RCE 603 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING (L-T-P 3-0-0) Credit- 3
UNIT-1
Introduction: Role of Transportation, Modes of Transportation History of road development, Road types and pattern, Nagpur road plan, Bombay road plan & 3rd 20 Year Road Plan, Highway Alignment & Location Survey: Horizontal Profile, Vertical Profile, Factors Controlling the alignment, Survey for route location,
UNIT-2
Geometric Design(IRC:73-Latest revision): Cross sectional elements, camber, shoulder, sight distance, horizontal curves, super elevation, extra widening, transition curves and gradient, vertical curves, summit and valley curves.
UNIT-3
Traffic Engineering: Traffic Characteristics, Traffic studies on flow, speed, travel time - delay and O-D study, PCU, peak hour factor, parking study, accident study and analysis, traffic capacity, density, traffic control devices: signs, Island, signal design by Webster’s and IRC method . Intersection at grade and grade separated intersections, design of roundabouts as per IRC: 65-2017. Highway capacity and level of service of rural highways and urban roads as per latest IRC recommendation
UNIT-4
Highway Materials: Properties of Subgrade, Aggregates & Binding materials, Various tests and specifications, Design of Highway Pavement : Types of Pavements, Design factors, Design of bituminous paving mixes; Design of Flexible Pavement by CBR method (IRC : 37- Latest revision), Design of rigid pavement, Westergaard theory, load and temperature stresses, joints, IRC method of rigid pavement design (IRC:58-2015)
UNIT-5
Highway Construction: Construction of Subgrade, Water Bound Macadam (WBM), Wet mix macadam (WMM), Granular Sub Base (GSB),Tack Coat, Prime Coat, Seal Coat, Surface Dressing, Bituminous Macadam (BM), Semi dense bituminous concrete (SDBC) and Bituminous concrete, Dry lean concrete (DLC), Cement Concrete (CC) road construction, Roller Compacted Concrete Roads.
Note: All designs and procedure are to be done with reference to latest revision of IRC as given below in reference section
Text Book:
1. Khanna S. K., Justo C.E.G, & Veeraragavan, A. “Highway Engineering”, Nem Chand and Bros., Roorkee- 247 667.
2. Khanna S. K., Justo C.E.G, & Veeraragavan A., “Highway Materials and Pavement Testing”, Nem Chand and Bros., Roorkee- 247 667.
3. LR Kadiyali, Transportation Engineering, Khanna Publication.
References:
1. L.R. Kadiyali, Transportation Engineering, Khanna Publishing House
2. Saxena, Subhash C, A Textbook of Highway and Traffic Engineering, CBS Publishers & Distributers, New Delhi
3. Kumar, R Srinivasa, “A Text book of Highway Engineering”, Universities Press, Hyderabad.
4. Kumar, R Srinivasa, “Pavement Design”, Universities Press, Hyderabad.
5. Chakraborty Partha & Das Animesh., “Principles of Transportation Engineering”, Prentice Hall (India), New Delhi,
6. IRC : 37- Latest revision, “Tentative Guidelines for the design of Flexible Pavements” Indian Roads Congress, New Delhi
7. IRC:58-2015 Guidelines for the Design of Plain Jointed Rigid Pavements for Highways (Fourth Revision) (with CD)
8. IRC:65-2017 Guidelines for Planning and Design of Roundabouts (First Revision)
9. IRC:73-1980 Geometric Design Standards for Rural (Non-Urban) Highways
10. IRC:106-1990 Guidelines for Capacity of Urban Roads in Plain Areas
11. IRC:93-1985 Guidelines on Design and Installation of Road Traffic Signals.
12. IRC:92-2017 Guidelines for Design of Interchanges in Urban Areas (First Revision)
13. IRC: SP: 68-2005, “Guidelines for Construction of Roller Compacted Concrete Pavements”, Indian Roads Congress, New Delhi.
14. IRC: 15-2002, “Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for construction of Concrete Roads” Indian Roads Congress, New Delhi.
15. MORTH, “Specifications for Road and Bridge Works”, Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Published by Indian Roads Congress, New Delhi.