Lecture that meets 3 times per week for 50 minutes per meeting for 15 weeks
Specific course information
Catalog description: Design of highway pavement systems, subgrades, subbases and bases, soil stabilization, flexible and rigid pavements; cost analysis and pavement selection; drainage; pavement evaluation.
Prerequisites: Senior standing in CE or consent of instructor. Familiarity with basic engineering construction materials, soils, and engineering materials behavior would be helpful, but is not a necessity.
Course status: Elective course
Specific goals for the course
Student learning outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course the student shall be able to:
Identify and distinguish the components of pavement structures.
Explain the behavior of materials incorporated into pavement structures.
Identify and distinguish distresses and their cause in flexible, rigid and composite pavements.
Classify subgrade soil and base materials and explain their potential performance in a pavement structure with or without stabilization.
Calculate stresses, strains, and deflections in flexible and rigid pavements.
Describe failure mechanisms in flexible, rigid and composite pavements.
Predict traffic estimates for use in pavement design.
Design flexible pavements in accordance with AASHTO, Asphalt Institute, and ME- PDG design methods.
Design rigid pavements in accordance with AASHTO, Portland Cement Association, and ME-PDG design methods.
Evaluate alternatives, using appropriate measures of merit.
Explain the differences in empirical, mechanistic/empirical, and mechanistic pavement design procedures.
Demonstrate the capacity for critical thought.
Relationship of course to program outcomes
Outcome 1: An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
Outcome 2: An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
Outcome 5: An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
