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LECTURE SCHEDULE:PAVEMENT ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

KAKATIYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, WARANGAL

Academic year 2014-15
Name of Subject and Code

PAVEMENT ANALYSIS AND DESIGN & P14SC105D

Branch

Structural and Construction Engineering(S&CE)

Year

I/II M.Tech

Semester

I semester

Course Learning Objectives:

To understand various aspects of pavement stress analysis
Provides the knowledge about the design of both pavements as per IRC, AASTHO.
Understanding the underlying principles relevant to construction and maintenance of pavements.

Text Book
T1

Title of the Book

Highway Engineering

Author
Khanna and Justo

Principles of Pavement
design
Construction Planning
Equipment and Method
Specifications for Roads and
Bridges Works
Bituminous materials in
Road Construction

Yoder and widzorac

Codes :IRC-37, IRC-58

Prescribed
T2
T3
Reference

R1
R2

R3

Publisher
Nem Chand and Bros.,
Roorkee
John willey & sons

Peurifoy, R.L.,
andClifford,JS
MoRTH

McGraw HillBook Co. Inc

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HMSO Publication

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Indian Roads Congress

Indian Roads Congress

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LECTURE SCHEDULE

UNIT-I
Week and
Date

Topics to be covered

No. of
classes

Assignment
posted on

Due Date

Objective: To introduce the various basic terms used in pavement analysis and design and evaluation of stresses in
flexible and rigid pavements.
Week-1
17.11.2014 to
22.11.2014

Introduction: Types of pavement-factors affecting design

of pavement-wheel loads

Week-2
24.11.2014 to
29.11.2014

ESWL concept-tyre pressure- contact pressure- material

characteristics.

Week-3
01.12.2014 to
06.10.2014

Stress analysis in pavement

Week-4
08.12.2014 to
13.10.2014

Stresses in rigid pavement Stresses due to friction - stresses

due to loads

Stresses in flexible pavements- Boussinesq two layer

system- Burmister theory for pavement design

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17.11.2014

29.11.2014

29.11.2014

12.12.2014

Outcome: Student gets the idea of the basic terms to be used in pavement analysis and able to work out
the stresses developed in both flexible and rigid pavements

UNIT-II
Week and
Date

Topics to be covered

No. of
classes

Assignment
posted on

Due
Date

Objective: To work out the design of flexible and rigid pavements using various methods
Week-5
15.12.2014 to
20.12.2014

Flexible Pavement Design

CBR Method- IRC Method

Week-6
22.12.2014 to
27.12.2014

Flexible Pavement Design

4
15.11.2014

AASHO Method

27.12.2014

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Week-7
29.12.2014 to
03.01.2015

Rigid Pavement Design

4

IRC method of design

27.12.2014
Week-8
05.01.2015 to
09.01.2015

Rigid Pavement Design

Types of joints- Use of Tie bars and Dowell bars.

09.01.2015

Outcome: Student will be able to design rigid and flexible pavements using standard methods

I-Mid Examinations: 12.01.2015 to 20.01.2015.

UNIT-III
Week and
Date

Topics to be covered

No. of
classe
s

Assignment
posted on

Due Date
for
assignment

Objective: To work out the optimum bitumen design and to gain knowledge of the various machinery used in
highway construction
Week-9
21.01.2015 to
27.01.2015
Week-10
28.01.2015 to
03.02.2015
Week-11
04.02.2015 to
10.02.2015
Week-12
11.02.2015 to
17.02.2015

Pavement mix design

Requirements of mix design- Marshall method of
Bituminous mix design

Machinery for Construction of Bituminous Roads:

Bitumen boiler- sprayer, pressure distributer, hot-mix plant,
cold-mix plant,

20.01.2015

04.02.2015

04.02.2015

17.02.2015

Machinery for Construction of Bituminous Roads:

Tipper trucks, mechanical paver or finisher, rollers. Mastic
asphalt.

Machinery for Construction of Bituminous Roads:

Introduction to various IRC and MORTH specifications.

Outcome: Student will be able to evaluate the optimum bitumen mix design and have an understanding
of the various types of machinery used in highway construction

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UNIT-IV
Week and
Date

Topics to be covered

No. of
classe
s

Assignment
posted on

Due Date
for
assignment

Objective: To study the latest technologies in pavements and to study procedures of highway maintenance
Week-13
18.02.2015 to
24.02.2015

Construction of other types of pavements

Reinforced cement concrete pavements, prestressed concrete
pavements

Week-14
25.02.2015 to
03.03.2015

Construction of other types of pavements

Roller compacted concrete pavements and fibre reinforced
concrete pavements

Week-15
04.03.2015 to
10.03.2015

Highway maintenance
Need for highway maintenance, pavement failures both
flexible and rigid, types and causes

Week-16
11.03.2015 to
17.03.2015

Highway maintenance
Pavement evaluation, Benkleman Beam method,
strengthening of existing pavements, Overlays

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18.02.2015

03.03.2015

04.03.2015

17.03.2015

Outcome: Student will be able to get an understanding of the latest trends in highway construction and
also learn various procedures to maintain a highway.
Last Day of instruction: 17.03.2015