Pavement Materials
CE352 - Pavement Materials
Course Learning Outcome: This course aims to introduce the students to a fundamental understanding of the different materials used for pavement construction.
Session: Offered in Odd Semesters
Broad Syllabus:
UNIT I: Soil and Aggregates
Principles of pavement design and need for material characterization to overcome cumulative damaging effects, Vehicle damaging effects - fixed vehicle, fixed traffic, and variable vehicle and traffic approach, Soil Properties, Types, Gradation and Sieve Size Distribution, Engineering Properties, Tests and Requirements, Aggregates
UNIT II: Bitumen
Definition, History of the Material, Production, Chemistry of Bitumen, Engineering Properties, Grading Systems, Tests and Requirements.
UNIT III: Mix Design of Bituminous Mixes
Introduction, Requirements of Mixes, Volumetrics of Bituminous mix, Mix Design Principles and Procedures.
UNIT IV: Pavement Quality Concrete (PQC) and Dry Lean Concrete (DLC)
Cement as a Pavement Material, Introduction to PQC, Introduction to DLC, Mix Design, Requirements.
UNIT V: Advanced Pavement Materials
Modified and Warm Mix Bitumen, Geosynthetics, Recycled Materials, Cold Bituminous Mixes, Nanomaterials in Pavement Construction, Advances and innovation in materials for futuristic long-lasting pavements.
Course Materials (Will be updated every year):
Week-1 (L1 to L4) - Pavement Materials Design Approach
Week-2 (L5 to L7) - Soil Properties and Compaction
Week-3 (L8 to L10) - Strength Parameters, Expansive Soils, and Aggregates
Week-4 (L11 to L12) - Aggregates Blending & Quiz
Week-5 (L13 to L15) - Bitumen (Production, Physical Properties)
Week-6 (L16 to L19) - Bitumen (Chemical Composition, Ageing)
Week-7 (L20) - Bitumen (Modification and Grading) and Quiz
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Week-8 (L23 to L25) - Bituminous Mix Design
R1 (Handwritten Lecture Notes on Mix Design)
Week-9
Reference and Textbooks -
1. P.S. Kandhal, Bituminous Road Construction in India, PHI Learning.
2. Relevant Codes (IRC/IS) and Standards (as discussed in the class) such as Shell Bitumen Handbook
3. Freddy L. Roberts, Prithvi S. Kandhal, E. Ray Brown, Dah-Yinn Lee, Thomas W. Kennedy, Hot Mix Asphalt Materials, Mixture Design and Construction, NCAT.
Continuous Evaluation (Minimum of 3 Quizzes + Mid-Term + End-Term)
Quiz-1
Quiz 1 was conducted on 18/08/2023 - Friday
Marks (Out of 60)
Quiz-2
Quiz-2 was conducted on 08/09/2023 - Friday
Marks (Out of 50)
Mid-Term
Quiz-3
To be announced after Unit-IV
End-Term
November 13 onwards