Highway Project Formulation and Economics Detailed Syllabus for Highway Engineering M.Tech first year second 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 Highway Project Formulation and Economics M.Tech 2017-2018 (R17) first year second sem is as follows.
M.Tech. I Year II Sem.
Course Objectives:
- To understand the need & scope of project formulation.
- Evaluation the economics of highway project.
- The module deals with project analysis 7 environmental impact assessments.
Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, students will be able to
- Understand project formulations & project evaluation.
- To analysis the feasibility of highway projects.
- To demonstrate the need for environmental impact assessment.
UNIT- I : Project Formulation: Project Preparation – Flow Chart for Project preparation. Project Cycle- Project Formulation – Need and Scope of Project Formulation – Various Aspects and Approaches in Project Formulation. Stages in Project Formulation. Preparation of Feasibility Report and DPR – Guidelines.
UNIT- II : Economic Evaluation :Need for Economic Evaluation; Stages involved in Economic Analysis; Cost and Benefit components; Discounting Criteria; Welfare economics; Social costs; Rate of Return; Road User Cost study in India ; Value of Travel time Savings – Economic concept of evaluation of travel time savings; Issues connected with evaluation of travel time savings. Vehicle operating costs – Components of VOC, Accident costs; Methodologies for economic evaluation of an accident.
UNIT- III : Economic Analysis; Basic Concepts of Economic Analysis, Principles of Economic Analysis; Cash flow diagrams; Time value of Money; Development of cash flow Diagrams; Methods of Economic Evaluation -Equivalent Uniform Annual Cost Method; Present worth of cost method;- Equivalent uniform annual net return method; Net present value method; Benefit cost ratio method; Rate of Return Method. Applications of these methods to highway projects.
UNIT- IV : Project appraisal by shadow pricing with case studies; Toll system analysis , Financial analysis ; Budgeting.
UNIT- V : Environmental impact assessment: Basic Concepts, Objectives, Transportation Related Environmental Impacts – Vehicular Impacts – Safety and Capacity Impacts – Roadway Impacts – Construction Impacts, Environmental Impact Assessment – Environmental Impact Statement, Environment Audit, Typical case studies
REFERENCES:
- Transportation Engineering Economics – Heggie. I. G.; McGraw Hill Publishers.
- Economic Analysis for Highways – Winfrey. R; International Text Book Company.
- Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning – L. R Kadiyali, Khanna Publishers.
- Road User Cost Study, CRRI
- Road Project Appraisal, for Developing Countries, J. W. Dickey, John Wiley & Sons.
- IRC: SP: 19; 2001, Manual For Survey, Investigation & Preparation of Road Projects.
- IRC: SP: 30, Manual on Economic Evaluation of Highway Projects in India.
For all other M.Tech 1st Year 2nd Sem syllabus go to JNTUH M.Tech Highway Engineering 1st Year 2nd Sem Course Structure for (R17) Batch.
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