ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue
Course details
Course code: IBS20117f14Semester: 2014/2015 summer
Name: Pavement Materials and Structures
Major: Civil Engineering
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 3
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: dr inż. Wojciech Kilian
Language of instruction: English
The course exclusively in English (will be available if a minimum of 6 students sign up for a group). Contact person: dr inż. Wojciech Kilian
Learning outcomes: Knowledge Student is acquainted with relevant materials and technologies for asphalt and concrete pavements construction. Student knows specifications and methods of quality assessment for road layers and subgrade materials. Student knows procedures for design of road structure in accordance to its load. Student knows the damaging factors, typical damage patterns and methods of road renovation. Student has knowledge of environmental impact of used technology and of environmentally-friendly solutions in pavement realization. Student is familiar to historical methods of roads performance and methods of temporary roads construction. Student understands the importance of the quality of applied materials and technologies for durability of road structure. Skills Student can perform standard laboratory tests to determine characteristics and to value the quality of materials for road construction. Student is able to properly arrange layers of road structure dependent on assumptions on load and lifecycle and existing groundwater and subsoil conditions. Student is able to evaluate the pavement condition on the basis of visual inspection. Student can select adequate renovation method. Student can establish and experimentally verify recipes of bituminous and cement-based mixes for construction of road subbase, base and surface.
Competences: Student is aware of the essential role of roads in social and economic development of modern society. Student understands that engineers’ decisions can influence the environment and its resources.
Prerequisites: Building materials, Technology of concrete
Course content: Introduction to pavements. Fundamentals of road construction. Technical and operating requirements. Categorization of pavement structures. Road loads. Stone materials. Asphalt and its characteristics. Asphalt mixes: design, testing and properties. Subsoil, base and subbase of pavements. Mineral binders: cement, lime, fly ash. In-situ stabilization. Flexible pavement construction. Rigid pavement construction. Pavement wearing surfaces. Chosen methods of bituminous and concrete pavement design. Technology of bituminous and concrete pavements. Traditional and historical pavement constructions. Precast concrete pavements. Environmentally-friendly pavements. Industrial and heavy-duty pavements. Evaluation of pavement condition. Damaging factors and failure forms. Pavement restoration and renovation. Recycling and re-use of road materials. Maintenance and protection of road environment. Water management in road surroundings.
Recommended literature: 6. Highways. The location, design, construction and maintenance of pavements, Colm A. O’Flaherty, BH 2002. 7. Introduction to asphalt. Institute of Asphalt Manual Series No 5, 8. Geosynthetics in Civil Engineering, R. Sarsby, Woodhead Publishing Ltd 2007, 9. Highway Engineering Handbook, R. L. Brockenbrough, McGraw-Hill, 2003, 10. The handbook of highway engineering, T. F. Fwa, Taylor and Francis 2006, 11. Asphalt pavements. A practical guide, P. G. Lavin, Spon Press 2003.
Assessment methods: Writen exam. Writen Completion of projects and colloquia.
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