The students will learn the most current advanced techniques and models to characterize asphalt materials and to describe the actual mechanical behavior of asphalt binder and asphalt mixture together with the response of the intermediate material phases. The students will be able to link the tests methods and measured parameters to the corresponding material models. The students will learn the basic concepts of failure mechanisms in asphalt pavements. The objective of the lecture “Novel Sensor Technologies in asphalt materials” is to achieve the students an advanced knowledge of the future generation of pavements/roads through innovative tools and test methods.
Content:
This lecture focuses on novel sensor technologies e. g. to be used in the pavement for monitoring pavement related information such as on material performance or on heavy vehicle passings. Students will be introduced into most modern sensor technologies, including accelerometers, smartphones, piezoelectric sensors and fiber optical sensors. Selected technologies will be demonstrated in the laboratory, showing real-time pavement monitoring
Code | 4319001 |
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Degree programme(s) | Civil Engineering, Industrial and Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering |
Lecturer(s) | Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Michael P. Wistuba |
Type of course | Lecture + exercise course |
Semester | Winter semester |
Language of instruction | English |
Level of study | Master |