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Course Outline
Online Course Schedule 2026:
Live Session 1 Asphalt Pavement Performance
Live Session 2 Pavement Evaluation and Patching
Live Session 3 Solving Asphalt Pavement Construction Problems
Live Session 4 In-Place Asphalt Pavement Recycling and Rehabilitation
Live Session 5 Crack Sealing & Asphalt Surface Treatments
Live Session 6 Parking Lot Specific Pavement Issues and Asphalt Pavement Asset Management Examples
In-person Course Outline:
Asphalt Pavement Performance
- How to select asphalt and aggregate for effective performance
- Factors affecting pavement thickness design
- Recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) and reclaimed asphalt shingles (RAS)
- Special mixes: stone matrix asphalt (SMA), open-graded friction course (OGFC), warm mix asphalt
- Porous asphalt pavement
Pavement Condition Evaluation
- Identify pavement distresses and causes of distresses
- Relate pavement distress types and distress types and distress severity to cost-effective repair strategies
- Implement a simple pavement rating and evaluation system
In-Place Asphalt Pavement Recycling and Rehabilitation
- Learn effective techniques for cold in-place recycling, hot in-place recycling, full-depth reclamation
Asphalt Patching Done Right
- Understand temporary and permanent patching techniques
- Select cost effective patching materials
- Evaluate patching equipment options
- Patching trench excavations
Cracksealing
- Cost-effective of crack sealing
- Implement best practices
- Properly and safely use equipment
- Select materials for your pavement conditions and environment
Asphalt Surface Treatments
- Learn about materials and methods for fog seal, slurry seal, micro- surfacing, chip seal, and scrub seal
- Use chip seal materials and equipment effectively
- Implement quality, cost-effective chip seal procedures
- Select surface treatments for low- volume roads, parking lots, and recreational facilities
Solving Asphalt Pavement Construction Problems
- Perform proper surface preparation
- Change paving procedures to minimize mix segregation
- Improve pavement joint construction
- Improve compaction
- Quality control of asphalt mixes
Parking Lot Specific Pavement Issues
- Common Parking Lot Pavement Problems
- Approaches to Parking Lot Pavement Maintenance
Asphalt Pavement Asset Management Examples
- Establishing a program to manage your pavement assets
- Use condition evaluation to select treatments
- Develop a maintenance and rehabilitation plan
- Street an Parking Facility Examples
Asphalt Pavement Asset Management Examples
- Street and parking facility examples
Instructors and Program Director
Instructors
Andrew Braham
Professor
“Dr. Andrew Braham graduated from the University of Wisconsin with his B.S. and M.S., and from the University of Illinois with his Ph.D. He worked with Koch Materials Company for two and a half years, and performed a post-doc at Southeast University in Nanjing, China. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Arkansas, where his teaching and research focus is on flexible pavement materials, pavement maintenance and rehabilitation, and sustainability. He is the chair of TRB committee AKT30 (Pavement Maintenance), is an associate director of the Southern Plains Transportation Center, and is the developer of the Pavinar webinar series. You can find out more about Dr. Braham at www.andrewbraham.com”
Michael Groh
Michael L. Groh is the Pavement Consultant Lead at Ruekert & Mielke, Inc., Waukesha, Wisconsin. He has been involved in the paving industry for over 40 years with experience as a contractor, material supplier, and, in the most recent twenty plus years, consulting. He focuses on pavement condition evaluation and asset life extension using innovative pavement design, maintenance, and construction techniques.
Benjamin Jordan
Program Director
Benjamin J. Jordan, P.E. is a Program Director at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, College of Engineering, Interdisciplinary Professional Programs, where he develops continuing education courses for civil engineers and public works professionals. He has over forty years of experience in civil engineering and public works. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign and a Master of Public Affairs degree with a Graduate Certificate in Public Management from the University of Missouri – Columbia. Mr. Jordan is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Illinois, Washington, And Wisconsin.Timothy Murphy
President
Timothy R. Murphy, PE is president of Murphy Pavement Technology, Chicago, Illinois. He is involved in asphalt pavement teaching, training and troubleshooting nationwide. Murphy works on pavement management, mix design, quality control, construction practices, and failure investigation for government agencies, contractors and consultants and facility owners.
Kevin Wagner
Branch Manager/Project Engineer
Kevin J. Wagner, P.E., is a Project Manager and leads the Green Bay office for Ruekert & Mielke, Inc. He specializes in civil engineering including roadway and storm water design and planning. He develops capital plans to help clients budget and maximize the life of their pavements. Worked on implements asset management technologies for municipalities.
Program Director
Benjamin Jordan