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Stresses, strains and deflections in flexible and rigid pavements; pavement materials characterization; mechanistic and mechanistic-empirical design methods; pavement performance and evaluation.
This course covers important aspects of pavement design and rehabilitations. The first part of the course is mainly concerned with main factors affecting pavement performance; different types of distresses; pavement evaluations, drainage, rehabilitation strategies and material characterisations. The pavement materials characterisation and mix design, with emphasis on Superpave technology for bitumen characterisation, and hot mix asphalt design.The second part covers in detail Mechanistic-Empirical (M-E) design for both flexible and rigid pavements. The Austroads M.E. pavement design is fully covered. Deflection analysis utilising FWD and deflectograph, deflection bowl parameters and back calculations are thoroughly covered. Circly software and back calculation software are fully covered.The course will comprise teaching material covering the following topics:1.Introduction to pavement design2.Distresses in both Flexible and Rigid Pavements3.Fatigue Model lings and Endurance Limit4.Permanent Deformation Behaviour5.Material Characterisations for fine grained, coarse grained unbound materials and asphalt concrete mixes Bending Beam, Dynamic/Resilient Modulus Tests, CBR Tests6.Stresses, Strains, and Deflection analysis of Multilayer system using Circly7.Traffic Loading and Volume analysis8.Austroads Mechanistic–Empirical Pavement Design Procedure9.Structural Responses in Rigid Pavements10.Rigid Pavement Design Procedure (Austroads)11.Deflection Analysis and backcalculations12.Overlay Design
Be able to carry out advanced material characterisation using both conventional and Superpave specifications.Be able to carry out Mechanistic-Empirical pavement design for both new flexible and rigid pavements.Be able to undertake overlay design of existing flexible and rigid pavements.Demonstrate their research and presentation skills through their research work.
Subject to approval of the Programme Director.
Students must attend one activity from each section.
The course is delivered over two blocks, each block is two days of teaching from 9:00 to 5:00 pm with some frequent breaks for lunch and tea. Each block would comprise lectures, tutorial, students’ presentations for reach topics, and demonstrations within the pavement laboratory.The teaching block would be held at the University of Canterbury. Students would need to make their own travel/accommodation arrangements.Block 1: Thursday and Friday, 11 and 12 of JulyBlock 2: Thursday and Friday, 29 and 30 of August
Mofreh Saleh
Indicative Course Assessment: (subject to confirmation) Research Paper (due date TBC) 10% Two Assignments (due a week before final exam) 20% Lab report (details TBC) 10% Mid term test 15% Final Exam 45% Challenge Exercise (Optional) 5%Students will choose a research topic to investigate from a range of suggested topics (based on the course notes provided) or in any other related subject if the student desires (discuss with the course coordinator beforehand). Students have to carry out literature review on this subject and make a class presentation for 10-15 minutes on this topic during the teaching block and submit a research report. The research project report will be in the form of conference or journal paper format.The final exam will be a closed-book exam designed to test students’ understanding and application of the material covered in the course notes and teaching block. Students from outside of Christchurch will be able to arrange to sit the final exam in their hometown with a suitable local supervisor.While a minimum 50% overall grade of the total course mark is the usual benchmark for passing, to guarantee a pass in the course you must also achieve at least 40% in both coursework and examination total marks.
This course is available to full-time and part-time students enrolled in Canterbury’s postgraduate transport programme.Other undergraduate or postgraduate students at Canterbury (e.g. in engineering, geology, etc) may also apply to enrol and will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Such students should make contact in advance with the course coordinator.The course will also benefit industry professionals and practitioners involved in pavement design but with little theoretical experience.Some previous training in basic pavement engineering/design or rehabilitation is desirable, e.g. the undergraduate course ENCI415 (background reading references can be provided if necessary).This course is worth (15 points), which translates into a nominal average of 150 hours of lectures, labs, assignment work, background reading and other study time for a typical student.All participants will be given detailed lecture notes for each topic at the beginning of the course. While there is no required textbook, suggested books in the Engineering Library will be indicated where appropriate, and students will also be expected make use of the Library's research tools (note: distance services are available for non-Christchurch students).Links to useful websites and electronic documents (including Austroads pavement guides) will also be provided on the University’s online teaching system, Learn, and students will be expected to use Learn for ongoing communications and discussions.
Domestic fee $1,197.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering .