22403: Railway and Bridge Enginering Syllabus for Construction Technology 4th Sem I – Scheme MSBTE

Railway and Bridge Enginering detailed Syllabus for Construction Technology (CS), I – scheme has been taken from the MSBTE official website and presented for the diploma students. For Subject Code, Subject Name, Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Credits, Theory (Max & Min) Marks, Practical (Max & Min) Marks, Total Marks, and other information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.

For all other Diploma in Construction Technology (CS) Syllabus for 4th Sem I – Scheme MSBTE, do visit Diploma in Construction Technology (CS) Syllabus for 4th Sem I – Scheme MSBTE Subjects. The detailed Syllabus for railway and bridge enginering is as follows.

Rationale:

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List of Competencies:

The aim of this course is to help the student to attain the following industry identified competency through various teaching learning experiences:

• Execute the construction and maintenance of railways,, bridges and tunnels

COURSE OUTCOMES (COs)

The theory should be taught and practical should be carried out in such a manner that students are able to acquire required learning out comes in cognitive, psychomotor and affective domain to demonstrate following course outcomes.

1. Identify the components of railway tracks.
2. Maintain the railway tracks.
3. Diagnose the condition of bridges.
4. Maintain different types of railway bridges and their components.
5. Maintain different types of tunnels.

SUGGESTED PRACTICALS/ EXERCISES

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MAJOR EQUIPMENT/ INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED

-Not applicable-

UNDERPINNING THEORY COMPONENTS

The following topics are to be taught and assessed in order to develop the sample UOs given below for achieving the COs to attain the identified competency. More UOs could be added.

Unit I Basics of Railway Engineerig

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Unit II Track geometrics, Construction and Maintenance

Outcomes:

1. Explain the factors affecting the alignment of railway for the given terrain.
2. Explain with sketches the turn outs, points and crossings with for the given situation.
3. Describe with sketches the track geometries elements for the given terrain.
4. Describe the process of rail track maintenance for the given season.
5. Describe the functions of the given tools and equipment required for maintaining the track in the specified terrain.

Topics:

1. Alignment- Factors governing rail alignment.
2. Track Cross sections – standard cross section of single and double line in cutting and embankment. Important terms-permanent land, formation width, side drains,
3. Railway Track Geometries : Gradient, curves-types and factors affecting, grade compensation, super elevation, limits of Super elevation on curves, cant deficiency negative cant, grade compensation on curves, Coning of wheel, tilting of rail.
4. Branching of Tracks-Points and crossings-Turn out-left and right hand turnout, components and their functions, important technical terms, components, types and inspection, track junctions: crossovers, scissor cross over, diamond crossing, track triangle.
5. Station and Yards-Purpose, requirement of railway station, important technical terms, types of railway station, factors affecting site selection for railway station.
6. Station yard-Classification-Passenger, goods, locomotive and marshalling yards-function & drawbacks of marshalling yards.
7. Steps involved in construction of rail track
8. Track Maintenance- Necessity, Classification, Tools required for track maintenance with their function, Organisation of track maintenance, duties of permanent way inspector, gang mate and key man.

Unit III Overview of Bridge Engineering

Outcomes:

1. Propose the relevant type of bridge for the given situation on the basis of relevant criteria with justification.
2. Identify the components of a given type of bridge with their functions.
3. Explain with sketches the bridge section for the given site conditions.
4. Propose the relevant type of foundation for the given type of bridge for the given situation with justification.

Topics:

1. Classification of bridges according to span, purpose, material, life, alignment, H.F.L., Loading, level of bridge floor.
2. Site selection and investigation, Factors affecting selection of site for bridge. Bridge alignment-Factors controlling.
3. Important technical terms- waterway, economic span, afflux, scouring, freeboard, cut water, ease water.
4. Component parts of bridge: pier, abutment, wing wall, foundation, bearing
5. Piers-function, requirements, types.
6. Abutment – function, types.
7. Wing walls – functions and types.
8. Foundation – function, types of bridge foundations
9. Bearing – functions, types of bearing

UnitIV Construction and Maintenance of bridge

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UnitV Construct ion and Maintena nee of tunnels

Outcomes:

1. Describe the criteria for selection of the tunnel for given situation with justification.
2. Choose the relevant method of constructing the tunnel in the given situation with justification.
3. Explain the process of lining of the tunnel in the given situation justification.
4. Describe the type of ventilation provided for the given type of tunnel.
5. Describe the procedure of maintenance and repair for the given type of tunnel.

