CIVIL ENGINEERING-CE5
CODE COURSE NAME CATEGORY L T P CREDIT
ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF PROGRAM
221TCE010 3 0 0 3
PAVEMENT SYSTEMS CORE 2
Preamble: This course is aimed at providing a thorough understanding of the fundamentals
of pavement design - factors involved, stress analysis, design approaches in the major types
of pavements, and that has better performance and longer service life.
Course Outcomes: After the completion of the course the student will be able to
Understand the different component parts of pavements and various factors affecting
CO 1
design of pavements
CO 2 Understand the fundamentals of stress distribution within a pavement system
Analyse the stresses and design flexible pavements with better performance and
CO 3
longer service life
Analyse the stresses and design rigid pavements with better performance and longer
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service life
CO 5 Design the reinforcements in cement concrete pavements
Mapping of course outcomes with program outcomes
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CO 2 2 2 3
CO 3 3 3 3 3
CO 4 3 3 3 3
CO 5 3 3 3 3
Assessment Pattern
Bloom’s Category End Semester Examination
Remember 10
Understand 15
Apply 20
Analyse 15
Evaluate
Create
Mark distribution CIVIL ENGINEERING-CE5
Total ESE
CIE ESE
Marks Duration
100 40 60 2.5 hours
Continuous Internal Evaluation Pattern: 40 marks
Micro project/Course based project : 20 marks
Course based task/Seminar/Quiz : 10 marks
Test paper, 1 no. : 10 marks
The project shall be done individually. Group projects not permitted. Test paper
shall include minimum 80% of the syllabus.
End Semester Examination Pattern: 60 marks
The end semester examination will be conducted by the University. There will be two parts;
Part A and Part B. Part A contain 5 numerical questions (such questions shall be useful in the
testing of knowledge, skills, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation and
understanding of the students), with 1 question from each module, having 5 marks for each
question. Students shall answer all questions. Part B contains 7 questions (such questions
shall be useful in the testing of overall achievement and maturity of the students in a course,
through long answer questions relating to theoretical/practical knowledge, derivations,
problem solving and quantitative evaluation), with minimum one question from each module
of which student shall answer any five. Each question can carry 7 marks. Total duration of
the examination will be 150 minutes.
Model Question Paper CIVIL ENGINEERING-CE5
APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
M.Tech Degree Examination
Branch: Civil Engineering
Specialisation: Transportation Engineering
Subject: 221TCE010 ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF PAVEMENT SYSTEMS
Time: 2.5 Hrs Max. Marks: 60
PART A
(Answer All Questions)
1. Explain Dynamic modulus and flow number of bituminous mixes.
2. What are the assumptions in Burmister’s theory? What are the advantages of
Burmister’s theory over Boussinesq’s?
3. Discuss the similarities and the differences between the Asphalt Institute and IRC
method of flexible payment design.
4. Compare the mechanism used in rigid and flexible pavements for handling stresses
due to decrease in temperature.
5. Discuss the similarities and differences in the process of designing jointed plain
concrete pavements and jointed reinforced concrete pavements as per PCA design
method.
(5x5 = 25 marks)
PART B
(Answer any 5 Questions)
6. Explain Marshal Stability test method of mix design for bituminous mixes. Plot the sample
graphs to determine optimum binder content. List out the standard specifications.
7. A pavement structure is comprised of the following layers – 5.75 inch asphalt concrete
surface E= 400,000 psi, 23 inches of granular base, E = 20,000 psi and a sub grad having an
E= 10,000psi. All layers are assumed to have μ=0.5. Calibrate the horizontal tensile strain at
the bottom of Asphalt concrete layer and the vertical compressive strain at the top of the sub
grade layer under the centerline of a 40,000 pound wheel load, 150 psi pressure.
8. A pavement structure is comprised of the following layers – 5.75 inch asphalt concrete
surface E= 400,000 psi, 23 inches of granular base, E = 20,000 psi and a sub grad having an
E= 10,000psi. All layers are assumed to have μ=0.5. Calibrate the horizontal tensile strain at
the bottom of Asphalt concrete layer and the vertical compressive strain at the top of the sub
grade layer under the centerline of a 40,000 pound wheel load.
