Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After this course student is familiar with different asphalt mixture types, raw materials, production methods, and mechanical performance of mixtures. Students can select appropriate mixture types and raw materials based on performance requirements. Students can describe how material properties affect pavement performance: durability and deterioration. Students have an overview of asphalt production/construction techniques and basic principles of production quality control and quality assurance. Students can perform volumetric mix design of asphalt mixture.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 28.02.2024 - 19.04.2024

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. Overview on main pavement distresses

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Lectures, homework (including laboratory visits and short reports - when possible), exercises. Exam.

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  5 credits, 135 hours total
  Lectures 24 (2x2h/week)
  Seminars and review sessions 12 (1x2h/week)
  Homework (exercises on the different proposed topics) 81h

  Preparation for the final exam and exam (18h)

   

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Lecture Notes

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

12 Responsible Production and Consumption

13 Climate Action

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Learning outcomes and content require some adjustment.

  The course can be offered online if needed.

  The course material needs to be updated. I will mainly rely on the material I will develop.

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 No teaching
  2023-2024 Spring IV

  Enrollment :

  Registration for the course will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).

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