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Pavement design 793


 
Module code SGC 793
Qualification Postgraduate
Faculty Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Module content

A research term paper will be prepared.

Design philosophy in First and Third World environments; characterising and use of pavement materials; drainage; systems approach to layout, geometric and pavement design; stresses and strains in pavements; mechanistic design methods and elasto-plastic behaviour; economic analysis; designing pavements for streets, gravel and paved roads, runways, and industrial areas. Report writing.

Module credits 24.00
NQF Level 08
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 40 Contact hours
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Civil Engineering
Period of presentation Year

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