Subject Code: CE6L005 Name: Pavement Materials L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Prerequisite: None
Subgrade Soil: Classification, desirable properties, determination of soil strength characteristics, resilient modulus, Road aggregates: classification, properties of aggregates, design of aggregate gradation, Bituminous road binders: bitumen, emulsions, cut backs and modified binders, Rheology of bituminous binders, modified binders, Hot mix, Warm mix and Cold mix Bituminous constructions, Mix design: Marshall method and Superpave procedure, Visco-elastic and fatigue properties of bituminous mixtures, Requirements of paving concrete, design of mixes for recycling of bituminous and concrete pavement surfaces.

Text/Reference Books:
  1. Papagiannakis A. T. and Masad E. A. Pavement Design and Materials, Wiley.
  2. Read J. and Whiteoak D. The Shell Bitumen Handbook, Thomas Telford.
  3. Anderson R. M. MS-26 Asphalt Binder Handbook, Asphalt Institute.
  4. Mallick R. B. and El-Korchi T. Pavement Engineering: Principles and Practice, CRC Press.