Lectures in course CIVIL-463: Design and construction of roadways

Concrete Road Construction: Material Characteristics and Reinforcement Design

Discusses concrete material characteristics and reinforcement design for road construction.

Introduction to Civil Engineering Materials

Covers the lifecycle of transportation projects, material types, and testing methods for infrastructure safety.

Explores bitumen testing, classification, and adhesion in pavement construction, emphasizing the importance of quality control.

Bitumen: Properties, Emulsions, and Applications

Explores the properties and applications of bitumen, focusing on emulsions and their advantages in road construction.

Types of Bituminous Mixes

Explores various types of bituminous mixes and their applications in road construction and maintenance.

Railway Infrastructure: Tracks and Networks

Explores railway tracks, networks, components, classification, and challenges in maintaining rail infrastructure.

Ballast Material Characteristics

Discusses the characteristics of ballast material for railway tracks, emphasizing grain size, shape, and quality criteria.

State of Stress in Infrastructure

Explores the state of stress in infrastructure, pavement distress, and equivalent thickness methods for pavement design.

Burmester's Solutions: Multilayer Systems in Road Pavements

Explores Burmester's solutions for multilayer road pavements and the use of software for stress analysis.

Bitumen: Properties, Types, and Formulation

Explores bitumen properties, types, and formulation, emphasizing structural integrity, functionality, and environmental considerations in pavement design.

Surface Specificity of Aggregates

Explores the calculation and significance of specific surface area in asphalt mixtures.

Aggregate Gradation Analysis

Focuses on aggregate gradation analysis for different asphalt mixtures and includes an individual exercise submission.

Railway Infrastructure Design

Covers the design of railway infrastructure, including track components, materials, and analytical methods for dimensioning, emphasizing the importance of considering various factors for track design.

Railway Track Design

Explores the design of railway tracks, covering load distribution, material selection, and stress analysis.

Designing Road Pavements: Methods and Considerations

Explores the Swiss method of road pavement design, emphasizing fatigue design and material selection.

Road Pavement Design: SN Determination

Explains the determination of structural number for road pavements and practical design applications.

Road Construction: Infrastructure and Superstructure

Explores road construction, emphasizing infrastructure and superstructure elements, soil improvement, and stabilization techniques.

Soil Compaction and Road Construction

Explores soil compaction, road construction planning, earthwork organization, and road pavement design.

Foundation Layers in Road Construction

Explores the significance of foundation layers in road construction and the benefits of stabilizing different types of roads.

Mountain Transport Systems

Explores mountain transport systems like cogwheel railways, funiculars, and cable cars.