Register at http://www.dakota-asphalt.org.

15 hours
Cost: $150

DATE	TIME	LOCATION	CITY
TBD

This course will give you the knowledge to see that the construction operations are producing results that meet specifications.

Training Objectives:

•  Learn the Role of an Inspector
• ·Discuss What to Look for During Inspections
• ·Explain the Need for Inspections
• ·Explain How to Fill Out Required Documentation
• ·Prepare Reports
• ·Pass the 60-Question Certification Exam with a Minimum of 70%

11.2 hours
Cost: $15

DATE	TIME	LOCATION	CITY
TBD

Training Objectives:

• Understand Basic Concrete Plant Operations
• Understand What Concrete Plant Equipment Requires Checking
• Discuss How to Conduct the Concrete Plant Equipment Inspections
• Make Concrete Mix Design Adjustments
• Understand Minimum Samples and Tests
• Understand Certification Requirements of Materials
• Discuss How to Perform Daily Batching Inspections
• Prepare Report

Register at www.sdrmca.org

10 hours
Cost: $150

Please bring a handheld calculator.

DATE	TIME	LOCATION	CITY
TBD

Training Objectives:

• Understand the Role of the Inspector for Construction Work Involving Earthwork, Pipe Installation and Erosion Control
• Discuss What to Look for During Inspections; Explain How to Fill Our Required Documentation; Prepare Reports; Explain How to Handle Non-Specification Material
• Understand Where and When to Perform Tests
• Pass a Written Examination with a Minimum of 70%

 

11.5 hours
Cost: $150

Please bring your copy of the 2015 South Dakota Spec Book.

DATE	TIME	LOCATION	CITY
TBD

This course will cover what is required by South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (SD DENR) in order to meet the mandates of state and federal legislation. All SDDOT contracts must have a certified Erosion Control Supervisor who understands the requirements for erosion and sediment control for construction.

Training Objectives:

• Discuss Best Management Practices (BMP’s) for controlling sediment and erosion and managing Storm Water
• Understand the Selection Criteria for BMP’s
• Design Methods and Processes
• Understand Installation Details and Potential Problems
• List Maintenance and Management Practices for Temporary BMP’s

 

 

15 hours
Cost: $75

Please bring a DOT Materials manual and a handheld calculator.

DATE	TIME	LOCATION	CITY

Training Objectives:

• SD 103 - Classify Soils and Aggregate
• SD 104 - Establish the Moisture-Density Relationship of Soils, Aggregates and Mixtures
• SD 105 - Determine the In-Place Density of Soils and Granular Materials
• SD 106 - Determine the Density of Soil In-Place
• SD 108 - Determine Moisture Content
• SD 110 - Determine In-Place Density of Granular Materials with a Thickness of 3" or Less
• SD 114 - Determine In-Place Moisture Content and Density of Soil and Aggregate, including Lime Treated Material, by The Nuclear Method
• SD 114 & SD 219 - Determine Target Dry Density and In-Place Density of Salvage/Recycled Materials Using the Nuclear Meter

 

 

26 hours
Cost: $150

Text and handouts provided. Please bring a handheld calculator and the SD DOT Spec Book.

DATE	TIME	LOCATION	CITY

This course has two parts, a 30-minute online portion and a 3-day instructor-led portion.

Training Objectives:

• Understand the Concepts of the Basic Types of Structures, Their Components and Associated Terminology
• Understand the Various Methods of Construction of Structures and Proper Inspection Procedures
• Understand the Various Methods of Structure Rehabilitation and Proper Inspection Procedures
• Pass the 50 Question and Problem Certification Written Examination with a Minimum of 70%

 

 

This course teaches the trainee the importance of flaggers in a construction zone and prepares them for the certification exam that follows the course. Certification is good for two years. A card will be mailed to you upon completion of the course with 80% or better on the exam.

To enroll in the class, please send and an email with the following information:

•     Name
•     Age
•     Company Name (if applicable)
•     Address (card will be mailed to here)
•     Email
•     Phone number

An email with login information will be mailed to you within 2-3 business days.

