Highway Engineering detail syllabus for Civil Engineering (Civil), 2017 regulation is taken from Anna University official website and presented for students of Anna University. The details of the course are: course code (CE8604), Category (PC), Contact Periods/week (3), Teaching hours/week (3), Practical Hours/week (0). The total course credits are given in combined syllabus.
For all other civil 6th sem syllabus for be 2017 regulation anna univ you can visit Civil 6th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 regulation Anna Univ Subjects. The detail syllabus for highway engineering is as follows.”
Course Objective:
- 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
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Unit II
Geometric Design of Highways
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
Pavement components and their role – Design principles -Design practice for flexible and rigid Pavements (IRC methods only) – Embankments- Problems in Flexible pavement design.
Unit IV
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Unit V
Evaluation and Maintenance of Pavements
Pavement distress in flexible and rigid pavements – Types of maintenance – Pavement Management Systems – Pavement evaluation, roughness, present serviceability index, skid resistance, structural evaluation, evaluation by deflection measurements – Strengthening of pavements -Highway Project formulation.
Course Outcome:
Students will be able to
- Get knowledge on planning and aligning of highway.
- Geometric design of highways
- Design flexible and rigid pavements.
- Gain knowledge on Highway construction materials, properties, testing methods
- Understand the concept of pavement management system, evaluation of distress and maintenance of pavements.
Text Books:
- 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
- Kadiyali.L.R. “Principles and Practice of Highway Engineering”, Khanna Technical Publications, 8th edition Delhi, 2013.
References:
- Indian Road Congress (IRC), Guidelines for the Design of Flexible Pavements, ( Third Revision), IRC: 37-2012
- Indian Road Congress (IRC), Guidelines for the Design of Plain Jointed Rigid Pavements for Highways, ( Third Revision), IRC: 58-2012
- 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
- OFlaherty.C.A “Highways, Butterworth – Heinemann, Oxford, 2006
- IRC-37-2012,The Indian roads Congress, Guidelines for the Design of Flexible Pavements, New Delhi
- IRC 58-2012. The Indian Road Congress, Guideline for the Design of Rigid Pavements for Highways, New Delhi
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