School of Engineering and Technology, (SET)
 
CE73.32 : Design and Performance of Highway and Airport Pavement  3(3-0)
 
Course objectives:

This course aims to help students understand the theory and concept of pavement design for highway airport infrastructure to endure the increasing volumes and loads of traffic. Construction techniques for pavements are essential to the quality and performance of pavements in the long run, and highway engineers need to be equipped with basic knowledge of pavement construction techniques.
 
Learning Outcomes:

Basic techniques in stress and strain in flexible and rigid pavements, traffic characteristics, characterization of materials, drainage, highway flexible pavement design, highway rigid pavement design, hot mix asphalt construction, and rigid pavements constructions.
 
Pre-requisite(s):

None
 
Course Outline:

1. Introduction Flexible / Rigid Pavements

2. Types of Pavements 

3. Design Factors    

4. Stresses / Strains in Flexible Pavements

5. Layered Systems

6. Visco-elastic Systems / Moving Loads

7. Stresses / Deflections in Rigid Pavements

8. Dowels and Joints

9. Traffic Loading and Volume  

10. Traffic Analysis 

11. Material Characterization

12. Fatigue and Other Properties

13. Flexible Pavement Design 

14. Asphalt Institute Model    

15. AASHTO Method  

16. AASHTO Manual Details

17. Rigid Pavement Design  

18. PCA Method 

19. AASHTO Method  

20. AASHTO Manual Details 

21. Design of Overlays 

22. Drainage Design 

23. Design Procedures  

24. Pavement Performance

25. Serviceability Concept

26. Non-Destructive Testing  

27. Airport Pavement Design 
 
 
Learning Resources:

Textbook:

Pavement Analysis and Design, Y. Huang, Prentice Hall, 2003
 
Reference Books:
  • AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures, 1993
  • Principles of Pavement Design- 2nd Edition. By Yoder and Witczak, John Wiley & Sons, 1976.
  • Pavement Design and Materials, Papagiannakis and Masad, , 2008.
  • Engineering Principles of Ground Modification. By M.R. Hausmann, McGraw-Hill , 1990.
  • Hot Mix Asphalt Materials, Mixture Design and Construction, Roberts et al., NAPA Education Foundation, 1991.
  • Other Asphalt Institute Manuals, PCA, and NHI Manuals.
 
Journals and Magazines:

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineering


Transportation Research Record, TRB
 
 
 
Evaluation Scheme:
Mid-Semester Examination                             40%
 
Assignments and Semester Projects           20%
 
Final Examination                                              40%
 
Instructor(s):
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