9. Design a suitable concrete pavement ( 4.5x 3.5cm) as per IRC, situated at Kanpur, for
design wheel load of 4100 kg and tyre pressure of 7 kg/cm2. The CBR value of the sub grade
soil is found to be 4. 5%. The forecasted traffic intensity at the end of design life is 1000 CV/
day. Assume other parameters wherever necessary.
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What are the
various types of joints? Explain the need of spacing in concrete pavements.
11. Explain in detail the AASHTO design procedure of flexible pavement design.
12. What are the various factors affecting the design of highway pavements. Explain in detail
the effect of traffic.
(5x7=35 marks)
Syllabus and Course Plan
No Topic No. of
Lectures
1 Introduction to Pavements and Pavement Design (8 hrs)
1.1 Types of pavements, Flexible and rigid pavements, Functions of
2
individual layers, Highway and airport pavements
1.2 Design of bituminous mixes using Marshall method, and
SUPERPAVE method, Dynamic modulus, flow time, flow 2
number, fatigue of bituminous mixes.
1.3 Variables Considered in Pavement Design: Traffic factors,
2
Material properties, Climatic effects
1.4 Traffic Analysis: ADT, AADT, Truck Factor, Growth Factor,
2
Lane Distribution and Vehicle Damage Factor
2 Stresses and strains in flexible pavements (7 hrs)
2.1 Stress inducing factors in flexible pavements, Vehicle-Pavement
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interaction, Stresses and deflections in homogeneous soil mass.
2.2 Burmister’s layer theory: Solutions for one, two and three layered
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pavement systems.
3 Methods of flexible pavement design (8 hrs)
3.1 Principles of Mechanistic- Empirical Pavement Design (MEPD) 2
3.2 Methods of flexible pavement design: IRC Method. 2
3.3 Asphalt Institute Method, AASHTO Method. 4
4 Stresses in rigid pavements (9hrs)
4.1 Westergaard’s theory and assumptions. 2
4.2 Types of stresses: Wheel load stresses, Temperature stresses,
3
Critical combination of stresses.
4.3 Rigid pavement design methods: IRC method, AASHTO method
4
and PCA method.
5 Design of reinforcements in cement concrete pavements (8 hrs)
5.1 Types of joints in cement concrete pavements, functions
3
and requirements Joint spacing
5.2 Design of dowel bars and tie bars (IRC method). 3
5.3 Introduction to softwares for design of pavements 2
Reference Books CIVIL ENGINEERING-CE5
1. Yang H. Huang, Pavement Analysis and Design, Prentice Hall, 2004
2. Yoder and Witczak, Principles of Pavement Design, John Wiley and sons, 2007
3. Rajib B. Mallick and Tahar El-Korchi, Pavement Engineering – Principles and Practice,
CRC Press (Taylor and Francis Group)
4. Khanna S.K., Justo C.E.G. and Veeraraghavan A, “Highway Engineering”, Nem Chand &
Bros., Roorkee, 2014
5. Latest revisions of IRC codes: IRC: 37 and IRC: 58
CIVIL ENGINEERING-CE5
CODE COURSE NAME CATEGORY L T P CREDIT
PAVEMENT
221LCE004 LABORATORY 0 0 2 1
ENGINEERING LAB
Preamble: Nil
Course Outcomes: After the completion of the course the student will be able to
CO 1 To evaluate characteristics of aggregates used for pavement construction
CO 2 To grade and evaluate the characteristics bituminous binder used for pavement
construction
CO 3 To carry out mix design and to evaluate bituminous mixtures
CO 4 To carry out pavement condition survey and its functional evaluation
Mapping of course outcomes with program outcomes
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CO 2
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CO 4
Note: 1: Slightly; 2: Moderately; 3: Substantially
Mark distribution
Total ESE
CIE ESE
Marks Duration
100 100 − −
Continuous Internal Evaluation Pattern:
The laboratory courses will be having only Continuous Internal Evaluation and carries 100
marks. Final assessment shall be done by two examiners; one examiner will be a senior
faculty from the same department.
