CE 6203:Advanced Bituminous and Concrete Materials

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CE 3501 or approval of instructor
An advanced study on properties of aggregates, asphalt binder, Portland cement. Focuses on analysis and designs of hot-mix asphalt, and Portland cement concrete. Subjects include aggregate grading and blending, rheology of bituminous materials, chemical reactions and micro-structure of Portland cement concrete. Mixture designs, characterization, and special types of mixes will be included as well.

Design hot-mix asphalt mixture satisfying the project specific requirements
Design Portland cement concrete mixtures satisfying the project specific requirements