Pavements

Code:

EC0137

Acronym:

PAVI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Transport Infrastructures

Instance: 2019/2020 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Transport Infrastructures Division
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEC	22	Syllabus since 2006/2007	5	-	5	52,5	133

Teaching language

Portuguese and english

Objectives

JUSTIFICATION: 
Pavements provide the surface that allows the movement of vehicles with comfort, safety and economy. The study of "Pavements" is essential to ensure that future engineers know how to design and maintain this structure during its life time.

Therefore in this course, important subjects are discussed, such us the road materials, the actions and the design procedure for road pavements. 

OBJECTIVES: 
Knowledge: To know the pavement materials; To know the design procedure of road pavements. 
Understanding: To understand the behaviour of pavement materials and the structural behaviour of road pavements. 
Application: To apply the design procedure to flexible and rigid road pavements. 
Summary: To propose technical and economic solutions for road pavements. 

Learning outcomes and competences

SKILLS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- To have the knowledge and the understanding to a level that forms the basis for developments and / or original applications;
- To know how to apply their knowledge and comprehension as well as problem solving in new  and  unfamiliar situations, in broad contexts and multidisciplinary;
- To have the ability to integrate knowledge, to handle complex issues, to develop solutions and to make judgments in situations of limited or incomplete information, including reflections on implications and ethical and social responsibilities that result or condition of these solutions and these judgments;
- To be able to communicate conclusions, knowledge and reasoning behind them, whether to experts or to non-specialists, in a clear and unambiguous. 

Working method

Presencial

Program

Different road pavements.

Physical and mechanical characterization of road materials: bitumen, aggregate, bituminous mistures.

Laboratory tests for road materials.

Actions: traffic and temperature

Design of flexible and rigid pavements


Scientific Content - 50%
Technological Content - 50%

DEMONSTRATION OF THE SYLLABUS COHERENCE WITH THE CURRICULAR UNIT'S OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the course, students should be able to characterize the actions on the pavements; to identify and to distinguish the pavement materials; to performing the design of rigid and flexible pavements.

Mandatory literature

Shell Bitumen; The Shell bitumen handbook. ISBN: 0-9516625-0-3
Georges Jeuffroy; Conception et construction des chaussées
E. J. Yoder; Principles of pavement design
Canadian Portland Cement Association; Thickness design for concrete highway and street pavements

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures will be in classroom using the projection of slides and e-learning as support. The exposure of the subjects is accompanied by case studies and problem solving.


DEMONSTRATION OF THE COHERENCE BETWEEN THE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND THE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

The use of different methodological strategies is intended for students to achieve the referred goals and the skills in different ways, enriching the learning process.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	90,00
Trabalho escrito	10,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	4,00
Frequência das aulas	3,50
Total:	7,50

Eligibility for exams

To achieve a final classification it is required the attendance at the course unit, according to the MIEC assessment rules. It is considered that students meet the attendance requirements if, having been regularly enrolled, the number of absences of 25% for each of the classes’ types is not exceeded.

Calculation formula of final grade

FM = 0,5*T + 0,4*CP+0,1*CTP

FM= Final mark
T= mark of the theoretical part of the exam
P= mark of the practical part of the exam
CTP=mark of the pratical work.

Examinations or Special Assignments

According to General Evaluation Rules of FEUP SPECIAL RULES FOR MOBILITY STUDENTS: Proficiency in Portuguese and/or English; Previous attendance of introductory graduate courses in the scientific field addressed in this module; Evaluation by exam and/or coursework(s) defined in accordance with student profile.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

SPECIAL RULES FOR MOBILITY STUDENTS: Proficiency in Portuguese and/or English; Previous attendance of introductory graduate courses in the scientific field addressed in this module; Evaluation by exam and/or coursework(s) defined in accordance with student profile.

Classification improvement

According to the General Evaluation Rules of FEUP

Observations

Estimated working time out of classes: 4 hours