ECTS - Highway Materials and Mixture Design

Highway Materials and Mixture Design (CE507) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Highway Materials and Mixture Design CE507 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
None
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Experiment, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Cumhur AYDIN
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Introduce a general formation on highway materials. Explain the physical and chemical properties of bituminous materials by conducting several tests on them. Evaluate the characteristics of granular materials. Give main principles of asphalt mixture design. Introduce Marshall Design features on mixtures and methods for surface treatment
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • General information about highway materials is given to the Civil Engineering students.
  • Study on the physical and chemical properties of bituminous mixtures is made. Different laboratory tests on asphalt and tar samples are conducted.
  • Granular material characteristics are evaluated by conducting laboratory tests on aggregates.
  • General outlines of the asphalt mixture design are learned. Marshall Test is conducted and its results are discussed.
  • Principles of mixture design for surface treatments are studied.
Course Content Physical and chemical properties of asphalts, tests on asphalts, granular materials, sieve analysis and specific gravity of coarse and fine aggregates, Marshall mix design method,

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 General characteristics of bituminous materials Pages 1-13 (Course Book)
2 Methods of asphalt production Pages 14-22 (Course Book)
3 Chemical properties of asphalt. Pages 23-33 (Course Book)
4 Physical properties of asphalt Pages 48-65 (Course Book)
5 Asphalt emulsions Pages 34- 47 (Course Book)
6 Aggregate classification Pages 66- 83 (Course Book)
7 Sieve analysis and specific gravity Pages 84-92 (Course Book)
8 Combination of different aggregates Pages 93-112 (Course Book)
9 Surface treatment design methods Pages 113-132 (Course Book)
10 Marshall Design Principles References
11 Marshall Design Principles References
12 Stability, durability, fatigue characteristics of asphalt mixtures Pages 133-142 (Course Book)
13 Flexibility, skid resistance and workability properties of asphalt mixtures Pages 133-142 (Course Book)
14 Asphalt distresses; rutting Pages 133-142 (Course Book)
15 Final Exam Period
16 Final Exam Period

Sources

Other Sources 2. Bitümlü Malzemeler Labaratuvar El Kitabı, Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın No: 239
3. Asfalt Betonu Karışım Dizayn Metodları, Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü Yayınları

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory 1 15
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 50
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 35
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 65
Percentage of Final Work 35
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ability to carry out advanced research activities, both individual and as a member of a team
2 Ability to evaluate research topics and comment with scientific reasoning
3 Ability to initiate and create new methodologies, implement them on novel research areas and topics
4 Ability to produce experimental and/or analytical data in systematic manner, discuss and evaluate data to lead scintific conclusions
5 Ability to apply scientific philosophy on analysis, modelling and design of engineering systems
6 Ability to synthesis available knowledge on his/her domain to initiate, to carry, complete and present novel research at international level
7 Contribute scientific and technological advancements on engineering domain of his/her interest area
8 Contribute industrial and scientific advancements to improve the society through research activities

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory 1 3 3
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 8 16
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 16 16
Total Workload 125