Pavements

Code:

MMSEG1304

Acronym:

PAVIM

Instance: 2004/2005 - 3T

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Civil and Georesources Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MMSEG	5	Oficial 2000	1	1	3	-
PMSEG	12	Oficial2004	1	1	3	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main objective of the course is to introduce the bases of road pavement technology and design.

Program

General concepts about road pavements: types, layers and foundation. Pavement materials: types, characteristics, quality control and mixture design. Generalities about layers and their composition. Flexible, composite and rigid pavements. Pavement catalogues. Structural behaviour of road pavements and flexible pavement design using current mechanistic approaches. Rehabilitation layer design for flexible pavements. Some simple procedures for rigid pavement design.

Mandatory literature

Pereira, P., Picado-Santos, L. ; Pavimentos Rodoviários, Edição de autor, Braga, 2002. ISBN: ISBN 972-8692-02-1

Complementary Bibliography

Junta Autónoma de Estradas; Manual de Concepção de Pavimentos para a Rede Rodoviária Nacional, JAE, Lisboa, 1995

Teaching methods and learning activities

Two thirds of the course are dedicated to pavement technology and design principles. The remainder is dedicated to the resolution of mandatory design application problems.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	0,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam (13/20) and two design application problems (7/20).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Two design application problems are dedicated to new pavement structure design and to pavement rehabilitation design. The final exam focusses on pavement technology.