PAVEMENT DESIGN

CE550

Course Code: CE550
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understand and apply basic and advanced structural analysis methods to analyze pavement behavior,
Evaluate the mechanical properties of paving materials and explain their influence on pavement performance,
Analyze the interaction between pavement performance and responses (stresses, strains, deformations) and gain experience in pavement design using well-known design methods.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Theories, principles and practice in the structural design and construction of highway and airport pavements including stabilization, design of pavement evaluation performance surveys, and the design of asphaltic mixtures.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction and basic concepts of pavement engineering
2^nd Week	Structural analysis of flexible and rigid pavements
3^rd Week	Traffic loading and environmental effects
4^th Week	Mechanical properties of paving materials
5^th Week	Soil and layer stabilization
6^th Week	Mechanistic-empirical pavement design principles
7^th Week	AASHTO and common pavement design methods
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Asphalt binders and aggregate interaction
10^th Week	Asphalt mix design (Marshall, Superpave)
11^th Week	Pavement behavior and distresses
12^th Week	Stresses, strains, and deformations
13^th Week	Pavement performance evaluation methods
14^th Week	Maintenance, rehabilitation, strengthening
15^th Week	Design practice and general review

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Yoder, E. J., & Witczak, M. W. (1991). Principles of pavement design. John Wiley & Sons.
2. Papagiannakis, A. T., & Masad, E. A. (2008). Pavement design and materials. John Wiley & Sons.
3. Huang, Y.H. (2004) ?Pavement Analysis and Design?, Prentice Hall, ISBN:0131424734
4. Tunç, A. (2004). Kaplama Mühendisliği ve Uygulamaları, Asil Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	10
Quiz	1	20
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	1	50	50
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	80	80
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	60	60
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	20	20
Quiz	1	2	2
Total Work Load			300
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2	X		X
K3			X
K4	X	X	X
K5
K6			X
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11	X	X	X