization with fly ash, subbase replacement with bottom ash
- Structural fill and embankments with fly ash and bottom ash
- Geotechnical design
- Environmental issues and leaching characteristics
- Regulations
How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion
To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 1 year of purchasing the course.
How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?
1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]