Paper Name : Transportation Engineering II

Paper Code : CE-703

Weekly Load : L-3, T-0, P-0
Credit Points : 3
Full Marks : 100

Sl. Description Lecture/Tutorial

No.

1. Introduction and Location survey: Role of Railway in Transportation, Historical

Development of Railway in india, Organization of Indian Railways,
Classification of Indian railways (By Tonnage, Gauge length, speed on railway 2L
Line). Basic requirements of an ideal Alignment, Factors affecting alignment,
Preliminary surveys and Engineering surveys on Alignment.
2. Permanent way: Requirement of an ideal Permanent way, gauge in a railway
track, Different gauge in India and Abroad, Selection of Gauge, railway Track
Cross Section, coning Of Wheels, Stress in a railway Track: Track Modulus,
Stresses in Rails, Sleepers and Ballast, Tractive Resistances, Hauling Capacity of
Locomotive. Rails: Function of Rails, Composition of rails, Requirement of
Rails, Types of Rail Sections, Comparison of Different types of Rail, Selection of
rail, Length of Rail, Corrugated or Roaring rails, Hogged rails, Kink in rails, rail
Buckling of Rails, rail failures, Wear on Rail. Rail joints and Welding of rails:
Requirement of an ideal joint, types of rail joints, welding of rails, advantages
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of welding of rails, method of welding of rails, length of welded rails. Creep of
rails: Indication of creep, theories of creep, Effect of creep, Measurement of
creep, prevention of creep. Sleepers: Function of sleepers, Requirement of
sleepers, classification of sleepers, Advantages and disadvantages of different
type of sleepers, Adzing of sleepers, Spacing of sleepers and sleeper density.
Track fittings and fastenings: Fish Plate, Spikes, Bolts, Chairs, Blocks, Keys,
Bearing Plates. Ballast : Function of Ballast, Requirement of Ballast, Types of
Ballast, Size and selection of Ballast, Renewal of Ballast. Subgrade and
Formations: function, slopes, Cross-section, Drainage

3. Geometric Design: Alignment, horizontal curves, super elevation, equilibrium

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cant and cant deficiency,Gradients and grade compensation.

4. Railway Station Yard: Site, requirements, classification of railway stations.

Points and crossing: Necessity of point and crossings, turnout, left hand
turnouts and right hand turnouts, point of switches and its component parts, 5L
crossings and its component parts, number of crossing and angle of crossing.
Signaling and Inter looking: Objectives, principles of signaling, classification
and types of signals in stations and yards & methods of interlocking.
5. Docks & Harbours :
i) Harbours: Types, accessibility and size
ii) Tides, wind and waves: Definitions, spring and neap tides, wave movement,
littoral drift, deflection of waves, length of waves and wave action on marine
structures.
iii) Breakwaters : Classifications, materials used, methods of construction and
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protection
iv) Docks: Shapes of docks and basin, location, arrangement of berth,
dockwalls, dock entrances, repair dock types.
v) Quays: Forces, types and design consideration.
vi) Miscellaneous topics on docks and harbours, Transit sheds, warehouses,
navigational aids.

6. Introduction to airport planning and development: General philosophy of

airport planning and development, Organizations of Air Transport in India,
ICAO classification of airports, site selection factors, characteristics of jet
aircraft. Airport Obstructions, Airport design standards ; Orientation of
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runways, length of runways and corrections, width of runways, sight distances,
gradients and clearances, taxiways and Aprons. Airport planning : Centralized
and decentralized planning concepts, terminal requirements, terminal facilities
and Typical layout of airports.

Total 42L

No. of Weeks Required 14

No. of Weeks in Hand 2

References

1. A Text Book of Railway Engineering S.P. Arora & S.C. Saxena

2. Railway engineering by Satish Chandra and M M Agarwal (Oxford University Press)
3. Docks, Harbours and Tunnels by Srinivasan
4. Airport planning and Desigri. S.K.Khanna & M.G.Aro