Course

Code

Course Name

L-T-P-

Credits

Year of

Introduction

CE308

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING – I

3-0-0-3

2016

Pre-requisite : NIL

Course objectives:

·       To introduce the principles and practice of Highway Engineering and Airport Engineering.

·       To enable students to have a strong analytical and practical knowledge of geometric design of highways.

·       To introduce pavement design concepts, material properties, construction methods and to design highway pavements.

·       To understand the principles of traffic engineering and apply this for efficient management of transportation facilities.

Syllabus:

Classification and alignment of highways- Geometric design of highways- Properties and testing of pavement materials- CBR method of flexible pavement design- Construction and maintenance of pavements- Design of runways, taxiways and aprons.

Traffic characteristics- Traffic studies and analysis- Traffic control devices

Airport characteristics- Aircraft component parts- Site selection-Design of runways, taxiways and aprons- Terminal area planning- Airport marking and lighting

Expected Outcomes:

The students will be able to

i.                Design various geometric elements of a highway

ii.                Determine the characteristics of pavement materials and design flexible pavements

iii.                Conduct traffic engineering studies and analyze data for efficient management of roadway facilities, Plan and design basic airport facilities

Text Books :

1.        Khanna, S.K. & Justo E.G., Highway Engineering, Nem Chand & Bros., 2000

2.        Kadiyali, L. R., Principles of Highway Engineering, Khanna Publishers, 2001

3.        Khanna, S. K. & Arora. M. G., Airport Planning and Design, Nemchand& Bros.

References:

1.        Horonjeff R. & McKelvy, F., Planning and Design of Airports, McGraw Hill, 5e, 2010

2.        IRC: 37-2001, Guidelines for the Design of Flexible Pavements, IRC 2001, New Delhi

3.        IRC:37-2012, Tentative Guidelines for the Design of Flexible Pavements

4.        O’ Flaherty, C.A (Ed.)., Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering, Elsevier, 1997

5.        Rangwala, S. C. , Airport Engg. Charotar Publishing Co., 16e, 2016

6.        Yoder, E. J & Witezak, M. W, Principles of Pavement Design, John Wiley & Sons, 1991

COURSE PLAN

Module

Contents

Hours

Sem. Exam Marks

%

I

Introduction to Transportation Engineering, Classification of roads, Typical cross sections of roads in urban and rural area, Requirements and factors controlling alignment of roads, Engineering surveys for highway location- Introduction to geometric design of highways, Design controls and criteria, Design of highway cross section elements.

6

15

II

Sight distance, Stopping sight distance, Overtaking sight distance, Design of horizontal alignment and Vertical alignment

7

15

FIRST INTERNAL EXAMINATION

III

Introduction to highway materials, design and construction, Desirable properties and testing of road aggregates, bituminous materials and sub grade soil.

Flexible and rigid pavements, Factors influencing the design of pavements, CBR method and IRC guidelines for flexible pavements

7

15

IV

Introduction to performance grading and superpave, Construction of bituminous pavements, Types and causes of failures in flexible and rigid pavements, Highway drainage.

Introduction to Traffic Engineering, Traffic characteristics, Traffic studies and their applications.

6

15

SECOND INTERNAL EXAMINATION

V

Types of road intersections, Traffic control devices, Traffic signs, Road markings and Traffic signals, Design of isolated signals by Webster’s method.

Introduction to Airport Engineering, Aircraft characteristics and their influence on planning of airports, Components of airport, Selection of site for airport

8

20

VI

Runway orientation, basic runway length and corrections required, Geometric design of runways, Design of taxiways and aprons, Terminal area planning, Airport markings, Lighting of runway approaches, taxiways and aprons, Air traffic control

8

20

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION