JNTUK B.Tech Transportation Engineering – II gives you detail information of Transportation Engineering – II R13 syllabus It will be help full to understand you complete curriculum of the year.
Lecture : –— — : 3 hrs/Week Internal Assessment : Marks
Tutorial : — — : 1 Hrs / Week Semester End Examination : Marks
Practical : — Credits : 3
Course Learning Objectives
The objective of this course is:
- To know various components and their functions in a railway track
- To acquire design principles of geometrics in a railway track.
- To know various techniques for the effective movement of trains.
- To acquire design principles of airport geometrics and pavements.
- To know the planning, construction and maintenance of Docks and Harbours.
Course Outcomes
At the end of course, Student can
- Design geometrics in a railway track.
- Provide good transportation network
- Design airport geometrics and airfield pavements.
- Plan, construct and maintain Docks and Harbours.
SYLLABUS
A.RAILWAY ENGINEERING
UNIT – I : Components of Railway Engineering:Permanent way components – Railway Track Gauge – Cross Section of Permanent Way – Functions of various Components like Rails, Sleepers and Ballast –Rail Fastenings – Creep of Rails- Theories related to creep – Adzing of Sleepers- Sleeper density – Rail joints.
UNIT – II : Geometric Design of Railway Track:Alignment – Engineering Surveys – Gradients- Grade Compensation- Cant and Negative Super elevation- Cant Deficiency – Degree of Curve – safe speed on curves – Transition curve – Compound curves – Reverse curves – Extra clearance on curves – widening of gauge on curves – vertical curves – cheek rails on curves.
UNIT – III : Turnouts & Controllers:Track layouts – Switches – Design of Tongue Rails – Crossings – Turnouts – Layout of Turnout – Double Turnout – Diamond crossing – Scissors crossing. Signal Objectives – Classification – Fixed signals – Stop signals – Signalling systems – Mechanical signalling system – Electrical signalling system – System for Controlling Train Movement – Interlocking – Modern signalling Installations.
B.AIRPORT ENGINEERING
UNIT – IV : Airport Planning & Design:Airport Master plan – Airport site selection – Air craft characteristics – Zoning laws – Airport classification – Runway orientation – Wind rose diagram – Runway length – Taxiway design – Terminal area and Airport layout – Visual aids and Air traffic control.
UNIT – V : Runway Design:Various Design factors – Design methods for Flexible pavements – Design methods for Rigid pavements – LCN system of Pavement Design – Airfield Pavement Failures – Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Airfield pavements – Evaluation & Strengthening of Airfield pavements – Airport Drainage – Design of surface and subsurface drainage. C.DOCKS & HARBOURS
UNIT – VI : Planning, Layout, Construction & Maintenance Of Docks & Harbours:Classification of ports – Requirement of a good port – classification of Harbours – Docks – Dry & wet docks – Transition sheds and workhouses – Layouts; Quays – construction of Quay walls – Wharves – Jetties – Tides – Tidal data and Analysis – Break waters – Dredging – Maintenance of Ports and Harbours – Navigational aids.
TEXT BOOKS
- Railway Engineering by Satish Chandra and Agarwal M.M., Oxford University Press, New Delhi
- Airport Engineering by Khanna & Arora – Nemchand Bros, New Delhi.
- Docks and Harbour Engineeringby Bindra S.P. – Dhanpathi Rai & Sons, New Delhi.
REFERENCES
- ‘Railway Engineering’by Saxena & Arora – Dhanpat Rai, New Delhi.
- ‘Transportation Engineering Planning Design’ by Wright P.H. & Ashfort N.J. – John Wiley & Sons.
- ‘Airport Engineering’ by Virendra Kumar, Dhanpat Rai Publishers, New Delhi.
- ‘Transportation Engineering’ by Srinivasa Kumar R, University Press, Hyderabad
- ‘Highway, Railway, Airport and Harbour Engineering’ by Subramanian KP, Scitech Publications (India) Pvt. Limited, Chennai.
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