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ANNUNIVERSITY,BE CIVIL ENGINEERING,VII SEMESTER ELECTIVES,CE1013-PAVEMENT ENGINEERING
Posted Date: 10 Dec 2007 Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing Category: Education
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Posted By: jegadesh Member Level: Gold
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CE1013 PAVEMENT ENGINEERING 3 0 0 100
OBJECTIVE
Student gains knowledge on various IRC guidelines for designing rigid and flexible pavements. Further, he/she will be in a position to assess quality and serviceability conditions of roads.
1. TYPE OF PAVEMENT AND STRESS DISTRIBUTION ON LAYERED SYSTEM 9
Introduction - Pavement as layered structure - Pavement types - rigid and flexible -Stress and deflections in pavements under repeated loading
2. DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS 9
Flexible pavement design - Empirical - Semi empirical and theoretical Methods - Design procedure as per latest IRC guidelines – Design and specification of rural roads
3. DESIGN OF RIGID PAVEMENTS 9
Cement concrete pavements - Modified Westergard approach - Design procedure as per latest IRC guidelines - Concrete roads and their scope in India.
4. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND MAINTENANCE 9
Pavement Evaluation [Condition and evaluation surveys (Surface Appearance, Cracks, Patches And Pot Holes, Undulations, Ravelling, Roughness, Skid Resistance), Structural Evaluation By Deflection Measurements, Present Serviceability Index]
Pavement maintenance. [IRC Recommendations Only]
5. STABILISATION OF PAVEMENTS 8
Stabilisation with special reference to highway pavements - Choice of stabilisers -Testing and field control –Stabilisation for rural roads in India -use of Geosynthetics (geotextiles & geogrids) in roads.
TOTAL : 45
TEXT BOOKS
1. Kadiyali, L.R., “Principles and Practice of Highway Engineering”, Khanna tech. Publications, New Delhi, 1989.
2. Croney, D., Design and Performance of Road Pavements, HMO Stationary Office, 1979.
3. Wright, P.H., “Highway Engineers”, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1996
4. Design and Specification of Rural Roads (Manual), Ministry of rural roads, Government of India, New Delhi, 2001
REFERENCES
1. Yoder R.J and Witczak M.W., “Principles of Pavement Design”, John Wiley, 1975.
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 Roads Congress, New Delhi.
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