Topics:

1. Tunnel – Classification of tunnels according to purpose, conveyance, material, position or alignment, shape and size of tunnels.
2. Tunnels: Cross sections for highways and railways, Tunnel investigations and surveying, Tunnel Shaft – its purpose and construction.
3. Methods of tunnelling in Soft rock-needle beam method, fore-poling method. Tine plate method, shield method.
4. Methods of tunnelling in Hard rock-Full-face heading method. Heading and bench method, drift method.
5. Drilling equipment-drills and drills carrying equipments. Types of explosives used in tunnelling.
6. Tunnel lining -Purpose, factors affecting type of lining, and methods
7. Tunnel ventilation and drainage- Purpose and methods
8. Tunnel Maintenance- Purpose and measure to be taken for proper maintenance

SUGGESTED STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Other than the classroom and laboratory learning, following are the suggested student-related co-curricular activities which can be undertaken to accelerate the attainment of the various outcomes in this course: Students should conduct following activities in group and prepare reports of about 5 pages for each activity, also collect/record physical evidences for their (students) portfolio which will be useful for their placement interviews:

1. Collect the statistical data of Indian Railways and prepare chart showing the development of railways.
2. Prepare the scaled bridge model of any one type using ice-cream sticks.
3. Collect the details of new technologies of tunnel excavation and prepare the report.
4. Collect the data from YouTube/videos showing various concepts and technologies related to the subject under consideration.
5. Visit the railway station nearby to understand the cross-section of rail components, arrangement of station yard and layout of railway station and prepare the detailed report with site photographs.
6. Visit to any one type of bridge to summarize its components and its present condition and prepare the detailed report with site photographs.
7. Visit to roadway tunnel or railway tunnel to verify the structural components and ty lining work and prepare the detailed report with site photographs.
8. Library/ Internet survey of hydraulic structures.
9. Prepare power point presentation or animation for understanding different principles of the course under consideration.

SUGGESTED SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES (if any)

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SUGGESTED MICRO-PROJECTS

Only one micro-project is planned to be undertaken by a student that needs to be assigned to him/her in the beginning of the semester. In the first four semesters, the micro-project are group-based. However, in the fifth and sixth semesters, it should be preferably be individually undertaken to build up the skill and confidence in every student to become problem solver so that s/he contributes to the projects of the industry. In special situations where groups have to be formed for micro-projects, the number of students in the group should not exceed three.

The micro-project could be industry application based, internet-based, workshopbased, laboratory-based or field-based. Each micro-project should encompass two or more COs which are in fact, an integration of PrOs, UOs and ADOs. Each student will have to maintain dated work diary consisting of individual contribution in the project work and give a seminar presentation of it before submission. The total duration of the micro-project should not be less than 16 (sixteen) student engagement hours during the course. The student ought to submit micro-project by the end of the semester to develop the industry oriented COs.

A suggestive list of micro-projects are given here. Similar micro-projects could be added by the concerned faculty:

1. Draw the cross-section of rail components and layout of a railway station and yard. Prepare the detailed report with site photographs.
2. Inspect the nearby railway track, bridge or tunnel (any one) to enumerate the defects (if any) and prepare the report suggesting the remedial measures for ensuring its stability.
3. Prepare a model of a bridge/tunnel to demonstrate the relevant associated concept.
4. Prepare a chart showing Classification of tunnels according to purpose, conveyance, material, position or alignment, shape and size of tunnels under different conditions
5. Collect photographs of different types of bridge and tunnels from actual site and compare their relevance at that particular site.
6. Prepare models of different gauges used in railways.

SUGGESTED LEARNING RESOURCES

1. Road,Railways, Bridge and Tunnel Engg Birdi, Ahuja Standard Book House, New Delhi, March 2010, ISBN: 978-8189401337
2. Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Kadiyali, L.R. Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 2008, ISBN: 978-8174092205
3. Bridge Engineering Ponnuswamy, S. McGraw-Hill Education, New Delhi, 2008, ISBN: 9780-070656956
4. Railway Engineering Chandra, Satish and Agarwal, M.M. Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2013, ISBN: 978-0198083535
5. Railway Engineering Rangwala, S.C. Charotar Publishing House , Anand 2002, ISBN: 978-9380358772
6. Highway, Railway, Airport and Harbour Engineering Subramanian, K.P. Scitech Publications, Hyderabad, 2016, ISBN: 978-8183712712

SOFTWARE/LEARNING WEBSITES

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