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Transportation Engineering II

This document outlines the topics that will be covered in the Transportation Engineering-II course. The five units cover: 1) permanent way components of railways including tracks, wheels, and geometric design elements; 2) railway points, crossings, signaling and interlocking systems; 3) airport development including runway and taxiway design; 4) visual aids and air traffic control at airports; and 5) harbors, docks, breakwaters and types of dock construction. References for further reading on each transportation topic are also provided.

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Transportation Engineering II

This document outlines the topics that will be covered in the Transportation Engineering-II course. The five units cover: 1) permanent way components of railways including tracks, wheels, and geometric design elements; 2) railway points, crossings, signaling and interlocking systems; 3) airport development including runway and taxiway design; 4) visual aids and air traffic control at airports; and 5) harbors, docks, breakwaters and types of dock construction. References for further reading on each transportation topic are also provided.

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TH-CECE703

Transportation Engineering-II

Unit-1:Introduction and Permanent Way Component Parts and Geometric Design: History
of Indian Railways, Role of Railways, Gauge.Types of rail sections, Welding of rails,
SWR and LWR sleepers requirements and types. Wheel and axle arrangements, Coning
of wheels, various resistances and their evaluation, hauling capacity and tractive effort,
stresses in rail, sleepers, ballast and formation. Rail fittings, bearing plates, anti-creep
devices, check and guard rails. Ballast requirements, Specifications, Formation, cross
section, drainage.
Alignment, horizontal curves, super elevation, equilibrium cant
and cant deficiency, Length of transition curves, Gradients and grade compensation,
vertical curves.
Unit-2:Points, Crossing, Signaling and Interlocking: Design of simple turn out, various types
of track junction and their configurations.Control of train movements and monitoring,
types of signals, principle of interlocking, Modernization of railways and railway tracks,
High speed tracks.
Unit-3:Air Transport Development;Runway and Taxiway Design: Airport scenario in IndiaStages of development, Aircraft Characteristics, airport planning, site selection.
Obstruction and Zoning Laws, Imaginary surfaces, Approach Zones and Turning Zones.
I. Elements of runway, orientation and configuration, Basic runway length and
corrections, Geometric design elements. Taxiway design, Main and exit Taxiways.
Separation clearance, Holding aprons, Typical airport layouts. Terminal building, gate
position.
Unit-4:Visual Aids and Air Traffic Control: Airport marking and lighting, Airway and airport
traffic control, Instrumental landing systems and other air navigation aids.
Unit-5:Harbours and Docks: Types of harbours, Size and accessibility, Tides, wind and wave,
Dynamic effect of wave action, Breakwaters and their classification, mound construction.
Types of Docks, shape and size, Caissons for dock entrances, Floating docks and their
design considerations.
References
1.Aggarwal, M. M., Railway Engineering, Student Edition, Prabha& Co., New Delhi, 1997.
2.Saxena, S. C. and Arora, S. P., A Text Book of Railway Engineering, DhanpatRai& Sons,
1997.
3. Sriniwasan, R., Harbour, Dock and Tunnel Engineering, Charotar Publishing House, 1991.
4.Khanna, S.K and Arora, M.G. et al, Airport Planning and design, Nem Chand & Bros,
Roorkee (U.A).

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