As the mammoth job of replacing and upgrading the country’s long neglected transportation infrastructure begins, the Lawrence Tech Transportation Institute can provide construction companies and governments with:
Our LTU faculty and students, who are accustomed to working with the federal government, the State of Michigan, local governments and corporations, stand ready to join your team. They have experience working seamlessly across engineering disciplines to find cost-effective and resource-efficient ways to build and better maintain the nation’s transportation infrastructure.
Oladayo Akinyemi
Deputy Director, Department of Public Work at City of Detroit
Carol Aldrich
Engineer of Research, Michigan Department of Transportation
Tim Colling
Director, Michigan Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)
Daniel DeGraaf
Michigan Concrete Association, Executive Director/CEO
Chuck Gemayel
COO and Senior Vice President, Soil and Materials Engineers
Mark Grazioli
Associate Region Engineer-Construction, Michigan Department of Transportation
Dave Langlois
Project Manager, HNTB Corporation
Bret Stanton, P.E.
Asphalt Pavement Association of Michigan, Executive Director
For technicians and practicing professionals, the Lawrence Tech Transportation Institute offers professional development courses and certificate courses highly valued in the transportation infrastructure industry.
Professional development courses
LTU’s professional development courses are offered in the evenings and weekends for those who have fulltime jobs and are taught by faculty members and industry professionals who have experience in the field as well as outstanding academic credentials.
Certification courses include instruction, hands-on training in LTU’s state-of-the-art Transportation Materials Lab, and testing.
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Density Control and Inspection Manual states that technicians conducting field density tests on MDOT projects must be certified and maintain their certification through a program conducted or approved by the MDOT Geotechnical Services Section, Density Technology Unit. The Density Control Training and Certification program offered by Lawrence Technological University (LTU) and taught by MDOT staff is designed to meet the needs of transportation technicians and their supervisors to acquire and/or maintain this required certification.
The training courses will be held in Lawrence Tech’s new Transportation Materials Laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment. Conveniently located in Southfield, LTU’s modern campus is easily accessed by freeway and offers plenty of free parking. Lunch can be purchased at the University’s all-you-care to eat cafeteria with multiple food stations. All classes are held 8.30 a.m.–4.30 p.m. daily.
The four-day course consists of three days of instruction and hands-on laboratory training and one day of testing. Course topics include:
Participants must successfully complete both the written and practical parts of the examination to receive the MDOT Density Control Certification.
Part 1 – Written Portion
The open-book examination consists of multiple choice questions covering the fundamentals of density control on soil subgrade, aggregate bases, and asphalt materials. Basic mathematical skills, such as use of fractions, decimals, ratios, and percentages, are required.
Part 2 – Practical Portion
The exam requires participants to give verbal descriptions of field tests and demonstrate competency in performing the Michigan Cone, One-Point T-99, T-180, Speedy Moisture, and In-Place Density (Nuclear) tests.
MDOT Density Control Recertification
Recertification is required every three to five years depending upon the initial training. LTU also offers recertification courses. The two-day course consists of a one-day refresher workshop and an exam day. The recertification exam has written and practical sections similar to the certification exam.
Aggregate inspection training, Level 1 and Level 2 will be offered at Lawrence Technological University in partnership with Ferris State University.
Please visit the link below for information regarding scheduling and registration.
