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CE-860 Pavement Design and Analysis
Campus SCEE (NIT)
Programs PG
Session Fall Semester 2016
Course Title Pavement Design and Analysis
Course Code CE-860
Credit Hours 3
Pre-Requisutes
Course Objectives Course Objectives:     The course covers the design and analysis of flexible and rigid pavements. Types of pavement structures, distresses, and major rehabilitation techniques are introduced.

Course Outcomes:     Upon completion of this course the student should:
  • Be able to perform mechanics based analyses of pavement structures.
  • Have a basic knowledge of fracture mechanics and its applications to pavement engineering.
  • Learn about the fracture mechanics testing for characterization of infrastructure materials.
  • Be able to apply fundamental concepts of viscoelasticity and fracture mechanics to the optimization of flexible pavement cracking resistance.
  • Understand the basics of plasticity and visco-plasticity and be able to use the FEM to evaluate the performance of the pavement structures at inelastic deformations.
  • Have a basic understanding of the effect the internal structure of asphalt mixture has on the material performance.
  • Be familiar with the modern methods for the characterization of the internal structure of asphalt.
  • Understand the mechanisms of cohesive and adhesive interactions in asphaltic materials.
Detail Content
  • Introduction to Structural Design of Pavements
  • Characterization of Roadbed Soils and Materiel Properties
  • Traffic Data Analysis
  • Environmental and Climatic Consideration
  • Drainage
  • Fundamental Principles of Flexible Pavement Design
  • Structural Design and Analysis Procedure for Flexible Pavements              
  • Fundamental Principles of Rigid pavement Design  
  • Structural Design Procedure for Rigid Pavements    
Text/Ref Books
  • Pavement Analysis and Design by Yong H. Huang, 2nd Ed, Pearson Prentice Hall.
  • Principles of Pavement Design Yoder, E.J, and Witzcak M.W., New York, John Wiley and Sons, 1975.
  • Pavement Analysis By Ullidtz, Elsevier Publishers, 1987.
  • AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures Washington, D.C., 1986, 2002.
  • The Asphalt Institute Thickness Design - Asphalt Pavements for Highway and Streets Manual Series No.1 (MS-1), 1991.
  • The Asphalt Institute Thickness Design - Asphalt Pavements for Air Carrier Airports Manual Series No.11 (MS-11), 1987.
  • Thickness Design for Concrete Highway and Street Pavements, Portland Cement Association (PCA), 1995.
  • Thickness Design for Concrete Airport Pavements, Portland Cement Association (PCA), 1995.
  • Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation – Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Time Schedule Fall Semester 2015
Faculty/Resource Person Dr. Arshad Hussain
PhD, South West Jiaotong University, China
Discipline: Civil Engineering
Specialty: Transportation Engineering