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CVL 633

Highway Materials

Pavements types: flexible, rigid and composite. Properties, testing and selection of aggregates for highway purposes. Subgrade preparation and testing. Effects of environment on highways: water infiltration, ice lenses, frost heave and spring breakup. Highway drainage and design of soil filters. Use of geotextiles in highway construction. Soil stabilization for highways: types and applications. Performance-Graded Asphalt Binder: development, testing, and short and long-term performance. Design of asphalt mixtures using Marshall and SUPERPAVE methods. Construction and quality control: plant mix, types of asphalt plants, hot and cold recycling, and end-result specification for pavement works.
Weekly Contact: Lab: 2 hrs. Lecture: 3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1

Prerequisites

CEN 199, CVL 320 and CVL 434

Co-Requisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Custom Requisites

None

Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages

*List may not include courses that are on a common table shared between programs.
  • CVL 900 - Pavement Design and Management