Rajalakshmi Engineering College
Lesson Plan
Faculty Name: Mrs. UMAMAKESHWARI
Faculty Code: CV07
Subject Name Railways, Airports and Harbour Engineering
Subject Code: CE2303
Class: B.E civil eng.
Objective:
This course imparts the students knowledge of planning, design,
constructionand maintenance of railway tracks. The students acquire proficiency
in theapplication of modern techniques such as GIS, GPS and remote sensing in
Railway Engineering. The student develops skills on airport planning and design
with the prime focus on runway and taxiway geometrics. Students become
conversant with the definition, purpose, location and materials of coastal
structures such as piers, breakwaters, wharves, jetties, quays and spring
fenders. The students acquire knowledge on site reconnaissance for location and
planning of harbours.
TEXT BOOKS
1. Saxena Subhash C and Satyapal Arora, A Course in Railway Engineering,
DhanpatRai and Sons, Delhi, 1998.
2. Khanna S K, Arora M G and Jain S S, Airport Planning and Design, Nemchand
andBrothers, Roorkee, 1994.
3. S P Bindra, A Course in Docks and Harbour Engineering, Dhanpat Rai and
Sons,New Delhi, 1993.
REFERENCES
1. Rangwala, Railway Engineering, Charotar Publishing House, 1995.
2. Rangwala, Airport Engineering, Charotar Publishing House, 1996.
3. Oza.H.P. and Oza.G.H., A course in Docks & Harbour Engineering. Charotar
Publishing Co.1976.
4. J.S. Mundrey, A course in Railway Track Engineering. Tata McGraw Hill,
2000.
STAFF INCHARGE
CE2303 -Railways, Airports and Harbour Engineering
LESSON PLAN
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Actual
Period/
Period/
Hours
Hours
Unit
Topic(s)
Book
Book
No.
UNIT I
RAILWAY PLANNING AND DESIGN
1
Role of Indian Railways in National Development
Railways for Urban Transportation LRT & MRTS -
4-6
Engineering Surveys for Track Alignment Obligatory
points -Conventional and Modern methods (Remote
Sensing, GIS & GPS, EDM and other equipments)
Permanent Way, its Components and their Functions:
Rails - Types of Rails, Rail Fastenings, Concept of
Gauges, Coning of Wheels, Creeps and kinks
Sleepers Functions,
Materials, Density Functions, Materials, Ballast less
Tracks -Geometric Design of Railway Tracks
7-8
Gradients and Grade Compensation, SuperElevation, Widening of Gauges in Curves,
9-10
Transition Curves, Horizontal and Vertical Curves.
11-12
Tutorials
UNIT II
RAILWAY TRACK CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION
8
9
10
11
12
13
13-14
15-17
18-19
20-21
22-23
24-26
II
II
II
II
II
II
Points and Crossings - Design of Turnouts, Working
Principle
Signalling, Interlocking and Track Circuiting Construction & Maintenance
Conventional, Modern methods and Materials, Track
Drainage - Track Modernisation
Automated maintenance and upgrading, Re-laying of
Track, Lay outs of Railway Stations and Yards
Rolling Stock,Tractive Power, Track Resistance, Level
Crossings.
Tutorials
UNIT III
AIRPORT PLANNING AND DESIGN
14
27
III
Role of Air Transport, Components of Airports - Airport
Planning
15
16
17
18
19
28
III
29
III
30-31
III
32-33
34
III
III
20
35-36
III
21
37-38
III
Air traffic potential, Site Selection, Design of Components,
Cost Estimates, Evaluation and Institutional arrangements
Runway Design- Orientation, Cross wind Component, Wind
rose Diagram (Problems),
Geometric Design and Corrections for Gradients
(Problems),Drainage -Taxiway Design
Geometric Design Elements, Minimum Separation
Distances, Design Speed
Airport Drainage - Airport Zoning - Clear Zone, Approach
Zone, Buffer Zone, Turning Zone
Clearance over Highways and Railways
Tutorials
UNIT IV
AIRPORT LAYOUTS, VISUAL AIDS, AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
22
39
IV
23
40
24
41-42
25
43-45
26
46-47
27
48-50
IV
IV
IV
IV
Airport Layouts Apron, Terminal Building, Hangars, Motor
Vehicle Parking Area and Circulation Pattern, Case studies of
Airport Layouts - Airport Buildings
Primary functions, Planning Concept, Principles of
Passenger Flow, Passenger Facilities -Visual Aids
Runway and Taxiway Markings, Wind Direction Indicators,
Runway and Taxiway Lightings
Air Traffic Control Basic Actions, Air Traffic Control
Network
Helipads, Hangars, Service Equipments
IV
Tutorials
UNIT V
HARBOUR ENGINEERING
28
51
29
52-53
30
54-55
V
V
V
31
32
33
34
56
57
58
59
Definition of Terms - Harbours, Ports, Docks, Tides and
Waves, Littoral Drift, Sounding, Area, Depth, Satellite Ports
Requirements and Classification of Harbours - Site
Selection & Selection Investigation
Speed of water, Dredging, Range of Tides, Waves
and Tidal Currents, Littoral Transport with Erosion and
Deposition
Soundings, Anchoring Grounds, Geological Characteristics,
Winds & Storms, Position and Size of Shoals
Shore Considerations- Proximity to Towns/Cities, Utilities,
Construction Materials, Coast Lines Dry and Wet Docks, Planning and Layouts - Entrance,
Position of Light Houses
Navigating - Mooring Accessories, Navigational Aids
Coastal Structures- Breakwaters, Wharves.
35
60-62
Tutorials
