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AKTU Pavement Materials and Technology (HTTE401) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech Honors Degree in Transportation Engineering
Pavement Materials and Technology HTTE401
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Official AKTU syllabus of Pavement Materials and Technology (HTTE401) for B.Tech Honors Degree in Transportation Engineering – 3 credits, L-T-P 3-0-0. Read the unit-wise course content, course outcomes, evaluation pattern and recommended books online, or download the PDF.
Syllabus — Pavement Materials and Technology
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Course Outcomes: This course will enable students to CO1. Understand the basic construction materials and their suitability as road materials.
CO2. Analyse the aggregates and design aggregate gradation for construction of pavement layers.
CO3. Characterize the binder material for bituminous roads and provide an optimum bituminous mix design.
CO4. Understand mix design using different materials for various components of a CC pavement.
CO5. Propose suitable soil stabilization techniques for highway construction.
Course Content
| Unit-1 | BASIC ROAD CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS: Types, source, functions, requirements, properties, tests and specifications for use in various components of road. Soil compaction for use in fill and sub grade of roads, compaction studies in laboratory and field, properties of compacted soils. Portland cement and cement concrete for use in road works – requirements, design of mix for CC pavement, use of additives, IRC specifications & Tests, joint filler and sealer materials. | 8 |
| Unit-2 | AGGREGATES: Origin, classification, equipments, properties. Tests and specifications on road aggregates for flexible and rigid pavements. Importance of aggregate gradation problems on Rothfutch’s and Critical sieve methods and Shape factor in mix design. | 8 |
| Unit-3 | BITUMINOUS BINDERS: Different types, properties and uses, physical tests on bitumen, Rheological and pavement performance related properties, Modified binders, ideal pavement binders, characteristics and applications in road construction, criteria for selection of different binders. Bituminous mixes, types, requirements, properties, tests, Marshall Method of mix design, Criteria and super pave mix design, Additives & Modifiers in Bituminous mixes, problems on mix design. | 8 |
| Unit-4 | 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. SUB GRADE SUPPORT: CBR and plate bearing tests, Resilient Modulus, fatigue tests, permanent deformation Pavement material Characteristics, climatic, drainage and environmental factors, their effects and evaluation. Factors affecting design and performance of airport pavements. | 8 |
| Unit-5 | SOIL STABILIZATION: Principle, methods and tests, proportioning of materials and mix design, application of Rothfutch’s method. Marginaland waste materials in road construction, their properties and scope in road construction. Use of Fly-ash in road embankment and cement concrete mixes, use of chemical stabilizers like RBI -81, soil fix etc. in road construction. | 8 |
Text Books
- MoRTH ‘Specifications for Roads and Bridges Works’- Indian Roads Congress.
- IS 73, revised 2006, IS 2720, IS 2386, IS 1201 to 1220, IS 8887- 1995, IS 217- 1986.
- State of art, special report 3 – “compaction of earthwork and subrade”- IRC, HRB, 1999.
- Freddy L Roberts, Prithvi S Kandhal et al, “Hot Mix Asphalt Materials, mixture design and construction”- (2nd Edition), National Asphalt Pavement Association Research and Education Foundation, Maryland, USA.
- IRC: 51-1992, 63-1976, 74 –1979, 88-1984, “Indian Roads Congress”.
- IRC SP: 53 – 2002, IRC SP: 58 – 2000, “Indian Roads Congress”.
- “Guidelines for use of Geotextiles in Road Pavements and Associated works”- 2002, Indian Roads Congress.
- Khanna and Justo, “Highway Engineering”- Nem Chand and Bros., Roorkee.
- Khanna and Justo, “Highway Materials Testing”- Nem Chand and Bros., Roorkee.
- “Soil Mechanics for Road Engineers”- HMSO Publication.
- “Bituminous materials in Road Construction”- HMSO Publication.
- Highway Hand Book by FAW, Publication from NUS, Singapore.
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