Subject Code:   CE6L403 Subject Name:  Pavement Material Characterization L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 04
Pre-requisite(s): None

Subgrade Soil: Classification, desirable properties, determination of soil strength characteristics, resilient modulus, Road aggregates: classification, properties of aggregates, design of aggregate gradation, Bituminous road binders: bitumen, emulsions, cut backs and modified binders, Rheology of bituminous binders, modified binders, Hot mix, Warm mix and Cold mix Bituminous constructions, Mix design: Marshall method and Superpave procedure, Visco-elastic and fatigue properties of bituminous mixtures, Requirements of paving concrete, design of mixes for recycling of bituminous and concrete pavement surfaces.

Reference Books:

  1. A. T. Papagiannakis and E. A. Masad, Pavement Design and Materials, Wiley Publications
  2. J. Read and D. Whiteoak, The Shell Bitumen Handbook, 5th edition, Thomas Telford Ltd
  3. Asphalt Institute, Asphalt Binder Handbook, Manual Series No. 2 (MS-26). Asphalt Institute. Lexington, KY
  4. Asphalt Institute. Mix Design Methods for Asphalt, Manual Series No. 2 (MS-02). Asphalt Institute. Lexington, KY
  5. Rajib B. Mallick, Tahar El-Korchi Pavement Engineering: Principles and Practice, Second Edition, CRC Press
  6. Roberts, F.L.; Kandhal, P.S.; Brown, E.R.; Lee, D.Y. and Kennedy, T.W. Hot Mix Asphalt Materials, Mixture Design, and Construction. National Asphalt Pavement Association Education Foundation. Lanham, MD