TRB Webinar: How to preserve your pavement through better crack seal

Pavement preservation can be achieved in several ways, one of which is sealing cracks. TRB hosted a webinar on Monday, February 24, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that explored better crack sealing projects. The presenters introduced key definitions and processes for crack sealing. They also recommended project selection methods and identify key steps in the crack seal process. The webinar also discussed what an inspector should look for to get a quality job, and determine how crack sealing may fit into an agency’s preservation program.

This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Committee on Pavement Preservation.

The slides and a recording are available.

Webinar Presenters

• Larry Galehouse, Michigan State University
• Bryan Darling, Crafco, Inc.
• Andy Bennett, Michigan Department of Transportation

Moderated by: Judith Corley-Lay, National Center for Pavement Preservation

Webinar Outline

1. Introduction to crack sealing
2. Project selection steps in crack sealing
3. What to look at and for to achieve quality
4. How crack sealing fits in an agency's preservation program
5. Question and answer session

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify roadways that can benefit from crack sealing
• List the types of crack seal applications
• Identify the key steps in crack sealing and some alternate approaches

Professional Development Hour Information

A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For approved webinars, TRB’s webinar program awards Registered Continuing Education Provider (RCEP) Professional Development Hour (PDH) credits associated with participation only to the registered individual and not to other members of a group that view the webinar together. To receive PDH credits, please register as an individual and sign into the webinar from your personal computer. After doing this, you may join your group in a meeting room. To be eligible for the credits, individuals must remain signed in for the entire webinar, including for any question and answer session following the presentations.

Registration is available until just before the webinar starts. Once the webinar starts, you will be unable to submit your registration. Individuals that are registered for a webinar but do not receive their confirmation emails due to their organization’s internal firewalls should contact the TRB Helpdesk for assistance in signing in.

Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.

This webinar was developed in October 2019. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005.