Highway Engineering Syllabus for B.Tech 5th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Foundation Engineering B.Tech (R13) fifthsem is as follows
OBJECTIVES:
- To give an overview about the highway engineering with respect to, planning, design, construction and maintenance of highways as per IRC standards, specifications and methods.
UNIT I : HIGHWAY PLANNING AND ALIGNMENT [8 hours]
Significance of highway planning – Modal limitations towards sustainability – History of road development in India – Classification of highways – Locations and functions – Factors influencing highway alignment – Soil suitability analysis – Road ecology – Engineering surveys for alignment, objectives, conventional and modern methods.
UNIT II : GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF HIGHWAYS [12 hours]
Typical cross sections of Urban and Rural roads –– Cross sectional elements – Sight distances – Horizontal curves, Super elevation, transition curves, widening at curves – Vertical curves – Gradients, Special consideration for hill roads – Hairpin bends – Lateral and vertical clearance at underpasses.
UNIT III : DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE AND RIGID PAVEMENTS [9 hours]
Design principles – pavement components and their role – Design practice for flexible and rigid Pavements (IRC methods only) – Embankments .
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TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
The students completing this course would have acquired knowledge on planning, design, construction and maintenance of highways as per IRC standards and other methods.
TEXTBOOKS:
- Khanna.S. K., Justo.C.E.G and Veeraragavan A. “Highway Engineering”, Nemchand Publishers, 2014.
- Subramanian K.P., “Highways, Railways, Airport and Harbour Engineering”, Scitech Publications (India), Chennai, 2010
- Indian Road Congress (IRC), Guidelines and Special Publications of Planning and
Design.
REFERENCES:
- Kadiyali.L.R. “Principles and Practice of Highway Engineering”, Khanna Technical Publications, 8th edition Delhi, 2013.
- Yang H. Huang, “Pavement Analysis and Design”, Pearson Education Inc, Nineth
Impression, South Asia, 2012 - Ian D. Walsh, “ICE manual of highway design and management”, ICE Publishers,
Ist Edition, USA, 2011 - Fred L. Mannering, Scott S. Washburn and Walter P.Kilareski, “Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis”, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2011
- Garber and Hoel, “Principles of Traffic and Highway Engineering”, CENGAGE Learning, New Delhi, 2010
- O’Flaherty.C.A “Highways, Butterworth – Heinemann, Oxford, 2006
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