Pavement Design

Catalog description

This elective course provides detailed coverage of the engineering aspects of asphalt and Portland cement concrete pavement design, bringing together relevant concepts from construction materials, soil mechanics, and transportation engineering. The course includes design of new pavements and also addresses the topics of the assessment, rehabilitation, and recycling of existing pavements. In addition to focusing on highway/roadway pavements, an overview of airport pavements is presented. Problems are attacked in a practical manner, utilizing design guides and expertise from national organizations and state highway departments.