Pavement Engineering

• 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 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tzEEfKkF5g);
(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

The topic of ‘Road Geometry’ may be introduced during one or two meetings (instead of Topic x).