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Cyprus International University
TR

HIGHWAY MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION

Course
CVLE552 - HIGHWAY MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION
Department
Civil Engineering - English - Master
Course Type
Course
Status
Required
Language
English
Credit
3
ECTS
6
T+P+L
3 + 0 + 0
Course Coordinator(s)
-
Prerequisite
-
Keywords

Course Description

In Highway Materials and Construction course, students will be introduced to properties and quality requirements of highway materials. Students will also be introduced to subgrades, sub-bases, bases and asphalt pavements of highway. Highway Materials and Construction course covers construction procedures & plants and compaction control. Asphalt pavement types, bituminous materials and mineral aggregates will be introduced to students. Surface treatment, hot-mix asphalt (HMA) design and calculations, typical failures of asphalt pavements and diagnosis of probable causes in the area will be considered through case studies. Site visits will be organized to observe the production of aggregates, HMA plant and laboratories in the local area.

HIGHWAY MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION

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Course outcomes

  1. 01 Properties, quality requirements of highway materials:
  2. 02 Construction procedures and plants.
  3. 03 Compaction control
  4. 04 Surface treatment, Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) design and calculations
  5. 05 Typical failures of asphalt pavements and diagnosis of probable causes in the area
  6. 06 Production of aggregates, HMA plant and laboratory in the local area
  7. 07 Site visits for real life experience

Course Syllabus

Week Topic
Week 1 Develop an understanding of Highway Materials & New Materials:
Week 2 subgrades, subbases, bases and asphalt pavements
Week 3 Layers
Week 4 Traffic Loading
Week 5 Construction Methods
Week 6 Procedures and Plants
Week 7 Asphalt Pavement Types
Week 8 Bituminous materials and mineral aggregates
Week 9 HMA Design & Testing
Week 10 Rigid and Flexible Pavement Design
Week 11 Examine Typical Causes and examples
Week 12 New Materials & Research
Week 13 Coursework 1
Week 14 Automatic mixing systems, and quality controls
Week 15 Main Study Outcomes Review

Reference Books & Course Materials

  1. 01 Design Manual for Roads and Bridges
  2. 02 AASHTO
  3. 03 Highways Design
  4. 04 Course material

Learning Outcomes

  1. L01 Properties, quality requirements of highway materials:
  2. L02 Construction procedures and plants.
  3. L03 Compaction control
  4. L04 Surface treatment, Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) design and calculations
  5. L05 Typical failures of asphalt pavements and diagnosis of probable causes in the area
  6. L06 Production of aggregates, HMA plant and laboratory in the local area
  7. L07 Site visits for real life experience

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