Trasportation Infrastructure Constructural Aspects

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the successful completion of the course, the students shall be able to:

• Have knowledge of road and airport pavement engineering principles
• Follow and apply design and analysis methods for all pavement types
• Utilize the capabilities of airport pavement design and analysis
• Properly evaluate road and airport pavement structures

 

General Competences

The successful completion of the course will contribute the students to acquire the following general competences:

• Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
• Adapting to new situations
• Decision-making
• Working independently
• Production of free, creative and inductive thinking

 

SYLLABUS

Theoretical Part

1. History of pavement engineering. Transportation infrastructure components
2. Pavement types. unbound aggregate materials. bituminous materials
3. Subbase, base, asphalt mix layers
4. Traffic and axle loads, pavement response.
5. Mechanical properties of road and airport pavement materials
6. Flexible pavement design methods
7. Rigid pavement design and construction
8. Pavement deterioration and maintenance
9. General aspects of airport pavement engineering.
10.  Airport pavement design. Structural Classification
11. Visual inspection of pavements
12. Technological applications

 

Lab Part of the Course
1. Exercises and applications on the major aspects of road and airport pavement engineering

 

STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Methods of evaluation:
• Written exam at the end of the semester (multiple choice questionnaires, short-answer questions, & problem-solving questions) (70% of total)
• Homework oral exam (practical exercises on both theoretical and practical objectives related to the course) (30% of total)

 

ATTACHED BIBLIOGRAPHY

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5. AASHTO, «Guide for Design of pavement structures», 1993.
6. Federal Aviation Administration, «Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation», Advisory Circular 150/5320-6D, Washington DC, 1995.
7. Federal Aviation administration, «Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation», Advisory Circular 150/5320-6E, Washington DC, 2009.
8. Federal Aviation administration, «Standardized Method of Reporting Airport Pavement Strength – PCN», Advisory Circular 150/5335-5, 1983.
9. FHWA, «Distress Identification Manual for the Long-Term Pavement Performance Program», June 2003.
10. Huang, Y.H. «Pavement Analysis and Design», Practice Hall, Inc., 2004.
11. o International Civil Aviation Organization, «Aerodrome Design Manual (Part 3 _Pavements) second edition», I.C.A.O. publications, 1983.