COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HIGHWAY MATERIALS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5051 HIGHWAY MATERIALS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BURAK ŞENGÖZ

Offered to

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Course Objective

The course begins with a general introduction to bitumen and related definitions. The manufacture of the bitumen from refinery, the main applications on roads, the modification processes as well as other engineering applications will be studied in detail.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To classify asphalt sources, formation and classification of bituminous materials.
2   To compare asphalt cements and their area of application.
3   To choose available materials and equipments for flexible pavement construction purposes.
4   To investigate bituminous hot mix design process with advance in technology.
5   To interpret the role of bitumen for the rehabilitation of pavement .
6   To edit literature data concerning the use of highway materials and applications.
7   To relate theoritical knowledge to experimental data.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction. Definition of bitumen, bituminous materials, asphalts and tars and related terms. 1. Homework and presentation assignment
2 Bitumen. Sources of asphalts. Historical development. Classification of bituminous materials. Petroleum (crude oils and its types). Asphalts, natural and petroleum asphalts.
3 Petroleum asphalts. Manufacture of asphalts in refinery. Solvent extraction method. Air blowing and blown asphalts. Cracking and cracked asphalts. Asphalts cements. 1. Homework submission and presentations
4 Tests performed on asphalt cements. Penetration Test, Ductility Test, Softening Point Test, Loss on Heating Test, Flash and Fire Point Test, Spot Test, Solubility Test, Specific Gravity. Asphalt Cement Specifications 2. Homework and presentation assignment
5 Liquid Asphalts. Liquid petroleum asphalts (cut-back asphalts). Liquid petroleum asphalt specifications.
6 Testing of liquid petroleum asphalts, viscosity and float test etc. Use of liquid petroleum asphalts.
7 Asphalt Emulsions Manufacture of asphalt emulsions. Advantages and use of asphalt emulsions. Modified asphalts. 2. Homework submission and presentations
8 Modification Elastomers and Plastomers 3. Homework and presentation assignment
9 Rheology
10 Enginnering applications of bitumen other than civil engineering Homework submission and presentations
11 Roofing applications Oxidized bitumen
12 Durability, aging of bitumen
13 Bitumen Standards (TS) Penetration grade bitumen Performance grade bitumen
14 ASTM Standards Homework submission and presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):

Robert N. Hunter (1994) ,Bituminous Mixtures in Road Construction,Thomas Telford Ltd.,978-0727716835,USA.

Supplementary Book(s):

Mehmet Uluçaylı (2002) ,Asfalt El Kitabı, Isfalt Yayınları,975-8183-01, Istanbul.

Abdullah Hilmi Lav,M. Aysen Lav, David Whiteoak (2004) , Shell Bitüm El Kitabı, Isfalt Yayınları,975-8183-02-8, Istanbul.

Ilıcalı,M. (2004) ,Asfalt ve Uygulamaları, Isfalt Yayınları.

KGM (2005) ,Yollar Fenni Şartnamesi,.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The visual presentations and presentation slides.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-2, 3-4-5: Consideration with mid-term exam and final exam
LO 6-7: Consideration with assignments and presentations

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance will be considered in the evaluation. The rules of writing term paper topics, and it will be distributed to students at the beginning of the period.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Burak ŞENGÖZ: burak.sengoz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The course schedule will be announced by the faculty member is created.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 4 9 36
Preparing presentations 4 9 36
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 194

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.14453
LO.24543
LO.35443
LO.45443
LO.54454
LO.64555
LO.74453

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