Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisites: "C-" or better in (CVEEN 3510 AND CVEEN 3515 AND CVEEN 3520) AND Full Major status in (Civil Engineering OR Construction Engineering).
Description
Meets with CVEEN 6570. Presents the concepts of mechanistic pavement design for flexible and rigid pavements. It introduces the students to the analysis of stresses and deflections in multi-layered pavement systems. Evaluates existing pavement design methods including Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) and reviews factors that affect pavement performance.