Module 5

Appropriate Setting out Techniques - Rural Road Maintenance Training Modules for Engineers

The training modules broadly cover the principles for maintenance management of rural roads, planning and execution of common maintenance interventions to ensure reliable transport services and safety to users and the local communities served by the rural roads, and arrangements for monitoring the performance of contractors engaged for the task.

Instructional material | 01 October 2015
Contents:
• Setting out tools
• Setting out techniques
• Quality control aids/templates
Learning Objective:
At the end of this Module you are expected:
• Use various basic setting out aids
• Set out side drains
• Check that the side drains are cleared for free flow of water
• Set out mitre drains and find the end of excavation
• Set out road cross-section of road