Civil engineering | University of Parma

Professor
Academic discipline: Strade, ferrovie e aeroporti (ICAR/04)
Field: "altre conoscenze utili per l'inserimento nel mondo del lavoro"
Type of training activity: More

48 hours
of face-to-face activities

6 credits

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course unit
in ITALIAN

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Learning objectives

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

Prerequisites

Reccomended: “Costruzioni di Strade, Ferrovie ed Aeroporti”

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

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

Teaching methods

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Assessment methods and criteria

Report of the laboratory activities and oral examination

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