Information Package / Course Catalogue
Introduction to Pavement Design
Course Code: CE461
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The course will provide students with the understanding of pavement design and analysis process.

Course Content

Structural and functional performance of pavements, Fundamentals of distresses in flexible and rigid pavements, Pavement performance, Traffic analyses, Stress, strains and deflections in flexible and rigid pavements, Design specifications for flexible and rigid pavements, Life cycle cost analyses, Maintenance and rehabilitation techniques.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Describe the difference between structural and functional performance of pavements
2.Identify types of pavements and their layer structures
3.Identify serviceability measures and fundamental types of distresses in flexible and rigid pavements
4.Describe engineering properties of pavement materials and characterization methods in relation to pavement performance
5.Conduct traffic analyses in the pavement design process
6.Perform structural design of flexible pavements and rigid pavements
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Yang H. Huang (2004), Pavement Analysis and Design, Second Edition, ISBN: 0131424734
2.E. J. Yoder and M. W. Witczak (1975), Principles of Pavement Design, Second Edition, ISBN: 0471977802
3.Federal Highway Administration, National Highway Institute Course Notes, 1998, FHWA
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction; course outline, course objectives, basic terminology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Pavement performance; distress, serviceability, surface friction
Week 3 - Theoretical
Pavement performance; non-destructive deflection testing, pavement performance
Week 4 - Theoretical
Roadbed soils-highway materials; soil and aggregate properties, classification, characterization tests
Week 5 - Theoretical
Materials characterization; resilient modulus testing, dynamic modulus, fatigue testing, permanent deformation
Week 6 - Theoretical
Traffic analyses and pavement loading; design procedures, equivalent single axle load, equivalent single axle load factor, traffic analyses
Week 7 - Theoretical
Analyses of flexible pavements; homogenous mass, layered systems, visco-elastic solutions
Week 8 - Theoretical
Analyses of rigid pavements; stresses due to curling, stresses and deflections due to loading, design of dowels
Week 9 - Theoretical
Flexible pavement design; AASHTO procedure, Asphalt Institute method
Week 10 - Theoretical
Flexible pavement design; Mechanistic procedures, AASHTO 2002 M-E design
Week 11 - Theoretical
Rigid pavement design; AASHTO procedure
Week 12 - Theoretical
Rigid pavement design; Mechanistic procedures, AASHTO 2002 M-E design
Week 13 - Theoretical
Life cycle cost; alternative strategies, performance period and activity timings
Week 14 - Theoretical
Maintenance and rehabilitation; maintenance and rehabilitation techniques for flexible and rigid pavements
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Project1%15
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%50
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Project101414
Individual Work120336
Midterm Examination1729
Final Examination18210
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
5
OÇ-2
5
OÇ-3
4
4
5
OÇ-4
5
4
4
OÇ-5
5
5
OÇ-6
4
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026