Transportation Systems Engineering

  1. Pavement Engineering
    1. Pavement Types and Structure
      1. Flexible Pavement Systems
        1. Asphalt Surface Course
          1. Base Course Materials
            1. Subbase Requirements
              1. Subgrade Preparation
              2. Rigid Pavement Systems
                1. Portland Cement Concrete Slabs
                  1. Base and Subbase Layers
                    1. Joint Systems
                      1. Reinforcement
                      2. Composite Pavements
                        1. Asphalt over Concrete
                          1. Unbonded Overlays
                            1. Bonded Overlays
                          2. Pavement Materials
                            1. Subgrade Soils
                              1. Soil Classification Systems
                                1. Bearing Capacity
                                  1. Soil Stabilization Methods
                                    1. Drainage Considerations
                                    2. Aggregate Materials
                                      1. Aggregate Properties
                                        1. Gradation Requirements
                                          1. Quality Testing
                                            1. Recycled Aggregates
                                            2. Asphalt Materials
                                              1. Asphalt Binder Properties
                                                1. Performance Grading
                                                  1. Modified Binders
                                                    1. Asphalt Mixtures
                                                    2. Concrete Materials
                                                      1. Cement Types
                                                        1. Aggregate Selection
                                                          1. Admixtures
                                                            1. Mix Design Procedures
                                                          2. Flexible Pavement Design
                                                            1. Empirical Design Methods
                                                              1. AASHTO Design Method
                                                                1. Design Inputs
                                                                  1. Structural Number Concept
                                                                    1. Layer Coefficient Determination
                                                                    2. Mechanistic-Empirical Design
                                                                      1. Stress-Strain Analysis
                                                                        1. Failure Criteria
                                                                          1. Performance Models
                                                                            1. Reliability Considerations
                                                                          2. Rigid Pavement Design
                                                                            1. Load Transfer Analysis
                                                                              1. Westergaard Theory
                                                                                1. Finite Element Methods
                                                                                  1. Joint Load Transfer
                                                                                  2. Slab Design
                                                                                    1. Thickness Design
                                                                                      1. Joint Spacing
                                                                                        1. Reinforcement Design
                                                                                        2. Special Considerations
                                                                                          1. Temperature Effects
                                                                                            1. Moisture Effects
                                                                                              1. Fatigue Analysis
                                                                                            2. Pavement Management
                                                                                              1. Condition Assessment
                                                                                                1. Visual Distress Surveys
                                                                                                  1. Structural Evaluation
                                                                                                    1. Functional Evaluation
                                                                                                      1. Non-Destructive Testing
                                                                                                      2. Performance Prediction
                                                                                                        1. Deterioration Models
                                                                                                          1. Remaining Service Life
                                                                                                            1. Performance Indicators
                                                                                                            2. Maintenance and Rehabilitation
                                                                                                              1. Preventive Maintenance
                                                                                                                1. Corrective Maintenance
                                                                                                                  1. Reconstruction
                                                                                                                    1. Life-Cycle Cost Analysis