Course - Pavement Design - BA8619
BA8619 - Pavement Design
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Aggregate score
Grade: Passed / Not Passed
Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
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Oral examination | 80/100 | 1 hours | E | |
Work | 20/100 |
Course content
The course is given every second year. This course includes the following subjects: material properties, stress and strain analyses, deterioration mechanisms and design criteria, project level performance prediction, mechanistic pavement design.
Learning outcome
Knowledge: After completed and passed exam of the subject, the candidate is to hold an in-depth knowledge of flexible pavement design. Skills: After completed and passed exam of the subject, the candidate is able to perform advanced analyses connected to material modelling and pavement design. General competence: After completed and passed exam of the subject, the candidate is to have understanding of simplifications and theories for pavement design, and be able to utilize this to evaluate the results of own and others work within the topic.
Learning methods and activities
Tutorial study with exercises, colloquia and some lectures. The lectures and exercises are in English when students who do not speak Norwegian take the course. The use of pavement design software is a crucial task.
Further on evaluation
To pass the course a score of at least 70 percent is required.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Engineering (PHIV)
Recommended previous knowledge
TBA4340 Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Roads, or equivalent knowledge.
Required previous knowledge
TBA4217/TBA4218 Pavement Technology/TBA4335 Highway Planning and Pavement Technology, or equivalent knowledge. Note that if you wish to follow the course the semester it runs, but are not affiliated with the PhD programme in Engineering, please contact phd@ibm.ntnu.no.
Course materials
Curriculum: Textbooks and journal articles/conference papers.
Credit reductions
Course code | Reduction | From | To |
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BA8609 | 7.5 | AUTUMN 2014 |
No
Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Doctoral degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2023
Language of instruction: English, Norwegian
Location: Trondheim
- Road, Transport and Geomatics
- Railway Engineering
- Highway Engineering
- Technological subjects
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Examination
Examination arrangement: Aggregate score
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
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Autumn
ORD
Work
20/100
Release
2023-12-01Submission
2023-12-15
10:00
INSPERA
14:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates - Autumn ORD Oral examination 80/100 E 2023-12-15 09:00
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Room Building Number of candidates - Spring ORD Work 20/100 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates - Spring ORD Oral examination 80/100 E
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"