Training & Education in NCAT

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Training:

Education in NCAT NCAT offers a range of training and educational opportunities for the asphalt pavement construction industry, as well as a class for university faculty. Short courses in asphalt materials technology are designed specifically for project engineers, novice or experienced mix designed specifically for project engineers, novice or experienced mix designers, materials technicians, field inspectors or testing personnel.

NCAT conducted its first Professor Training Course on HMA technology in 1988. Since then it has been conducted yearly in June, and will be continued into the future. This course has encouraged and facilitated the inclusion of asphalt technology in the civil engineering curriculum of many universities. Personnel from several state DOTs and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have also attended.

A one-week Asphalt Technology Course and Superpave Volumetric Mix Design Workshop are also offered every year for State DOT, FHWA, and industry personnel.

Custom designed workshops can be tailored to meet specific training needs and can be held at NCAT's facilities or anywhere in the world.

 
Education:
The primary NCAT thrust in education has been to prepare a standard college textbook on asphalt technology, and to begin conducting preparatory courses for civil engineering faculty who teach materials technology. Both objectives have been accomplished.
The textbook, entitled Hot Mix Asphalt Materials, Mixture Design and Construction, was published in January of 1991. It was well received by civil engineering faculty and practicing engineers across the United States. This textbook was revised in 1996; the second edition contains Superpave and stone matrix asphalt. The textbook will help individuals teaching asphalt technology ensure that future engineers and technicians will have adequate training to satisfactorily perform their work. The book can be purchased from the National Asphalt Pavement Association Research and Education Foundation, 5100 Forbes Blvd., Lanham, MD 20706-4413. Call toll-free 1-888-468-6499, phone 301-731-4748, fax 301-731-4621, email: napa@hotmix.org. Ask for Publication No. TB-001. Call for quantity discounts.
 

To obtain more information on training
Please call or write:
Don Watson
277 Technology Park
Auburn, AL 36830
Phone: (334) 844-NCAT (6228) ext. 107
Fax: (334) 844-6248