TRB Webinar: Permeable Concrete Pavements

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, March 9, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET about permeable concrete pavements. This webinar focused on information in Technical Brief FHWA-HIF-16-004*. Presenters discussed two types of permeable concrete pavements and their use in structural and hydrological design. They will addressed factors for successful construction and maintenance of permeable concrete pavements.

This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Committees on Design and Rehabilitation of Concrete Pavements, Concrete Pavement Construction and Rehabilitation, and Pavement Rehabilitation. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor or non-TRB Sustaining Affiliate employees. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provided to attendees who registered and attended the webinar as an individual. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for instructions on receiving a copy of the recorded webinar.

The slides are available.

*The opinions and conclusions expressed or implied in this webinar are those of the researchers who performed the research. They are not necessarily those of the Transportation Research Board or the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.


Webinar Presenters

• David Hein, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
• Shreenath Rao, Applied Research Associates, Inc.

Moderated by: Sam Tyson, Federal Highway Administration


Webinar Outline

1. Background to permeable concrete pavements
• Structural and hydrological design
• Design optimization
• Cold climate design and frost considerations
• Winter maintenance considerations
• Performance
2. Agency perspective on permeable concrete pavements
   • Lessons learned
3. 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. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to health, safety, and welfare including core technical.


Learning Objectives

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

1. Understand the fundamentals of permeable concrete pavements and their applications
2. Understand the design of permeable concrete pavements, including both structural and hydrological design
3. Understand the construction and maintenance best practices of permeable concrete pavements

Registration Information

There is no fee for employees of TRB Sponsors or TRB Sustaining Affiliates who register using their work email address. In addition to employees of TRB sponsor organizations, the following are eligible to receive complimentary webinar registration:

• TRB and National Academies employees;
• Chairs of TRB standing committees, sections, or groups;
• Members of the media;
• Employees of tribal governments; and
• Members of Congress or their staff.

Other sites must pay $95 per site. View our pricing page for details.

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.


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 groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate.

Individuals registered as Florida PEs are no longer required to email TRB with your license number to report your attendance. Instead, please use your certificate that TRB provides through RCEP.net as verification of your attendance to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.

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

This webinar was developed in October 2016. 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. Certificates of Completion will be issued to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website: www.RCEP.net.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.