Course Title: Highway Engineering Laboratory

Welcome Message: This course is designed to provide hands-on experience with testing materials used in highway pavement construction. You will conduct laboratory tests on asphalt binders, aggregates, subgrade soils, and bituminous mixtures, following ASTM and AASHTO standards. By the end of the course, you will develop the skills necessary to evaluate materials for pavement design and construction.

Course Objectives: By the end of this course, students will be able to:

  • Understand and perform various laboratory tests on highway materials.
  • Analyze and interpret data to evaluate material properties.
  • Apply ASTM and AASHTO standards for material testing.
  • Conduct Marshall Mix Design for asphalt mixtures.
  • Assess material suitability for pavement application.

Course Resources:

  • ASTM Standards (American Society for Testing and Materials)
  • AASHTO Standards (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials)
  • Pavement Analysis and Design, 2nd  Edition. Yang Huang. Pearson Publishing, 2012.
  • Traffic & Highway Engineering, 5th Edition. Nicholas Garber and Lester Hoel. Cengage Learning, 2015.
  • Islam, M.R. (2020). Civil Engineering Materials: Introduction and Laboratory  Testing (1st ed.). CRC Press. Link  

Course Instructor: Dr. Hamza Mohammad Alkuime