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CEE 506 Course Syllabus CEE 506 – Pavement Analysis and Design, II Spring 2007 Instructor: Jeff Roesler – 1211 NCEL (jroesler@uiuc.edu) Class Hours: M,W,F at 9 a.m. in B218 NCEL Office Hours: M,W,F at 10 – 11 a.m. Text: Huang, Pavement Analysis and Design (Recommended) Course prerequisite: CEE 406 or permission from instructor Course Website: Course Purpose CEE 506 prepares the student to analyze and design rigid and flexible pavement systems for airport and highway facilities. It builds on an early course for highway pavements (CEE 406). CEE 506 focuses primarily on airport pavements, pavement analysis techniques, mechanistic-empirical (M-E) design procedures, quantification of aircraft traffic patterns, characterization of pavement material properties for design, pavement material failure criteria (strength theory and fracture mechanics), environmental factors, and the design of specialty pavement types such as CRCP and industrial floor slabs. Course Objectives By the end of the course, you should be able to do the following: • Pavement Analysis. Analyze flexible pavements with layered elastic programs and

existing finite element analysis program (IILI-PAVE). Calculate rigid pavement stresses, strains, and deflections using closed-form solutions and finite element analysis (ILLI-SLAB). Explain strength and weakness of finite element analysis for pavements. Determine the temperature profile in a pavement system based on the heat conduction equation.

• Design Aircraft Calculations. Identify the critical aircraft types and gear configurations on an airport. Determine the critical aircraft type and location on the airport for design. Evaluate the effect of aircraft wander on pavement design.

• Material Characterization. Derive the material property inputs for materials used in airport pavements based on laboratory and field test data.

• Pavement Design. Design new and overlays for flexible airport pavements using the FAA, LEDFAA, and M-E design procedures. Design new and overlays for rigid airport pavements using the FAA, LEDFAA, and M-E design procedures. Design and analyze continuously reinforced concrete pavements and fiber-reinforced concrete pavements. Design new flexible and rigid pavements using M-E principles

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such as pre-cast slabs, interlocking concrete block pavements, and industrial floors. Determine appropriate joint spacing and type for rigid airport pavements.

• Material Failure and Transfer Function Application. Apply laboratory and field-based transfer functions to airport pavement design for AC and PCC fatigue cracking and flexible pavement layer rutting. Explain the basics of fracture mechanics and its application to paving materials and design.

Policies and Procedures • Homework: Completed assignments shall be turned in by 9 a.m. at the beginning of

the class. There are 8 to 10 homework assignments for this course. • Homework Format: All assignments shall be completed in a logical and concise

format. All steps in the homework shall be included in order to receive full credit. Homework shall be professionally done for the benefit of grading and for student reference in the future.

• Late Homework: Late assignments without a valid excuse will receive a maximum grade of 80 percent. Homework not turned in within one week of the due date will be given a zero.

• Class Participation: Student participation in class is highly encouraged. I will randomly call on people to answer questions to make sure everyone is keeping up with the reading. Active class participation may help in increasing a borderline grade at the end of the semester.

• Tests: There will be two semester exams each worth 25%. • Missed Tests: If you miss a test without either a certified medical excuse or prior

instructor approval, you will be given a zero. Tests missed with certified medical excuses or prior instructor approval will be dealt with individually.

• Term Paper: Each student will be required to complete a short term paper or project which will be peer reviewed, orally presented, and finally graded by the instructor. The purpose of the term paper/project is to have the student research a topic of interest and briefly describe it in a short technical paper. Students can choose a broad range of topics in concrete materials and concrete pavement or I will assist them in choosing a relevant topic. A draft technical paper will be due (April 11, 2007). It will be peer reviewed by at least 3 students in the class. Further details of the term project, peer review process, and oral presentation can be seen on the attached term paper handout.

• Course Grade: A weighted average grade will be calculated as follows: Homework – 35%, Term Project – 15%, and Semester Exams – 50%. A weighted grade of 96 or greater is an A+, 92-96 is an A, 89-92 is an A-, 86-89 is a B+, 83-86 is a B, 80-83 is a B-, 76.7-80 is a C+, 73.3-76.7 is a C, 70-73.3 is a C-, etc. This course will not be graded on a curve. It is possible for everyone in the class to obtain an A. Therefore it is in your best interest to work with your classmates on homework and studying for exams since your grade depends on your performance only.

• Consulting with Instructor: I strongly encourage you to discuss academic or personal matters with me in my office as soon as possible. Don’t wait until it is too late to make adjustments.

