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CIRCLY 7.0 - Review of Pavement Design using Mechanistic Analysis

Foundation
Introduction
Online
6 Hours
6
CDP Hours
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Learning methods
Case studies
AR/VR Component
Expert Led
Learn at your own pace
Assessments
Online Quiz
Practical Learning - No Assessment
Practical Assessment
Outcome
Certificate of Foundational Knowledge
Certificate of Completion
Certificate of Attendance
6
CPD Hours
Learning methods
Case studies
AR/VR Component
Expert Led
Learn at your own pace
Assessments
Online Quiz
Practical Learning - No Assessment
Practical Assessment
Level 1
12
CPD Hours
Certificate of Foundational Knowledge
Certificate of Attendance (NTRO)
Levels 1 and 2
24
CPD Hours
Certificate of Foundational Knowledge
Certificate of Attendance (NTRO)
Levels 1 and 2 and Accreditation
54
CPD Hours
Certificate of Foundational Knowledge
Certificate of Attendance (NTRO)
Statement of Attainment (Rudtek)
Online
1 December 2026
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25 December 2026

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Course Description

Master CIRCLY with the people who know it best. For pavement engineers, designers, consultants, road authorities, contractors and heavy-infrastructure professionals, CIRCLY is essential for turning complex traffic, material and pavement data into informed, defensible design decisions.

This predominantly online, self-paced course gives you the flexibility to learn when and where it suits you. You will develop the skills to model pavement behaviour, assess performance, refine layer thicknesses and compare design alternatives with greater confidence and efficiency.

Your learning is reinforced through a scheduled 60-minute live Q&A session with NTRO’s CIRCLY subject-matter experts. This is your opportunity to have the experts “in the room” – ask detailed questions, test your understanding and draw directly on their deep technical and practical experience.

As the owner and developer of CIRCLY, NTRO brings together the software, training and specialist pavement engineering expertise in one place. You’ll learn directly from the experts behind CIRCLY, drawing on their understanding of both the science behind the software and its application to real-world projects.

Enrol now to learn at your own pace—and gain direct access to the experts behind CIRCLY.

Course structure

  1. Engineering foundations — understand the design principles and performance models behind CIRCLY.
  2. Core software workflow — create materials, loads and layered systems, then analyse and refine designs.
  3. Optimisation and rehabilitation — compare cost and performance while exploring treatment alternatives.
  4. Advanced applications — evaluate heavy-duty pavements, haul roads and specialised vehicle loading.

Topics Covered

  1. Mechanistic-empirical pavement design principles  
  2. Empirical load–damage relationships and standard axle loading  
  3. Traffic load distributions and design traffic  
  4. Project reliability and pavement design life  
  5. Layered pavement systems  
  6. Asphalt, cemented, granular and subgrade materials  
  7. Elastic and anisotropic material properties  
  8. Stresses, strains and displacements in pavement layers  
  9. Asphalt and cemented-material fatigue  
  10. Subgrade deformation and rutting  
  11. Cumulative Damage Factor and performance assessment  
  12. CIRCLY 7 design modes and workflows  
  13. Materials, traffic, loads and layered-system databases  
  14. Automatic granular sublayer generation  
  15. Automatic pavement thickness design  
  16. Parametric and sensitivity analysis  
  17. Pavement cost calculation and optimisation  
  18. Graphing, exporting and reporting results  
  19. Full-depth asphalt and granular pavement design  
  20. Pavement rehabilitation and stabilisation treatments  
  21. Lightly trafficked road design  
  22. Specialised vehicle and non-standard load assessment  
  23. Heavy-duty pavement applications  
  24. Haul-road pavement design  
  25. Model limitations, calibration and engineering judgment

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Explain the principles of mechanistic-empirical pavement design.
  2. Interpret traffic loading, axle groups and traffic load distributions.  
  3. Define project reliability and assess its influence on pavement design.  
  4. Create and manage material properties within CIRCLY 7.  
  5. Build layered pavement systems for different design applications.  
  6. Configure and run pavement design and general analysis workflows.  
  7. Interpret stresses, strains, displacements and Cumulative Damage Factors.  
  8. Identify the material, layer or distress mode controlling pavement performance.  
  9. Use automatic thickness design and parametric analysis to refine designs.  
  10. Compare pavement alternatives using performance and cost information.  
  11. Model rehabilitation treatments, specialised vehicles and haul-road loading.  
  12. Apply current guidance, local requirements and engineering judgment when interpreting CIRCLY results.

Course price

Level 1
$
1,750
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Levels 1 and 2
$
2,475
off
%
$
00
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Levels 1 and 2 and Accreditation
$
4,100
off
%
$
00
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Invoice
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%
$
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Course Price
$
398
%
$
00
Course pricing designed to support your learning journey.
Book now, pay later
$
Invoice
off
%
$
00
Don't wait another moment. Book now and pay later via invoice
Group bookings of 6+
$
-10%
off
%
$
00
Book a group of 6 or more people and get 10% off the full price.