• Understand the contents of the Flagger Study Manual
• Understand the contents of the Flagger Certification Instructor’s Guide  
• Understand the Flagger Certification Administrative process 
•  Understand how to use the materials required in flagger training and examination 

Register at https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/home.aspx 
Cost: $445

DATE	TIME	CITY	LOCATION
June 2-4	8:00 am - 5:00 pm	Pierre	Becker Hansen Building,  700 E Broadway,  Room B17

This comprehensive training provides preventive techniques for identifying, analyzing, and calculating various hydraulic factors that impact bridge stability. Public and private sector engineers responsible for maintaining the integrity of highway bridges will find it invaluable. Prior to the beginning of the course, participants are strongly encouraged to enroll in the following Web-based training (WBT) courses: 135091 Basic Hydraulic Principles Review, 135086 Stream Stability Factors and Concepts, and 135087 Scour at Highway Bridges: Concepts and Definitions. Mastery of the concepts covered in these WBTs will enhance participation in the Instructor-led training.
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify indicators of stream instability that can threaten bridges
• Identify stream types and their potential for instability problems
• Describe open-channel hydraulics concepts in bridge scour and stream instability analyses
• Define types of scour that can occur at bridge crossings
• Describe aggradation, degradation, and contraction scour
• Calculate contraction scour for live bed and clear water conditions
• Describe factors that influence scour at piers
• Calculate pier scour for three typical case studies
• Describe the factors that influence scour at abutments
• Describe how HEC-18, HEC-20, and HEC-23 provide analysis procedures for stream instability and bridge scour
• Perform Level I and II analyses
• Classify a stream using two different classification systems
• Conduct a qualitative analysis of stream responses
• Apply the HEC-18 scour equations to determine total scour at a bridge
• Determine the need for a Scour Plan of Action at a scour-critical bridge

Register at https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/home.aspx
Cost: $135

Prerequisites: NHI Courses 135086 and 135087 (Web-based)

DATE	TIME	CITY	LOCATION
Nov. 12	8:00 am - 5:00 pm	Pierre	Becker Hansen Building 700 E Broadway Room B17

 

This course is an abbreviated presentation of 135046 Stream Stability and Scour at Highway Bridges. The course provides an understanding of and assistance in detecting hydraulic-related problems at highway bridges. The effects of steam instability, scour, erosion, and stream aggradation and degradation are covered. Countermeasures to these problems are discussed. This course concentrates on visual keys to detecting scour and stream instability problems and provides an introduction to portable scour monitoring instrumentation. The course emphasizes inspection guidelines to complete the hydraulic and scour-related coding requirements of the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS).

Register at NHI.FHWA.DOT.GOV

Cost: $370

DATE	TIME	CITY	LOCATION
TBD	1:00 pm - 5:00 pm   8:00 am - 5:00 pm	Pierre	Becker Hansen Building  700 E Broadway  Room B17

STM provides engineers with a simplistic analysis and design tool for deep concrete bridge elements and disturbed regions that would otherwise require a rigorous refined analysis. STM has long been established as a reasonable analysis tool for disturbed regions and deep beams. However, this modeling tool has had difficulty being integrated into our bridge design state-of-practice, which has resulted in inappropriate use of the simplistic elastic beam theory design for deep beams and disturbed regions. In some cases, it has resulted in poor in-service performance. This training course serves as a significant step in providing the knowledge transfer necessary for STM to be used more frequently and more effectively.

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the fundamentals of STM, including its definition, theory, and historical background
• Explain the application of STM in bridge design, including identification of B-regions and D-regions and specific applications to bridge superstructures and substructures
• Describe the required procedures for STM model development and design
• Explain element-level considerations in STM, including struts, ties, and nodal zones
• Summarize serviceability considerations in STM, including crack control, shear stress check, and sizing of members to minimize diagonal cracking
• Explain the STM provisions presented in AASHTO LRFD
• Apply STM fundamentals and procedures through a comprehensive design example

 

6 hours

DATE	TIME	CITY	LOCATION
TBD -- February

Consultant Engineer training regarding the new consultant selection processes, work order and payment issue. Plans quality, federal and state ethics laws, environmental/wetland issues, E-Construction, bridge design calculations, bridge ratings, and bridge rehabilitation techniques for BIG grants.