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TENNESSEE PUBLIC WORKS INSTITUTE By John Chlarson
Recap: Construction Inspection Class

The 2024 Construction Inspection in Technical Advisory Service (UT-MTAS), group of instructors reflected a conscious
Public Works Class of the Tennessee Public Brad Peters, UT-MTAS, John Chlarson, effort to reach out and include a wide
Works Institute (TPWI) was held February UT-MTAS; Kenny Wiggins, UT- group of subject matter experts- all of
27-March 1, 2024, at the DoubleTree Hotel MTAS; Chester Darden, Public Entity whom gave excellent presentations that
in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Twenty-four Partners (PEP); Bob Lynch, PEP; Marcus were very well received.
students attended the class, representing Bartholomew, TN811; Alan Sparkman, The next TPWI class, Basic Supervision
eight municipalities. Tennessee Concrete Association. This in Public Works, is in May 2024.
Class modules included: Basic
Surveying; Construction Inspection
Overview; Project Preparation;
Communication and Documentation;
Risk Management and Legal Review;
TN811 for Construction Inspection;
Earthwork Soil Characteristics; Earthwork
General Construction; Street and Surface
Improvements; Excavation and Trenching
Safety; Traffic Work Zone Safety; Confined
Space Safety; Project Closeout; Water,
Sewer, and Stormsewer Construction; and
Concrete Construction.
Field exercises included using
instrumentation to run a leveling loop,
checking elevations, and learning
about accurately measuring distances
and expedient methods for estimating
distances.
Other field exercises included learning
the use of penetrometers and probes
to expediently check soils for proper
compaction and safety concerns.
Class instructors included: Bryon
Fortner, Blaylock Construction, Shane
Snoderly, City of Alcoa; John Eskew,
the University of Tennessee Municipal

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