AKTU Pavement Design, Analysis and Introduction to Bridges (HTTE701) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech Honors Degree in Transportation Engineering
Pavement Design, Analysis and Introduction to Bridges HTTE701
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Syllabus — Pavement Design, Analysis and Introduction to Bridges
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CO1. Understand the factors affecting pavement design and performance.
CO2. Evaluate the strength of soil sub grade soil and factors that affect the behavior of soil.
CO3. Compute the stresses and deflections in flexible pavement layers under the action of wheel loads.
CO4. Design the thickness of flexible pavements & concrete pavements by different methods under different exposure conditions and materials.
CO5. Understand the types and components of a bridge with specifications for designing them for highways.
| Unit-1 | ROAD PAVEMENTS AND PAVEMENT LAYERS: Types, functions, choice Factors affecting design and performance of flexible and rigid pavements – Pavement design factors, loads – axle load distribution, ESWL, EWL, VDF due to varying loads and CSA. | 8 |
| Unit-2 | SUB GRADE SUPPORT: CBR and plate bearing tests, Resilient Modulus, fatigue tests, permanent deformation Pavemen t material Characteristics, climatic, drainage and environmental factors, their effects and evaluation. Factors affecting design and performance of airport pavements. | 8 |
| Unit-3 | STRESSES AND DEFLECTION / STRAIN IN FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS: Application of elastic theory, stresses, deflections / strains in single, two and three layer system, Applications in pavement design. Problems. | 8 |
| Unit-4 | FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT DESIGN: Emperical, semi- empirical and theoretical design approaches, principle, advantages and application. Design steps by CBR method asper IRC, outline of other common design methods such as AASHTO and Asphalt Institute methods, Problems. Introduction of IITPAVE and KENPAVE RIGID PAVEMENT DESIGN: Determination of ESWL, EWL for dual and dual tandem wheel loads in Rigid pavements, General design principle, Stresses in rigid pavements, stresses due to wheel loads and temperature variations, design of cement concrete pavements (joints and slab). | 8 |
| Unit-5 | INTRODUCTION TO BRIDGES: Basic Elements of a Bridge. Types of bridges and grade separated structures for highways, standard specifications for road bridges and grade separated structures to fulfill traffic and Structural Engineering requirements. Basic design approaches of RCC, PSC and steel bridges superstructure. Types of bridges for IRC loading conditions Introduction to Construction Specification and quality control: for foundations and substructures of bridges and grade separated structures. Concept of evaluation of existing bridge structures. Methods of rehabilitation and widening. | 8 |
Text Books
- Yoder and Witczak, “Principles of Pavement Design”- John Wiley and sons Inc(second edition) 1975.
- Yang, “Design of functional pavements”- McGraw Hill Book Co.
- Huang, “Pavement Analysis”- Elsevier Publications.
- David Croney, Paul Croney, “Design & Performance of Road Pavements”- McGraw hill Book Co.
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