Course detail

Rheology of Road Building materials

FAST-DM53Acad. year: 2024/2025

Basic rheological models of road building materials. Viscoelastic properties and resistance to permanent deformation, low temperature cracking and fatigue under repeated loading and their measurements. Computer modelling of road structure with using elastic and viscoelastic properties of layered pavement structure and subgrade.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jan Kudrna, CSc.

Department

Institute of Road Structures (PKO)

Entry knowledge

Structural mechanics, nonlinear mechanics, dynamics of civil structures, numerical mathematics, physics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Main goal is to define the rheological properties of road building and subgrade materials and their damaging with using in computer programmes.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

kolektiv: ČSN EN 12697, ČSN EN 13286 Funkční zkoušky stavebních materiálů. ČNI 2005
Novotný, B., Hanuška, A.: Teória vrstevnatého polopriestoru . VEDA, Bratislava 1983

Recommended literature

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jan Kudrna, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Introduction and preparation of literature to be studied 2. Rheological models 3. - 5. Measurements of viscoelastic properties, fatigue and resistence to permanent deformation and low temperature cracking 6. - 7. Elastic and viscoelastic computer models 8. The usage of measured properties 9. Calculation of pavement structure 10. - 12 Preparing of seminar thesis with calculation and evaluating of pavement structures 13. Presentation of seminar thesis