CEEN 6920 - Pavement Material Design
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 43003,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
John DeSantis
Email: jwdesantis@ysu.edu
Course Description
6920. Pavement Material & Design. Design methods for flexible, rigid and other wheel-supporting pavements to include investigation, testing and preparation of subgrade, base course and pavement materials, design of various pavement mixtures, stresses in pavements, pavement design, and strengthening existing pavements. Prereq.: CEEN 3720 and CEEN 4881. Crosslisted with: CEEN 5820. 3 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | Traffic and Highway Engineering | Garber and Hoel | |
| Optional | AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures | AASHTO 1993 |
Traffic and Highway Engineering by Garber and Hoel, 5th Edition, or enhanced. Cengage Learning Publication, 2020. (Recommended)
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Tentative Course Schedule (Subject to Change)
| Week of | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24 | Course Introduction | Types of Pavements | See Blackboard website |
| 8/31 | Week 2 | Typical Failure Mechanisms | See Blackboard website |
| 9/7 | Week 3 | Pavement Materials: Soil Characterization | See Blackboard website Homework 1 due |
| 9/14 | Week 4 | Pavement Materials: Subbases and Bases | See Blackboard website Homework 2 due |
| 9/21 | Week 5 | Pavement Materials: Asphalt | See Blackboard website |
| 9/28 | Week 6 | Pavement Materials: Concrete | See Blackboard website Homework 3 due |
| 10/5 | Week 7 | Drainage Design Exam 1 Review |
See Blackboard website Exam #1 |
| 10/12 | Week 8 | Drainage Design Continued Vehicle and Traffic Considerations |
See Blackboard website |
| 10/19 | Week 9 | Variability and Reliability in Pavement Design Vehicle and Traffic Considerations |
See Blackboard website Homework 4 due |
| 10/26 | Week 10 | Flexible Pavement Design | See Blackboard website Homework 5 due |
| 11/2 | Week 11 | Rigid Pavement Design | See Blackboard website |
| 11/9 | Week 12 | Rigid Pavement Design Details Exam 2 Review |
See Blackboard website Exam #2 Homework 6 due |
| 11/16 | Week 13 | AASHTOWare PMED Software | See Blackboard website In-class assignment |
| 11/23 | Week 14 | Economic Analysis and Pavement Type Selection Thanksgiving Break |
See Blackboard website |
| 11/30 | Week 15 | Course Review | See Blackboard website Homework 7 due |
| 12/7 | Week 16 | Finals Week - No class | Final Exam: 12/7/2026 @ 10:30am-12:30pm |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.