An-Najah Staff

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (3)

(CE 61461)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course presents topics related to the analysis of pavement systems, properties of pavement layers materials, methods of laboratory and field testing, vehicle loads on pavements, basics of flexible and rigid pavements design methods, pavement performance and distresses and basics of pavement management systems.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

• Soil engineering for highway design (soil characteristics, soil classification, soil investigations, compaction, California Bearing Ratio - CBR) (3 lectures)
• Asphalt pavement surfaces (bituminous materials, asphalt concrete properties, HMA Marshall mix design method, asphalt production and quality control) (4 lectures)
• Pavement design (Equivalent Axle Loads, Asphalt Institute full-depth method, AASHTO method, rigid pavement design and types of joints) (6 lectures)
• Pavement management (highway rehabilitation, pavement condition survey, types of pavement distresses-causes and repair methods) (2 lectures)

LESSON PREPARATION

The best way to prepare for this class is to read the book and go over the example problems. Students are encouraged to participate with questions and share their own experiences.

LABORATORY (List of Experiments)

• 
  CaliforniaBearing Ratio (CBR)
• Viscosity test
• Penetration test
• Ductility test
• Softening point of bitumen (ring and ball)
• Flash and fire points test
• Skid resistance
• Marshalltest
• Binder recovery (mechanical extraction)
• Surface texture by sand patch method.