Pavement Design
Course Description:
Students will focus on issues related to the design of flexible, semi-rigid, semi-flexible and rigid road and airfield pavements. Basic differences between road and airfield pavements. Methodologies for the design of road and airfield pavements, mechanical characteristics of materials, mix design in the laboratory and quality control.
- Semester 7
- Teaching hours 4
- Instructors Andreas Loizos (Coordinator) C. Plati
Prerequisite Knowledge
Basic knowledge covered by the courses “STRENGTH OF MATERIALS”, “SOIL MECHANICS” and “ROAD CONSTRUCTION”.Course Units
| # | Title | Description | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mechanical characteristics of materials used in road and airfield pavements | Mechanical characteristics of the materials considered during mix design in the laboratory. Comprehension exercises in class. | 1Χ4=4 |
| 2 | Mix design | Mix design in the laboratory and testing. | 1Χ4=4 |
| 3 | Traffic, axle loads, pavement distress | Basic traffic assumptions for pavement design. | 1Χ4=4 |
| 4 | Mechanical damage-failure | Failure criteria of pavements, analytical calculation of stress-strains and mechanical damage. | 1Χ4=4 |
| 5 | Principles of analytical and empirical design of pavements | Basic principles of flexible, semi-rigid, semi-flexible and rigid pavement design. Principles of analysis and design. Basic differences between road and airfield pavements. | 2Χ4=8 |
| 6 | Road pavement design methods | Basic methodologies for designing flexible and rigid pavements (AASHTO). Comprehension exercises in class. | 2Χ4=8 |
| 7 | Airfield pavements and design | Characteristics of airfield pavements, pavement types and areas of application, aircraft loading. Principles of airfield pavement design and widely accepted methodologies for flexible and rigid airfield pavement design (FAA). Comprehension exercises in class. | 3Χ4=12 |
| 8 | Paving - construction technologies and quality control | Basic technologies / processes for the construction of pavement layers. Quality control during the individual construction stages for quality assurance. | 1Χ4=4 |
| 9 | Project delivery- Technical characteristics | In-situ measurements for checking the condition of the final asphalt surface layer for final pavement delivery. | 1Χ4=4 |
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- evaluate types of mixtures in the laboratory
- implement methodologies for the analysis and design of all types of pavements
- make use of the possibilities of analyzing and designing airfield pavements
- be aware of the quality control requirements at the individual stages of construction of a pavement and during the final delivery.
- comprehend the content and importance of the Tender Documents for a pavement construction project.
Teaching Methods
| Teaching methods | Class Lectures. Exercises in class. Discussion of case studies in class. |
|---|---|
| Teaching media | PowerPoint presentations and Videos. |
| Computer and software use | Students solve simple exercises using mainly EXCEL in PC. |
| Assignments (projects, reports) | Students compete in thematic exercises that are solved in the classroom, corrected by the instructors and returned. |
| Other | Technical visit. |
Student Assessment
- Final written exam: 70%
- Assignments (projects, reports): 30%
Textbooks - Bibliography
- Course notes.
- E. J. Yoder, M. W. Witczak, «Αρχές Σχεδιασμού Οδοστρωμάτων», Εκδόσεις Μ. Γκιούρδας, 2000.
- AASHTO, «Guide for Design of pavement structures», 1993.
- Supplement to the AASHTO, "Guide for Design of pavement structure, Rigid Pavement Design & Rigid pavement joint design", 1998
- CTR, "Concrete Technology Regulation”, 2016.
- HTS, Hellenic Technical Specification, " Road pavement subgrade layer with unbound soil”, 2009.
- HTS, Hellenic Technical Specification, "Road pavement layers with unbound aggregates", 2009.
- HTS, Hellenic Technical Specification, "Hot mixed dense graded asphalt concrete layers", 2009.