CGN 4503 – Pavement Design
Spring 2008
Catalog Description: Function and material requirements of different elements of flexible and
rigid pavement systems; characterization of soils, materials, traffic loads,
and environment for design; flexible and rigid pavement design; new
developments. Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CGN 3501 and SUR 2101C; EG classification only
Goals: This course, introduces the civil engineering student to the fundamentals of
Pavement Design. Learn about the various types of pavements, materials,
traffic, and how to select the appropriate pavement structure to mitigate
pavement distress (cracking and rutting).
Course Objectives: The student is expected to learn:
• the basic characteristics of pavement structures
• the modes of failure for flexible and rigid pavements
• to analyze stress-distribution throughout multilayer pavements systems
• to obtain properties for pavement materials – granular & cohesive soils,
stabilized granular soils, and asphalt concrete
• to calculate traffic loads for highway design
• the fundamentals of pavement design for flexible and rigid pavements
Professional This course is primarily engineering design with elements of engineering
Component: science.
Outcomes: This course requires the student to apply basic math, science and engi-
neering principles to analyze and design pavement structures.
Instructor: Aditya Ayithi 265K Weil Hall 392-9537 ext. 1466
ayithi@ufl.edu http://users.ce.ufl.edu/~rroqu
Office hours: TBA
Assistants: N/A
Class Meetings: Lectures: 2nd period Monday, Wednesday, and Friday – Weil 234
Texts: Huang, Y.H. (1993), Pavement Analysis and Design, Prentice-Hall,
New Jersey, 805 pp.
Course notes developed by the instructor posted online
Course Outline Attached
Attendance Policy: Attendance is strongly recommended but not mandatory.
Grading: Three Examinations - 85%
Homework - 15%
Homework is due at the start of the class period on the day specified.
• Late homework will be accepted at a 25% reduction if turned in
within 24 hours after the due date. No credit will be given for HW
submitted thereafter
• Prepare all HW solutions on one side of sheet only (no spiral bound
paper) and staple all pages together
• All graphs should be computer generated and labeled correctly
• Sample calculations should be clear and easy to follow; preferably,
use a math processor (Mathcad, Maple, etc.)
The instructor will discuss any exam, homework or lab grade within 48
hours (excluding holidays) after return. After this time discussion is closed.
Grading Scale: Final letter grades will be determined by the instructor, by listing students’
total scores out of 100% from high to low and making grade boundaries at
appropriate breaks in the listing. However, no student scoring 90% or more
will receive less than an A grade, 85% less than a B+, 80% less than a B,
75% less than a C+, 70% less than a C, 65% less than a D+ and 60% less
than a D.
Make-up Exam Policy: Prior consent of the instructor or a doctor’s certificate of illness is the only
satisfactory excuse. In such cases a make-up exam will be provided.
Honesty Policy: All students admitted to the University of Florida have signed a statement
of academic honesty committing them to be honest in all academic work
and understanding that failure to comply with this commitment will result
in disciplinary action. This statement is a reminder to uphold your
obligation as a UF student and to be honest in all work submitted and exams
taken in this course and all others.
Accommodation for Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the
Students with Dean of Students Office. That office will provide the student with docu-
Disabilities: mentation that he/she must provide to the course instructor when requesting
accommodation.
UF Counseling Resources are available on-campus for students having personal problems
Services: or lacking clear career and academic goals. The resources include:
• University Counseling Center, 301 Peabody Hall, 392-1575, personal
and career counseling.
• SHCC Mental Health, Student Health Care Center, 392-1171, personal
counseling.
• Center for Sexual Assault/Abuse Recovery and Education (CARE),
Student Health Care Center, 392-1161, sexual assault counseling.
• Career Resource Center, Reitz Union, 392-1601, career development
assistance and counseling.
Software Use: All faculty, staff, and students of the University are required and expected
to obey the laws and legal agreements governing software use. Failure to
do so can lead to monetary damages and/or criminal penalties for the indi-
vidual violator. Because such violations are also against University policies
and rules, disciplinary action will be taken as appropriate. We, the members
of the University of Florida community, pledge to uphold ourselves and our
peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity.
Tentative Course Outline:
Topic Content Reference
Introduction • Course Description, Fundamental Design Principles Chapter 1
• Pavement Types, Wheel Loads Chapter 1
Flexible Pavement • Flexible Pavement Distress and its Causes – Design Chapter 9
Distress Factors
Flexible Pavement • Load-Induced Stresses in Flexible Pavements Chapter 2 & 3
Stresses • KENLAYER
EXAM 1
Traffic • Vehicle and Traffic Characterization for Design Chapter 6
Material Characterization • Strength and Deformation Tests, CBR, Resilient Chapter 7 & other
Modulus, Classification material
• Drainage Chapter 8
Flexible Pavement Design • Asphalt Institute & AASHTO Design Procedure Chapter 11
EXAM 2
Rigid Pavement Stresses • Load-Induced Stresses in Rigid Pavements Chapter 4 & 5
• Thermal Stresses and Combined Effects of Temperature
and Load
Rigid Pavement Distress • Rigid Pavement Distress and its Causes – Design Chapter 9
Factors
Rigid Pavement Design • AASHTO Design Procedure Chapter 12
FINAL EXAM
