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Unit Code: 603

Road and Pavement Surfacings

  • Unit Duration:

    One semester

  • Credit Points:
    1

This Unit explores the broad range of road and pavement surfacings employed to provide both functional characteristics and preserve structural capacity for a national road network. Students are able to develop their skills and knowledge in the investigation, treatment selection, design and performance of road and pavement surfacings across the spectrum of asphalts, spray seals, specialist propriety products and gravel. Students will be provided with the opportunity to hone their critical analysis abilities by undertaken whole of life analysis of alternate surfacing techniques, to provide best value to stakeholders. Communication skills will be enhanced through the preparation of professional level design reports.

Unit Topics

  • Topic 1

    The Role of Surfacings

  • Topic 2

    Surface texture

  • Topic 3

    Unsealed Roads

  • Topic 4

    Concrete and Paver Surfacings

  • Topic 5

    Sprayed Seals and Design

  • Topic 6

    Asphalt Surfacings

  • Topic 7

    Microsurfacings

  • Topic 8

    Treatment Selection

  • Topic 9

    Contemporary and Emerging Developments

Prerequisites and Corequisites

  • Pavement Technology
    Master and Graduate Certificate
    Prerequisites: 600: Fundamentals of Roads and Pavements
    613: Fundamentals of Road Construction
    Corequisites: Nil

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