Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Credits: 5

Schedule: 08.01.2019 - 22.02.2019

Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022): Michalina Makowska, Wojciech Solowski

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Michalina Makowska, Terhi Pellinen

Contact information for the course (valid 08.12.2018-21.12.2112):

Instructors:

Lecturer: Michalina Makowska,
post-doctoral researcher, michalina.makowska@aalto.fi

Teacher in charge: prof. Jussi
Leveinen

Laboratoriomestari Heli Nikiforow, heli.nikiforow@aalto.fi

Laboratoriomestari Petri Peltonen, petri.p.peltonen@aalto.fi

Consulting hour:

To be agreed with students
on the first lecture. Students can
come and ask questions related to the course within that time. Meeting place is
room 318 in Rakentajanaukio 4a

CEFR level (applies in this implementation):

Language of instruction and studies (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022):

Teaching language: English

Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

  Consideration of major types of bituminous materials - bitumen, cutback and fluxed bitumen and emulsions and different mixture types. Influence of chemical composition upon physical properties. Desirable aggregate characteristics for bituminous mixtures. Construction techniques including hot and warm mixing. Current practices for determining optimum asphalt content. Recycling and reuse of bituminous materials. Forensic evaluation of failed pavements.

• Applies in this implementation:

  Learning outcomes:

  After the course the
  students knows:

  1. What is bitumen and how
  is it tested and classified

  2. How the aggregates are
  classified

  3. How to calculate
  volumetric relationships in the asphalt mix

  4. Which additives are used
  in the asphalt concrete and what is their purpose

  5. How to classify
  different asphalt mixes and to say what is the difference between them

  6. How to choose asphalt
  mix for the application and what quality criterion should be required

  7. How to design an asphalt
  mix (with use of Finnish Asphalt Specifications)

  8. What kind of quality
  assurance criterion should be defined for an asphalt mix

  9. Basic quality control
  methods

  10. The basic equipment
  used on the construction site

  11. What mechanical models
  are and how to use Maxwell’s and Kelvin’s model to predict material behavior

  12.
  How to calculate bitumens viscosity from given parameters

  
  

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

  Lectures, compulsory exercises (including laboratory and short report), design exercise. Exam.

• Applies in this implementation:

  Grading:

  Presence during exercises is
  mandatory. If the student cannot attend the session, then student may attend
  the consulting hour (or in case of emergency otherwise agree with
  teacher in charge to get an additional assignment).  

   

  Homeworks 2-5 must be
  submitted by a student before review and feedback session (latest 13.2.).
  Laboratory exercise involves processing of the data from one experiment, and
  each student needs to submit test report separately before exam (latest 21.2). Grade
  from exercises and laboratory report comprises 20% of the final grade.

   

  Final exam is 80% of the course
  grade covering textbook, lecture materials and calculation exercises. Exam
  tests the knowledge from lectures, exercises and laboratory visit.
  

  
  

  Final Exam:                                     

  Fri 22.2.2017 at 9 - 12, Rakentajanaukio
  4a, R5 

  Final exam is open book +
  calculator (textbook and Asfalttinormit 2011/FAS 2000 are allowed in exam)

Workload

• Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

  5 credits, 134h total
  lectures 24 (2x2h/week)
  class groupwork 12 (1x2h/week)
  indepedent homework 40
  study groups:  reading and homework (40h)

  Preparation to final exam (18h)

   

• Applies in this implementation:

  Course workload for the students and ECTS:

  Learning activity :	Time, h	ECTS
  Attending lectures/discussions/exercises	30	1,1
  Independent homework	44	1,6
  Reading text book and other given material	45	1,7
  Preparation to final exam	15	0,6
  	134	5,0

  
  

DETAILS

Study Material

• Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

  Doré & Zubeck: Cold Regions Pavement Engineering. Chapter 4 and 7

   

  Material covered during the lectures can be also found and is explained in detail in:

  "The Shell Bitumen Handbook", 6th Edition, Hunter, Self and Read, Shell Bitumen, London, 2015

  Chapters: 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,10,12,14,15,16,17,18,20,23

   

  Additional material will be given in lectures and includes:

  -"Analysis of climatic zones in Poland with regard to asphalt performance grading", Pszczola, Rys, Jaskula, Roads and Bridges, 16, 2017, pp 245-269

  -"The multiple stress creep recovery (MSCR) procedure", Bukowski, Youtcheff and Harman, Tech Brief,  FHWA-HIF-11-038, April 2011

   

  Laboratory exercises require reading of the AASHTO and CEN standard of MSCR procedure, and a comparative analysis of those.

   

  During the exercises we will be using Asfalttinormit 2017, which are in Finnish. English speaking users will be provided an English version of the book, which is unfortunately partially outdated (2000). The material is based on CEN norms and harmonized standards. English speaking users will be advised how to proceed with those documents. 

• Applies in this implementation:

  Text book:

  Guy Doré & Hannele
  Zubeck: Cold Regions Pavement Engineering, ASCE Press, 2009 (book will be given
  for loan for the duration of the course).

   

  Asfalttinormit 2011,
  Päällystealan neuvottelukunta r.y.,

  (The newer version 2017 can
  be used but is not provided by the school.)

   

  Finnish Asphalt
  Specifications, 2000, PANK ry (for English speaking students, available as pdf
  from teacher)

   

  Additional reference material:

   

  Material given in MyCourse

   

  http://www.pavementinteractive.org/

                                                 

  Lectures:

  Lectures will be posted to MyCourse

   

  Assignments:

  Homework problems; submittal
  to MyCourse. 
  

  
  

  Requirements:

  Student must have a
  scientific calculator and be able to use it according to the instruction
  provided by the manufacturer of said calculator. Calculations performed on
  the exam are performed on calculator not on the computer.

   

  For homeworks computers with
  excel/word are useful, but exercises are organized in Maari-E computer
  classroom where students have a computer access provided.

Substitutes for Courses

• Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

  Yhd 10.2106 Tiepäällysteet

Prerequisites

• Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

  Basic knowledge in Civil Engineering Construction Materials and Road Pavement Design or equivalent: CIV-E1010 Bulding Materials Technology, GEO-E1030 Structural Design of Roads

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

12 Responsible Production and Consumption

FURTHER INFORMATION

Details on the schedule

• Applies in this implementation:

  Timetable
  

  Tuesday	Lectures	Date	Thursday Excercises	HW	Date	Friday	Lectures	HW	HW DL	Date
  History of pavement construction, pavement types, performance	1,2,3	8.1	Algebra, plotting, matrixes, scientific calculator use, hands-on viscosity	warm-up, 2ab	10.1	Bituminous products, visocity and complex modulus	4, 5a	2ab		11.1
  Grading of bituminus products	5b	15.1.	Homework 2abc	2abc	17.1	Viscoelasticity	6	2bc	2a	18.1
  Aggregates	7ab	22.1.	Homework 3	3	24.1.	Fines and fillers, addtitives	8, 9	3	2bc	25.1
  Mix design methods, volumetric relationships	10,11	29.1.	Homework 4	4	31.1.	Volumetric relationships, performance testing	11,12	4	3	1.2.
  Construction	13	5.2.	Homework 5	5	7.2.	Asphalt lab tour, rheology lab excercise		5	4	8.2.
  Quality control and requirements	14,15	12.2	review of mistakes before exam/asphalt specifications	1,2,3,4,5	14.2	Review of study materias			5	15.2
  						Exam			1	22.2

  
  
  
  

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