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Application of Hot Mix Asphalt – Online Course

Application of Hot Mix Asphalt

Professional Online Training Course for Construction Industry Professionals

📄 Course Documents

Download the registration form and course details:

📅 Course Schedule

Saturday, 21st June 2025

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Duration: 3 Hours

Format: Online via MS Teams

💰 Investment

R450.00

Note: This is a non-CPD course

Course Overview

This comprehensive session is designed to stimulate thought and action in participants regarding the application of hot mix asphalt (HMA) in the South African construction industry. Through reflective thinking and active consideration, participants will explore practical applications, properties, benefits, and challenges of HMA in real-world construction and maintenance projects.

Goal: Bridge the gap between theory and practice, equipping you with the insight needed to make informed decisions regarding hot mix asphalt use in your specific contexts.

Course Content & Outline

🏗️ Construction of HMA

  • Site and plant preparation
  • Pre treatments (tack coat/priming)
  • Planning paving operations
  • The paver and paving operations
  • Automatic level control
  • The need for compaction
  • Main risks to compaction
  • Effects of adverse weather
  • Compaction equipment and techniques
  • Construction of joints

📋 Other Important Topics

  • Longitudinal joints
  • Transverse joints
  • Factors affecting rideability
  • Rolled in chips
  • UTFC’s (Ultra Thin Friction Courses)
  • MTV’s (Modified Traffic Volumes)
  • Quality control
  • Advanced rideability factors

👨‍🏫 Meet Your Instructor

John Onreat – MSAT (Hon), FIAT, IoCE

Independent Asphalt Professional Practitioner with more than thirty years of experience in asphalt manufacturing and construction.