Course content

The course is given every second year, next time fall 2025. This course includes the following subjects: material properties, stress and strain analyses, deterioration mechanisms and design criteria, project level performance prediction, mechanistic-empirical pavement design.

Learning outcome

Knowledge: After completed and passed exam of the subject, the candidate is to hold an in-depth knowledge of flexible pavement design. Skills: After completed and passed exam of the subject, the candidate is able to perform advanced analyses connected to material modelling and pavement design. General competence: After completed and passed exam of the subject, the candidate is to have understanding of simplifications and theories for pavement design, and be able to utilize this to evaluate the results of own and others work within the topic.

Learning methods and activities

Tutorial study with exercises, colloquia and some lectures. The lectures and exercises are in English when students who do not speak Norwegian take the course. The use of pavement design software is a crucial task.

Further on evaluation

To pass the course a score of at least 70 percent is required.

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

TBA4340 Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Roads, or equivalent knowledge.

Required previous knowledge

TBA4217/TBA4218 Pavement Technology/TBA4335 Highway Planning and Pavement Technology, or equivalent knowledge. The course will be run if at least 3 students with relevant background wish to attend. If you wish to attend, please contact the course coordinator. Students not admitted to the PhD programme in engineering may be approved by the course coordinator.

Course materials

Curriculum: Textbooks and journal articles/conference papers.

Credit reductions