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“Approx.”             Chapter                             Topic

      1                      1                                        Introduction

      2                      1                                        Principles of pavement design

     3,4                    2                                        Stresses in flexible pavements

      5                      3                                        Stresses in rigid pavements

      6                      4                                        Traffic loads and its characteristics

                              EXAM # 1 (in class)

      7                      7                                        Soil classification systems

      8                      8                                        Material characterization 

     9,10                  8                                        Pavement materials

      11                    15                                      Design of flexible highway pavements

      12                    14                                      Design of flexible highway pavements

                              EXAM # 2 (in class)

      13                    17                                      Design of flexible airport pavements

      14                    16                                      Design of rigid highway pavements

      15                    20                                      Design of rigid airport pavements

      16                                                              FINALS

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