CIVE 542Pavement Structural Design

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Engineering
Subject: Civil Engineering

When it runs

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Pavement design, soil identification, subgrade design, base courses, flexible pavement design, design and testing of asphaltic concrete mixes, surface treatments.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
  - CIVE353 - Geotechnical Engineering 1 (0.50)
- Students must be in level 3B or higher
- Enrolled in H-Civil Engineering, or H-Geological Engineering

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	4568	0 / 50	MW 10:00–11:20
LEC 701	1861	33 / 9999	Online or by arrangement
TUT 101	5237	0 / 50	F 11:30–12:20

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention CIVE 542, August 2018 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2019

Nov 24, 2019 Anyone taken CIVE 542? 4 points, 1 comment

u/Mr-superHuge: “It’s said to be a pavement course but no clear idea about what it is.”

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Spring 2018

Aug 5, 2018 Prof for CIVE542? 2 points, 6 comments

u/Fertsterps: “Who teaches the course? I'm from another uni and I want to take that course here so I have to check that the prof has a P. Eng and all that. Thanks!”