Development of Graduate Level Course in Sustainable Pavements

The concept of sustainability is growing rapidly throughout the world; however, while many people know the term, they lack an understanding of its implications and how to implement sustainable concepts in common practices. Recent initiatives by both the asphalt and concrete industries have focused on the idea of becoming more sustainable; however, without proper training and education, both practicing and future engineers will not be able to make truly sustainable decisions which will affect this country’s social, economic, and environmental well-being. This report documents an effort taken by the National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University to begin a program which would educate both current graduate students at the university, but also practicing engineers in the region on concepts related to sustainable pavements. A graduate level course was developed for and taught at Auburn University in the Spring of 2013 which covered topics related to both asphalt and concrete sustainability in all five phases of a pavement’s life-cycle. Additionally, one-day workshops were conducted throughout the Southeastern United States which gave practicing engineers the same opportunity to gain knowledge related to this subject. Overall, approximately 135 engineers were exposed to the idea of making pavements sustainable.

• Record URL:
  https://stride.ce.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/STRIDE_Auburn_Final-Report.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  https://stride.ce.ufl.edu/2017/04/sustainable-pavements-course-modules/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE)

  University of Florida
  365 Weil Hall
  Gainesville, FL  United States  32611

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Willis, J Richard
  • Watson, Donald
  • Rodezno, Carolina
• Publication Date: 2015-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 34p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Education and training; Engineers; Graduate study; Life cycle analysis; Pavements; Sustainable development; Workshops
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01554343
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2013-049S
• Files: UTC, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 26 2015 9:49AM