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Course Outline
Online Course Schedule 2026:
Live Session 1 Contracts, Plans, and Specifications: Framework for a Quality Project
Live Session 2 Concrete Pavement and Simple PW Concrete Structures: Key Inspection Points for Quality
Live Session 3 Asphalt Pavement Construction Inspection Using the Inspection Checklist
Live Session 4 Inspecting Sewer and Water Construction
Live Session 5 Inspecting Storm Drainage, Grading, Erosion and Sedimentation Control and Storm Water BMP Construction
Live Session 6 Documentation and Workzone Traffic Control Inspection
In-person Course Outline:
Asphalt Pavement Construction: Using the Inspection Checklist
- Importance of a soils and subgrade
- Characteristics of asphaltic concrete
- Pre-construction activities
- Paving equipment and methods
- Laying and compacting
- Test methods and results
Contracts, Plans, and Specifications: Framework for a Quality Project
- The inspector’s role in quality
- Interpreting contract documents
- Knowing your authority
- Keeping good records
Inspecting Sewer and Water Construction
- Pipe characteristics: stress, strength, failure
- Trenching, bedding, installation, backfill
- Manholes, connections, laterals
- Hydrants, valves, services
- Acceptance testing
- Documentation
Storm Sewer, Grading, and Storm Water BMP, and Erosion and Sedimentation Control Inspection
Construction Inspection Documentation
Concrete Pavement: Key Inspection Points for Quality Concrete Pavements
- Desirable characteristics of concrete
- Pre-construction activities
- Paving and mixing equipment
- Test methods and interpretation of results
- Inspection during placing, finishing, and curing
- Post-placement inspection activities
Plans, Specifications, and Inspection Exercise
Work Zone Traffic Control Inspection
*Schedule and instructors may vary by location, see website for full details.