Subgrade Soil: Classification, desirable    properties, determination of soil strength characteristics, resilient    modulus, Road aggregates: classification, properties of aggregates, design of    aggregate gradation, Bituminous road binders: bitumen, emulsions, cut backs    and modified binders, Rheology of bituminous binders, modified binders, Hot    mix, Warm mix and Cold mix Bituminous constructions, Mix design: Marshall    method and Superpave procedure, Visco-elastic and fatigue properties of    bituminous mixtures, Requirements of paving concrete, design of mixes for    recycling of bituminous and concrete pavement surfaces. 
         
         
        Text/Reference Books:        
        
        - Papagiannakis A. T. and Masad E. A. Pavement Design and Materials, Wiley.
 
        - Read J. and Whiteoak D. The Shell Bitumen Handbook, Thomas    Telford.
 
        - Anderson R. M. MS-26    Asphalt Binder Handbook, Asphalt Institute. 
 
        - Mallick R. B. and El-Korchi T. Pavement Engineering: Principles and    Practice, CRC Press. 
 
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