Pavement Engineering: Introduction to Construction, Design and Materials

• Classify pavement types
• Recognize expected pavement roles
• Apply basic pavement terminology adequately and correctly
• Recognize the importance of proper compaction of pavement layers
• Execute basic pavement mechanics calculations involving material properties
• Execute basic pavement mechanics calculations involving traffic loads
• Recognize and classify common asphalt pavement distress types
• Interpret probable causes of common distress types in asphalt pavements

The following topics are covered:
(i) Recap of soil mechanics concepts;
(ii) Pavement roles and functions;
(iii) Pavement types, definitions and terminology;
(iv) Overview of asphalt pavement construction process;
(v) Pavement materials – resilient modulus, linear viscoelasticity;
(vi) Traffic loads;
(vii) Pavement mechanics – elastic half-space;
(viii) Environmental aspects;
(ix) Pavement distress – structural and functional;
(x) Design methods and approaches for roads and airport pavements.

12411/12412, Prior knowledge in geotechnics is needed to fully benefit from the course.

Lectures, discussions, exercises, project work, and possibly some laboratory demonstrations