CIVE 756 Chemo-mechanical Modelling & Design of Flexible Pavements
The course focuses on a detailed identification and the quantification of the role the chemical composition and the physical characteristics of the constituents of an asphaltic material play on determining the mechanical response of the material and its implications on flexible pavement performance. On the basis of a hierarchical approach, the physico-chemical characteristics of asphalt mix constituents at various scales are examined and the interactions between them are identified and utilised and/or manipulated for the design of asphalt mixes with material response characteristics optimized for the particular pavement design application