Course - Pavement Technology 2 - TBA4218
Pavement Technology 2
About
About the course
Course content
Pavement materials, methods for asphalt mixture design, bituminous binders, distress mechanisms, stress/strain analyses, structural design methods, bearing capacity, strengthening, tire/surface interaction, pavement management, winter maintenance.
Learning outcome
Knowledge:
- Pavement materials
- Asphalt binders and mix design methods
- Structural design methods for pavements
- Interaction between tires and pavement surface
- Condition survey of pavements
- Management of pavement structures
- Winter maintenance
Skills:
- Evaluation of strength and deformation properties of pavement materials
- Make a professional choice of asphalt binder
- Use different methods to perform asphalt mix design
- Perform structural design of roads to withstand traffic and climatic loads
- Be able to plan and evaluate condition surveys, and based on this, plan maintenance measures
- Understand winter challenges and plan measures for effective winter maintenance of roads
General competence:
- Perform reasonable material choices for different pavement layers/elements
- Perform structural design of pavements to withstand today's and future changes of climate and traffic
- Perform and evaluate condition measurements and plan ordinary pavement management and winter measures
Learning methods and activities
Lectures combined with individual and group exercises. A laboratory course is included. The lectures are in English when non-Norwegian speaking students follow the course. Exercises are given in both Norwegian and English, if needed.
Compulsory assignments
- Exercises
Further on evaluation
The assessment in this course is based on two parts; a digital exam which counts for 70% of the total grade, and a project that counts for 30%.
Compulsory course activity is that around 80% of the ordinary exercises have to be approved to be eligible for the exam. Among the 80%, some exercises are mandatory.
If there is a re-sit examination, the format of the written exam may be changed to an oral exam. Other partial assessments can only be re-sit in the same semester as the course is taught.
Required previous knowledge
Knowledge equivalent to TBA4203 or TBM4282.
Course materials
Compendium, handbooks and computer programs.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| SIB4020 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2015 |
| TBA4217 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2015 |
| TBA4220 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2015 |
| TBA4335 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2015 |
| SIB4005 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2015 |
Subject areas
- Road, Transport and Geomatics
- Railway Engineering
- Highway Engineering