Subject Syllabus
CE-404 - Transportation Engineering-I
CIVIL · Semester 4
Course Modules
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Principles of Transportation, transportation by Roads, railways, Airways, Waterways, their importance and limitationsRoute Surveys and alignment, railway track, development and gauges; Hauling capacity and tractive effortRails: types, welding of rails, wear and tear of rails, rail creepSleepers: types and comparison, requirement of a good sleeper, sleeper densityRail fastenings: types, Fish plates, fish bolts, spikes, bearing plates, chain keys, check and guard railsBallast: Requirement of good ballast, various materials used as ballast, quantity of ballastDifferent methods of plate laying, material trains, and calculation of materials required, relaying of track
Formation, cross sections, Super elevation, Equilibrium, Cant and cant deficiency, various curves, speed on curvesTypes locations, general equipments, layouts, marshalling yardsDefinition, layout details, design of simple turnoutsTypes of signals in stations and yards, principles of signaling and inter-locking
Selection of site, alignment, collection of bridge design data: essential surveys, hydraulic design, scour depth of bridge foundationEconomical span, clearance, afflux, type of road & railway bridgesDesign loads and forces, Impact factor, Indian loading standards for Railways Bridges and Highway BridgesBridge super structure and sub-structures, abutments, piers, wing walls, return walls, approaches, floors & flooring system, choice of super structure
Different types of foundation: piles and wells, sinking of wells, coffer-damsChoice of bridges and choice of materials, details of construction underwater and above water, sheet piles coffer damsErection of bridges, girders, equipments and plantsInspection and data collection, strengthening of bridges, Bridge failure
Selection of route, Engineering surveys, alignment, shape and size of tunnel, bridge action, pressure relief phenomenonTunnel approaches, Shafts, pilot shaftsConstruction of tunnels in soft soil, hard soil and rock; Different types of lining, methods of liningMucking operation, Drainage and ventilation; Examples of existing important tunnels in India and abroad