Transportation Safety detailed syllabus for Petroleum Engineering (PE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the PE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Petroleum Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit PE 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to PE Professional Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of transportation safety is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS GOODS 9
Transport emergency card (TREM) – driver training-parking of tankers on the highways-speed of the vehicle – warning symbols – design of the tanker lorries -static electricity-responsibilities of driver – inspection and maintenance of vehicles-check list- loading and decanting procedures -communication.
Unit II
ROAD TRANSPORT 8
Introduction – factors for improving safety on roads – causes of accidents due to drivers and pedestrians-design, selection, operation and maintenance of motor trucks-preventive maintenance check lists-motor vehicles act – motor vehicle insurance and surveys.
Unit III
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Unit IV
ROAD SAFETY 10
Road alignment and gradient-reconnaissance-ruling gradient-maximum rise per k.m.- factors influencing alignment like tractive resistance, tractive force, direct alignment, vertical curves-breaking characteristics of vehicle-skidding-restriction of speeds-significance of speeds- Pavement conditions – Sight distance – Safety at intersections – Traffic control lines and guide posts-guard rails and barriers – street lighting and illumination overloading-concentration of driver. Plant railway: Clearance-track-warning methods-loading and unloading-moving cars-safety practices.
Unit V
SHOP FLOOR AND REPAIR SHOP SAFETY 9
Transport precautions-safety on manual, mechanical handling equipment operations-safe drivingmovement of cranes-conveyors etc., servicing and maintenance equipment-grease rack operationwash rack operation-battery charging-gasoline handling-other safe practices-off the road motorized equipment.
Course Outcomes:
The students will be able to
- Recognize various safety activities undertaken in transporting of hazardous goods
- Understand the various symbols which are specific to the road safety and able to reduce the accidents occurred in the roads.
- Apply for the safe transportation of hazardous goods, creating TREM card and safe loading and unloading procedure.
- To understand the various types of – emergency planning and Haz mat codes
- To understand the loading and unloading of moving cars
- To equip the students to effectively manual, mechanical handling equipment operations Significances to suit the industrial requirement
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For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Petroleum Engineering 6th Sem, visit PE 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Petroleum Engineering results, visit Anna University PE all semester results direct link.