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Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3SIE570SUSTAINABLE PAVEMENTS3+0+037,514.05.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Master's Degree
Department / Program SUSTAINABLE URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Explaining sustainability principles of pavements
Emphasizing the significance of the sustainability approach to pavements
Giving information about materials, design, construction, and maintenance of sustainable pavements
Practicing life cycle assessment of sustainable pavements.
Course Content This course covers the design, construction, and maintenance of resilient (asphalt) and rigid (concrete) road pavements on the basis of sustainability principles. The course covers the following topics: sustainability concepts of pavements, sustainable materials for pavements, design and construction of sustainable pavements, protection-maintenance and rehabilitation practices, life cycle assessment of sustainable pavements.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. BURAK UZAL burak.uzal@agu.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Climate Change, Energy, Sustainability and Pavements, Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan, Wynand JvdM Steyn, John Harvey, Springer 2014

Course Category
Engineering %30
Engineering Design %30
Science %10
Field %30

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Ödev 2 % 20
Final examination 1 % 80
Total
3
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Araştırma Ödevi 2 4 8
Münazara 4 4 16
Yazılı Sınav 1 3 3
Sunum 2 3 6
Okuma 10 5 50
Araştırma 10 5 50
Ders dışı çalışma 10 4 40
Yüz Yüze Ders 14 3 42
Final Sınavı 1 10 10
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 7,5 225

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Express sustainability principles of pavements
2 Recognize materials for sustainable pavements
3 Consider sustainability principles in pavement design
4 Assess life cycle of pavements

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Sustainability concepts of pavements
2 Sustainability concepts of pavements
3 Sustainability concepts of pavements
4 Sustainable materials for pavements
5 Sustainable materials for pavements
6 Sustainable materials for pavements
7 Design and construction of sustainable pavements
8 Design and construction of sustainable pavements
9 Design and construction of sustainable pavements
10 Protection-maintenance and rehabilitation practices
11 Protection-maintenance and rehabilitation practices
12 Protection-maintenance and rehabilitation practices
13 Life cycle assessment of sustainable pavements
14 Life cycle assessment of sustainable pavements

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
C1 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 5
C2 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 4
C3 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 3
C4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 4

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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