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Thursday, February 13th 8:30 AM - 10:30 PM Presented by David Smith, Technical Director for the ICPI CEUs: LA CES, LEED 1.5 To reserve this seminar Click Here |
Course Description
With 15 percent annual growth, permeable interlocking concrete pavements (PICP) address the need for reducing stormwater runoff with context-sensitive design solutions. Millions of square feet are in service throughout California in parking lots, alleys and roads. Permeable pavement use is motivated by local and regional restrictions on impervious cover to increase groundwater recharge, as well as relief for storm sewers working at capacity. Permeable pavement use is further supported by Caltrans design guidance and construction specifications.
This session provides the how-to, nuts-and-bolts of PICP design for vehicular applications using non-proprietary (i.e. no black box) industry-developed software called Permeable Design Pro. The program was refined over five years with several thousand users and it follows well-established, transparent design methods for determining structural (base/sub-base) thickness requirements with a software adopted from the Federal Highway Administration’s Drainage Requirements in Pavements (DRIP) program. The program uses structural design methods developed by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).
Biography
David R. Smith is the Technical Director for the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute or ICPI. With the help of key players in the industry, he started the ICPI in 1993 with 66 charter members. Currently the association has over 1000 members representing producers, contractors and suppliers.
Since 1987, Mr. Smith has worked with architects, engineers, landscape architects and contractors in design and construction of every kind of concrete paver project ranging from patios to streets, plus ports and airports. He has written dozens of articles, peer reviewed technical papers, guide specifications, and ICPI Tech Spec technical bulletins on interlocking concrete, permeable, slab and grid pavements, Mr. Smith has also written all or much of three ICPI student and instructor manuals for segmental concrete pavement contractors and taught many classes. Also, he authored three design idea books for residential, commercial and municipal applications issued by Schiffer Publishing. He has also contributed to ICPI engineering design manuals for port and airport pavements constructed with interlocking concrete pavements.
His education includes a bachelor of Architecture and masters of Urban and Regional Planning with a concentration in environmental planning from Virginia Tech.
David Smith, Technical Director for the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute or ICPI
Schedule subject to change