CE432 HIGHWAY MATERIALS LABORATORY
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Course Description
CE432 (Required for a B.Sc.E degree) |
Highway materials testing including: aggregates, bitumen, and asphalt concrete. Marshall Mix Design method, Superpave Mix Design method, Asphalt concrete distresses. [1(0,0,2)] |
| Course learning outcomes |
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Explain basics in the purposes of highway materials’ Tests.
- Explain the basics of validity tests of aggregates.
- Explain the basics of validity tests of bitumen.
- Conduct the validity tests of aggregate and bitumen.
- Design the hot asphalt mixes using Marshall and Superpave Methods and analyses the results to meet design criteria.
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| Topics covered |
- Introduction to Aggregate Materials.
- Aggregate Sampling Methods, Sieve Analysis test, Sand Equivalent Value test.
- Specific Gravity and Absorption test for Fine and coarse Aggregate.
- Los Angeles test, California Bearing Ratio test,
- Introduction to Bitumen Materials.
- Penetration test of Semi-solid Bitumen, Specific Gravity of Semi-solid Bitumen, Ring and Ball test (Softening Point test).
- Flash and Fire Point test, Ductility test, Kinematic Viscosity test.
- Rolling Thin Film Oven (RTFO) test, Pressure Aging Vessel (PAV) test, Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR) test.
- Bending Beam Rheometer (BBR) test (video), Direct Tension (DT) test (video), Skid Resistance test.
- Introduction to Asphalt Concrete Mix Design: Marshall Method - Numerical Example.
- Introduction to Asphalt Concrete Mix Design: Super pave Method - Numerical Example.
- Project: Experimental Work.
- Distresses on Asphalt Concrete.
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| Laboratory sessions |
Lectures/ Laboratory sessions of 100 minutes held once a week. |
| Computer applications |
None |
| Project |
- Students are required to submit a laboratory report for each experiment they conduct.
- Students are required to submit mini- project reporting on the data acquired, analysis and the final Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) concrete design
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| Contribution of course to meeting the professional component |
Students learn the basic characteristics of highway materials and improve their report writing skills. |
| Textbook(s) and/or other required material |
- Highway Engineering, 7th Edition, (2004), Paul H. Wright and Karen Dixon Chapters 15 and 19.
- Performance Graded Asphalt Binder Specification and Testing, SUPERPAVE, Asphalt Institute, Super pave Series No.1 (SP-1)
- Class Notes and Handouts.
- Digital notes on http://staff.ksu.edu.sa/welsaigh
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| Instructor |
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| Grade Distribution |
Lab. Reports + Homework 10%+5%
1st Midterm Exam 20%
2nd Midterm Exam 20%
Mix Design Project 5%
Final Exam 40% |
