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Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
Second cycle degree course in
Civil engineering
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Engineering and Architecture

HIGHWAY ENGINEERING LABORATORY
cod. 1005241

Academic year 2021/22
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Gabriele TEBALDI
Academic discipline
Strade, ferrovie e aeroporti (ICAR/04)
Field
Tirocini formativi e di orientamento
Type of training activity
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48 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN
lectures timetable unavailable
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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

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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