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CEE 506 Course Topics CEE 506 – Pavement Analysis and Design, II Spring 2007 DATE TOPIC Jan 17 Intro., Course Objectives, Syllabus, Course Topics, etc. Jan 19 Slab Theory Development - (class 8 to 10 a.m.) Jan 22 Plate Theory Solutions - Dense Liquid and Elastic Solid – (NO CLASS) Jan 24 Temperature Curling – Linear and Nonlinear - (NO CLASS) Jan 26 Temperature Curling –Nonlinear distribution - (class 8 to 10 a.m.) Jan 29 Moisture Gradients in Concrete – Mechanisms Jan 31 Moisture Curling in Concrete Slabs –Equations Feb 2 Concrete Slab Moisture Curling – Solutions Feb 5 Concrete Slab Frictional Stresses (sliding and contact) Feb 7 Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Basics Feb 9 FEA of Slabs (ILLI-SLAB) Feb 12 FEA of Flexible Pavements Feb 14 FEA of Flexible Pavements (ILLI-PAVE) Feb 16 Aircraft Types, Gear Configuration, and Loading Feb 19 Aircraft Wander Characteristics Feb 21 Mechanistic-based Flexible Pavement Models Feb 23 Airport (FAA) Flexible Pavement Design Feb 26 FAA Flexible Pavement Design Feb 28 LEDFAA/FEDFAA Program for Flexible – New and Overlays Mar 2 M-E Rigid Pavement Models [Term paper topic and outline due] Mar 5 Airport (FAA) Rigid Pavement Design Mar 7 FAA Rigid Pavement Design Mar 9 LEDFAA/FEDFAA Program for Rigid – New and Overlays Mar 12 Rigid Pavement Joint Analysis Mar 14 Hour Exam #1 (Pavement Analyses) Mar 16 Concrete Pavement Joint Details March 19 – 23

SPRING BREAK – NO CLASS

Mar 26 Fracture Mechanics Basics, I Mar 28 Fracture Mechanics Basics, II Mar 30 Fracture Mechanics and Size Effect Apr 2 Applied Fracture Mechanics to Pavement Engineering Apr 4 Heat Conduction Equation Apr 6 Climatic and Boundary Conditions; Material Thermal Properties Apr 9 Heat Transfer - Numerical Solution [Draft term papers due] Apr 11 Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (CRCP) Analysis, I Apr 13 CRCP Analysis, II (class 8 to 10 a.m.) Apr 16 CRCP Analysis, III - (NO CLASS) Apr 18 CRCP Design - (NO CLASS)

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Apr 20 CRCP Design and Construction (class 8 to 10 a.m.) Apr 23 Hour Exam #2 (Airport Pavement Design)* Apr 25 Industrial/Commercial Slab-on-Ground Analysis Apr 27 Industrial/Commercial Slab-on-Ground Design [Final term papers due] Apr 30 Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Materials May 2 Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Pavement Design May 4 to 11

Final Exam Week

May 5 Final Exam From 8 to 11 a.m. in B218 NCEL (Saturday)

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CEE 506 Term Paper Requirements

Final Report (70%), Presentation (20%), Peer Reviewed Paper Comments (10%)

The objective of this term project is to give graduate students the opportunity to research a concrete pavement and/or concrete material topic, which interest them. The topic needs to be narrow enough (i.e. not concrete pavement design) to be able to write an adequate technical summary on the state-of-the-art of the topic or laboratory experimentation results. Several other objectives are to give the student an opportunity to use the engineering library system, become familiar with the process of writing technical papers and peer review, and oral presentation. The last three objectives enable the student to gain experience in improving their technical writing skills, how to constructively, yet critically, review papers and reports, and to present technical information in front of an audience. Practice is the best way to improve technical writing skills, peer review, and presentation. All employers suggest students should have better technical writing and presentation skills and the best way to learn is to have as much feedback as possible from your peers and the professor. REPORT AND PEER REVIEW PROCESS The technical paper must be professionally written and organized in order that anyone in the CEE 506 class can read the paper and understand the content. The paper must be written in the student’s own words and not be copied directly from the referenced material. An automatic zero will be given to a term paper that is copied directly from the cited references. The technical papers are intended to be a summary (in the students own words) of the most recent information on the topic of interest or the results of a laboratory experiment performed for the class. A technical paper used in another class may not be used for this class. The technical paper, in general, should include the following sections as shown on the proceeding page. Note the grading of the term papers will follow the guidelines set forth on page 7. Papers usually have between 4 and 10 references on the topic of interest. The length of the technical paper varies but usually is between 15 and 30 pages (double spaced) including figures and tables. If five references are read, writing a 15-page summary will not be a problem. Figures and tables from the references should be included (and referenced) when necessary. Before starting on your technical paper, be sure to check with Professor Roesler. Papers with broad topics will be too long or have insufficient technical details in the paper.

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ORAL PRESENTATION Each student will be required to give a ten minute presentation on their technical paper topic followed by a 5 minute question and answer period. The presentations will be done during the final exam time slot on May 5, 2007. Students should present a professionally organized, computer-projected presentation, which will be critiqued by all students in the class and graded by the professor. The draft term paper shall be completed and turned in by April 9, 2007. The draft paper will then be reviewed by three of your classmates following the general categories on page 7. You will then receive the reviewers’ comments and make appropriate changes to the paper to reflect the comments. The final term papers are due April 27, 2007. Seventy percent of the grade is based on your term paper along, ten percent based on your peer review of your classmates’ papers, and 20 percent on your oral presentation. Students should select their topics by March 2, 2007 and turn in a rough outline of the paper to Professor Roesler for approval.

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CEE 506 Project Report Grade Sheet (70 total points) 1. Introduction (5 pts) 2. Discussion/Results (20 pts) 3. Summary / Conclusions (10 pts) 4. References (5 pts) 5. Technical Content (20 pts) 6.Writing Quality (5 pts) 7. Overall Report Quality (5 pts)

CEE 506 Project Review Form1 Reviewer Name: PAPER TITLE: 1. Introduction (1 to 10) 2. Discussion/Results (1 to 10) 3. Summary / Conclusions (1 to 10) 4. References (1 to 10) 5. Technical Content (1 to 10) 6.Writing Quality (1 to 10) 7. Overall Report Quality (1 to 10)

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