LEARNING OUTCOMES
After this course student is familiar with different asphalt mixture types, raw materials, production methods and mechanical performance of mixtures. Student can select appropriate mixture type and raw materials based on performance requirements. Student can describe how material properties affect pavement performance: durability and deterioration. Student is familiar with asphalt construction techniques and he/she knows the basic principles of production quality control and quality assurance. Student can perform volumetric mix design.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 11.01.2023 - 24.02.2023
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Augusto Cannone Falchetto
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
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.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lectures, compulsory exercises (including laboratory and short report), design exercise. Exam.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
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)
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
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 Asfalttin
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
12 Responsible Production and Consumption
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Period:
2020-2021 Spring III
2021-2022 Spring III
Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=GEO-E2050
Registration for Courses: In the academic year 2021-2022, registration for courses will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi) instead of WebOodi.
Registration trough WebOodi