Environmental and land management engineering

Professor: Elena ROMEO
Academic discipline: Strade, ferrovie e aeroporti (ICAR/04)
Field: Abilità informatiche e telematiche
Type of training activity: More

42 hours
of face-to-face activities

6 credits

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Learning objectives

Acquisition of specific knowledge on flexible pavement design from material design to the real infrastructure design.

Prerequisites

Reccomended "Construction of Roads, Railways and Airports"

Course unit content

Design and Characterization of asphalt materials with laboratory experience. Design of flexible pavements using appropriate software.

Full programme

Principles of flexible pavement design
Traffic and environmental analysis
Mixture design and characterization: from aggregate curve design to asphalt mix design using Superpave procedure with partial exercises both in class and in laboratory
Asphalt Institute and AASHTO procedures for asphalt mixture pavement design
Use of software for pavement design with class exercises

Bibliography

Class notes
Yang H. Huang, “Pavement Analysis and Design”, Prentice Hall
Superpave Fundamentals Reference Manual (US Dep. Of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration)

Teaching methods

Lectures, class exercises, laboratory experiences

Assessment methods and criteria

The exam consists in a discussion of laboratory experiences and exercises carried out during the course.

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development