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JNTU 2007-08 III Year II Sem B.Tech. CE -Transportation Engineering


Posted Date: 26 Dec 2007    Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing    Category: Syllabus
Posted By: India       Member Level: Diamond
Rating:     Points: 1



JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD
III YEAR B.TECH. C.E. II-SEM T P C
4+1* 0 4
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

UNIT I
HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING:
Highway development in India – Necessity for Highway Planning- Different Road Development Plans- Classification of Roads- Road Network Patterns – Highway Alignment- Factors affecting Alignment- Engineering Surveys – Drawings and Reports.

UNIT – II
HIGHWAY GEOMETIC DESIGN:
Importance of Geometric Design- Design controls and Criteria- Highway Cross Section Elements- Sight Distance Elements- Stopping sight Distance, Overtaking Sight Distance and intermediate Sight Distance- Design of Horizontal Alignment- Design of Superelevation and Extra widening- Design of Transition Curves-Design of Vertical alignment-Gradients- Vertical curves.

UNIT – III
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING:
Basic Parameters of Traffic-Volume, Speed and Density- Traffic Volume Studies- Data Collection and Presentation-speed studies- Data Collection and Presentation- Parking Studies and Parking characteristics- Road Accidents-Causes and Preventive measures- Accident Data Recording – Condition Diagram and Collision Diagrams.

UNIT – IV
TRAFFIC REGULATION AND MANAGEMENT:
Road Traffic Signs – Types and Specifications – Road markings-Need for Road Markings-Types of Road Markings- Design of Traffic Signals –Webster Method –IRC Method.

UNIT – V
INTERSECTION DESIGN:
Types of Intersections – Conflicts at Intersections- Types of At-Grade Intersections- Channelisation: Objectives –Traffic Islands and Design criteria-Types of Grade Separated Intersections- Rotary Intersection – Concept of Rotary and Design Criteria- Advantages and Disadvantages of Rotary Intersection.

UNIT – VI
INTRODUCTION TO RAILWAY ENGINEERING:
Permanent way components – Cross Section of Permanent Way - Functions of various Components like Rails, Sleepers and Ballast –Rail Fastenings – Creep of Rails- Theories related to creep – Adzing of Sleepers- Sleeper density.

UNIT – VII
GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF RAILWAY TRACK:
Gradients- Grade Compensation- Cant and Negative Superelevation- Cant Deficiency – Degree of Curve – Crossings and Turn outs .

UNIT – VIII
AIRPORT ENGINEERING:
Factors affecting Selection of site for Airport – Aircraft Characteristics- Geometric Design of Runway- Computation of Runway length – Correction for runway length – Orientation of Runway – Wind Rose Diagram – Runway Lighting system



Responses
Author: India    26 Dec 2007Member Level: Diamond   Points : 5
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Highway Engineering – S.K.Khanna & C.E.G.Justo, Nemchand & Bros., 7th edition (2000).
2. Railway Engineering – A text book of Transportation Engineering – S.P.chadula – S.Chand & Co. Ltd. – (2001).
3. Highway Engineering Design – L.R.Kadiyali and Lal- Khanna Publications.
4.Airport Planning and Design- S.K.Khanna and Arora,Nemchand Bros.
REFERENCES:
1. Highway Engineering – S.P.Bindra , Dhanpat Rai & Sons. – 4th Edition (1981)
2. Traffic Engineering & Transportation Planning – Dr.L.R.Kadyali, Khanna publications – 6th Edition – 1997.
3. Railway Engineering – August – Prabha & Co., 15th Edition – 1994.
4. Air Transportation Planning & design – Virendhra Kumar & Statish Chandhra – Gal Gotia Publishers (1999).



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