CE8006 Pavement Engineering Syllabus:
CE8006 Pavement Engineering Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2017
OBJECTIVES:
- Student gains knowledge on various IRC guidelines for designing rigid and flexible pavements. Further, the student will be in a position to assess quality and serviceability conditions of roads.
UNIT I TYPE OF PAVEMENT AND STRESS DISTRIBUTIONON LAYERED SYSTEM
Introduction – Pavement as layered structure – Pavement types rigid and flexible. Resilient modulus – Stress and deflections in pavements under repeated loading.
UNIT II DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS
Flexible pavement design Factors influencing design of flexible pavement, Empirical – Mechanistic empirical and theoretical methods – Design procedure as per IRC guidelines – Design and specification of rural roads.
UNIT III DESIGN OF RIGID PAVEMENTS
Cement concrete pavements Factors influencing CC pavements – Modified Westergaard approach – Design procedure as per IRC guidelines – Concrete roads and their scope in India.
UNIT IV PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND MAINTENANCE
Pavement Evaluation – Causes of distress in rigid and flexible pavements – Evaluation based on Surface Appearance, Cracks, Patches and Pot Holes, Undulations, Raveling, Roughness, Skid Resistance. Structural Evaluation by Deflection Measurements – Pavement Serviceability index, – Pavement maintenance (IRC Recommendations only).
UNIT V STABILIZATION OF PAVEMENTS
Stabilisation with special reference to highway pavements – Choice of stabilizers – Testing and field control – Stabilisation for rural roads in India – Use of Geosynthetics in roads.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Khanna, S.K. and Justo C.E.G.and Veeraragavan, A, “Highway Engineering”, New Chand and Brothers, Revised 10th Edition, 2014.
2. Kadiyali, L.R., “Principles and Practice of Highway Engineering”, Khanna tech. Publications, New Delhi, 2005.
REFERENCES:
1. Yoder, R.J. and Witchak M.W. “Principles of Pavement Design”, John Wiley 2000.
2. Guidelines for the Design of Flexible Pavements,IRC-37–2001,The Indian roads Congress, New Delhi.
3. Guideline for the Design of Rigid Pavements for Highways, IRC 58-1998, The Indian Road Congress, New Delhi.