Course Contents
Section I: Soils and Aggregates for Asphalt and
Concrete Pavements
I.1 Introduction
I.2 Roadbed soil classification for highway and airport pavements.
I.3 Characterization tests of subgrade soils.
I.4 Aggregate for unbound base and subbase courses.
I.5 Aggregate for asphalt mixes and treatments.
I.6 Aggregate for Portland Cement Concrete.
I.7 Blending, modification and upgrading techniques.
I.8 Characterization tests for aggregates.
Section II: Design and Analysis of Asphalt Mixes
II.1 Asphalt binders; types, sources, physical and chemical properties.
II.2 Binder testing and modification: additives, polymers, anti-stripping
agents,...etc.
II.3 SUPERPAVE binder specification (PG-Grading System).
II.4 Volumetric analysis of asphalt mixtures
II.5 Brief review of traditional Hveem and Marshall mix methods
II.6 SUPERPAVE mix design system.
Section III: New Advances in Mix Evaluation Methods
III.1 Compaction-based methods (e.g. CEI)
III.2 Asphalt Pavement Analyzer (APA)
III.3 Cracking and fracture based methods (e.g. J-Integral)
III.4 Strength and stability methods.
III.5 Performance based specifications (overview of WesTrack project)
Section IV: Dynamic Characterization of Asphalt Mixes
IV.1 Fatigue cracking.
IV.2 Rutting.
IV.3 Thermal cracking
Section V: Special Mixtures, Recycling and Additives
V.1 Open graded mixes and Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) mixes.
V.2 Maintenance mixtures: Cold and hot patching mixes, seal coats and slurry
seal.
V.3 Polymer modified mixes.
Section VI: Design and Analysis of PCC Mixtures
VI.1 Introduction to PCC design concepts.
VI.2 Design by trial method, PCA method.
VI.3 Absolute Volume method
VI.4 Admixtures and Special concrete mixes.
VI.5 PCC mixtures for rigid concrete pavements.
Section VII: Characterization of PCC Mixtures
VII.1 Compressive strength.
VII.2 Tensile strength.
VII.3 Flexural strength.
VII.4 Fatigue analysis.
VII.5 Performance evaluation of PCC mixtures for rigid concrete pavements.
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