CE556 - Properties of Highway Pavement Materials

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Objective:

The objective of the course is to introduce seniors and graduate students to basic and advanced levels of pavement materials. The course focuses on materials for flexible (Asphalt Concrete) and rigid (Portland Cement Concrete) pavements. The main focus of the course will be on pavement materials selection, mix design and testing procedures as well as performance evaluation techniques.

Suggested Books:

  1. "Hot Mix Asphalt Materials, Mixtures Design and Construction." 3rd ed. published by the National Asphalt PavTB-1ement Association (NAPA) Research and Education Foundation, Lanham, Maryland, USA. 2009.
    Note: This book will be available through the University Bookstore.
  2. "Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures" The Portland Cement Association (PCA), Publication No. EB001. 15th ed. 2011.
  3. "The Science and Technology of Civil Engineering Materials," by J.F. Young, S. Mindess, R.J. Gray and A. Bentur. Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1998.

Additional References:

  • Highway Materials Engineering, Training Course No. 131023, National Highway Institute, Federal Highway Administration, FHWA. To learn more about NHI courses, please visit http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/
  • The Aggregate Handbook, National Stone Association, Washington, DC, 2nd Printing, April 1993.
  • SUPERPAVE Binder Specification and Testing, Asphalt Institute Manual Series, SP-1, 1995
  • SUPERPAVE Level 1 Mix Design, Asphalt Institute Manual Series, SP-2, 1995
  • AASHTO Materials, Part I: Tests, and Part II: Specifications, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Books of Standards, 1993.
  • Concrete, 2nd ed. by Mindess, Young and Darwin; Prentice Hall, Pearson Education, Inc., NJ, 2003
  • Strength and Failure of Viscoelastic Materials, by G.M. Bartenev and Yu. S. Zuyev, Translated by F.F. and P. Jaray, Pergamon Press, 1968. Call No. TA455 P58 B33.
  • Several Journal Publications from TRB, AAPPT, ASCE and many other International Conference Proceedings.

Course Requirements and Grading:

Homework: There will be a group of homework assignments. HW Grade weighs 25% of the total course grade.

Paper/Lab Project: Each student is required to write a literature search paper about a related subject, preferably in his/her area of research. The paper grade weighs 25% of the total course grade. A class presentation is required from campus students. Video students can provide their presentation in either hardcopy of their visual aids with narration text, or electronic format such as a Power Point presentation. They can prepare video tape of their presentation as well that can be shared in class. As a substitute to the literature search paper, campus students may select to do a lab project. The paper or the lab project will carry 25% of the course grade.
 

Exams: Exams carry 50% of the course grade. One midterm and a final exam, each weighs 25% of the total course grade.