CIVL 4155/6155 - Pavement Design and Evaluation

Instructor Information

Dr. Roger W. Meier
112A EN-SC Building
678-3284
rwmeier@memphis.edu

Office Hours
10:20 am - 11:30 am MWF
1:00 pm - 2:40 pm TR
12:40 pm - 2:20 pm F

Course Objectives

The goals of this course are to introduce students to the field of pavement engineering and to teach currently used design methods for concrete and asphalt highway pavements and pavement drainage systems.

Textbook

The required textbook for this course is Pavement Engineering: Principles and Practice, 3rd Edition by Mallick & El-Korchi (CRC Press, 2013):

This textbook covers all aspects of pavement design, construction, evaluation, and maintenance at a level that is appropriate for an introductory pavement engineering text.

Student Expectations

Students will be expected to complete an end-of-semester design project culminating in a project report. This design project will entail the structural design of a highway pavement to meet specified performance criteria. 4000-level students will complete a design for either an asphalt or a concrete pavement. 6000-level students will complete designs for both an asphalt pavement and a concrete pavement. Homework assignments and intra-semester exams will be given to assess proficiency in various design concepts prior to completion of the project.

Grading

There will be three intra-semester exams, each counting as 20% of the final grade. The homework assigned throughout the semester will count as 20% of the final grade. The design project counts as 20% of the final grade and constitutes the final exam for this course.

I will not be using plus/minus grading in this class. Everyone with a final grade of 90 or above will have earned an A; 80 or above, a B; 70 or above, a C; and 60 or above, a D. Remember, you are required to get at least a C in this course for it to count toward graduation.