Learning objectives
The goal of the course is to provide the students with the basic skills to make an experimental activity in the lab on materials for road construction
Prerequisites
It is recommended either to have taken or to attend in parallel the course "Road Construction" of the bachelor program in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Course unit content
The course will provide the students with the practical knowledge to make the most common test to evaluate the mechanical characteristics of materials for road construction.
The course will provide the students with the practical knowledge to make the most common test to evaluate the mechanical characteristics of materials for road construction.
The course is divided into two parts: the first is the explanation of the testing protocols with examples of the procedures; in the second pard, the students will make the tests directly.
Full programme
The course will face the following topics:
- tests for soil classification
- tests for aggregates classification
- tests on cement-treated mixtures
- tests for bitumen classification
- rheological tests on bitumen
- preparation of hot asphalt mixes
- preparation of cold recycled asphalt mixtures
- mechanical tests on cold recycled asphalt mixtures
- mechanical test on hot asphalt mixes
- performance evaluation of hot asphalt mixtures
Bibliography
There are no books directly related to the course. At the end of the course, the students will receive all the slides used for the lectures
Teaching methods
The course is composed by traditional lectures and by the execution of laboratory test
Assessment methods and criteria
At the end of the course, the students will have to make a report on the tests that they made
Other information
For the practical activities safety shoes and proper clothes for laboratory activities are required
2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
The topics of the course are in the field of objective 9 of Agenda 2030
