CE 521 - Pavement Design
Catalog Description
Empirical and theoretical based methods of pavement design and analysis, strengthening existing pavements, pavement distress and economical design alternatives.3 credit hours (lecture)
Prerequisites
Schedule
| Spring, 2012 | : | X |
Textbooks and Resources
Pavement Analysis and Design, Yang H. Huang, Prentice Hall, 1993.
References:
- Principles of Pavement Design, Second Edition, E.J. Yoder and M.W. Witczak, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1975.
- AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 1993.
- Thickness Design-Asphalt Pavements for Highways and Streets, Asphalt Institute, 1984.
- Thickness Design for Concrete Highway and Street Pavements, Portland Cement Associations, 1984.
- Highway Subdrainage Design, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 1980.
- Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Board.
- Asphalt Paving Technology, Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists.
Course Objective
This course deals with the most important aspects of flexible and rigid pavements. Upon completion of the course, the student should have a working knowledge in: designing asphalt and concrete pavements, soil properties (including those for sub-grades, bases, and sub-bases), sub-drainage installation, pavement materials and common uses, soil stabilization, quality control of materials, and pavement maintenance and rehabilitation.
Topics
Introduction· Pavement Types and Structures (Huang, Chapter 1)
· Design Methods and Factors (Huang, Chapter 1)
· Pavement Distress and Serviceability (Huang, Chapter 9)
Properties of Base and Subgrade Materials
· Soil Classifications (Yoder, Chapter 7)
· Laboratory and Field Testing (Yoder, Chapter 8)
· Compaction and Strength (Yoder, Chapter 10)
· Types of Base and Subbase, and Effect of Climate (Yoder, Chapter 11)
· Stabilization (Yoder, Chapter 9)
· Sub-Surface Drainage (Huang, Chapter 8)
Traffic Characteristics
· Gross Loads, Wheel Loads, and Tire Pressure (Huang, Chapter 6)
· ESAL (Huang, Chapter 6)
Flexible Pavements
· Single Layer Theory (Huang, Chapter 2)
· Two Layer Theory (Huang, Chapter 2)
· N-Layer Systems (BISAR)
· AASHTO Asphalt Pavement Design Procedures (AASHTO Guide)
· 1986 AASHTO Guide –Asphalt Pavement (AASHTO Guide)
· Traffic Areas, Design Values (Asphalt Institute Guide)
Rigid Pavements
· Stresses in Concrete Pavements (Huang, Chapter 4)
· Load Stresses (Huang, Chapter 4)
· Joints, dowels, and Ties (Huang, Chapter 4, 12)
· Reinforcement (Huang, Chapter 4, 12)
· Foundation, Bases, and Drainage (Huang, Chapter 12, FHWA)
· AASHTO Concrete Pavement Design Procedure (AASHTO Guide)
· 1986 AASHTO Guide – Concrete pavement (AASHTO Guide)
· Portland Cement Association Design Procedure (PCA Guide)
Homework
Homework is generally due one week after they are assigned. Late assignments will be accepted up to the beginning of the next class period with a 25% late penalty. No assignments will be accepted thereafter.
Term Paper
A term paper is required as part of the requirements for this course. You should pick up the topic after you have familiarized yourself with the course. The term paper is expected to enhance your technical writing skill. To write a good term paper, I would advise you to consider the following useful tips:
· Organize the paper methodologically. For example, a suggested outline could be:
o Introduction
o Problem Definition
o Literature Review
o Summary & Conclusions
o Recommendations
o References
· Write in a simple and clear manner
· Check spelling and grammar
· Use references from good technical publications, e.g., the ASCE Transportation Engineering Journal, Transportation Research Record of the TRB, Concrete Construction, etc. Your references should include author(s), title, publisher or journal, volume, number (if any), place and date of publication.
· The length of the paper should be at least ten (10), double-spaced, typed pages. Use 12-point font to ensure uniformity. Use at least five references.
Grading
The final course grade will be made up of:
1. Mid-term exam 20%
2. A final exam 40%
3. Homework 20%
4. Term Paper 20%
There is no “quota” for A’s, B’s, or F’s etc. Therefore, it is possible that the whole class have A’s if the whole class meets the requirements for the “A”.
Professional Component
Relationship to Program Objectives
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