Construction with Large Stone

Course Description:

The course for Construction with Large Stone summarizes the results of many years of experience in the selection and use of rock materials in all forms of engineered structures. As individual stone sizes increase as a function of design requirements, natural and man-made disparities and flaws in rock have an increasingly greater influence on performance and time dependent durability. As a result, the guidance in this course was developed specifically to be applied on those projects requiring large riprap, jetty stone, and cap stone. However, the principles and guidance found in this course may be applied to any stone requirements greater in size than concrete aggregate.

Learning Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the purpose of the large stone
• Understand the use of the rock materials
• Know the design requirements