Railways, Bridges and Tunnels Civil 5th Sem BTEUP Syllabus 2019-2020

Railways, Bridges and Tunnels detail BTEUP syllabus for Civil Engineering, effective from 2019-2020, is collected from BTEUP 2017 Syllabus official website and presented for diploma students. PDF download is possible from official site but you can download the istudy mobile app for syllabus on mobile. The course details such as exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below. The syllabus PDFs can be downloaded from official website.

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Rationale:

The subject will cater to the needs of those technicians who would like to find employment in the construction of railway tracks, bridges and tunnels. The subject aims at providing broad based knowledge regarding various components and construction of railway track, bridges and tunnels

Learning Outcomes:

After undergoing the subject, students will be able to:

• Describe different component parts of permanent way such as rails, sleepers and ballest
• Distinguish different types of rail gauges used in India
• Use of different types of rail fastenings and fixtures
• Classify bridges and select suitable type of bridge for a particular purpose
• Describe essential components of a ROB and RUB
• Supervise construction of a tunnel
• Carry out ventilation, drainage and lightening of tunnels

PART – I: RAILWAYS (30 Periods)

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PART-II: BRIDGES (30 Periods)

1. Introduction

Bridge – its function and component parts, difference between a bridge and a culvert

2. Classification of Bridges

Their structural elements and suitability:

1. According to life-permanent and temporary
2. According to deck level – Deck, through and semi-through
3. According to material -timber, masonry, steel, RCC, pre-stressed
4. According to structural form;
1. Grade Seperators-Railway Road Over Bridges (ROB), Road Under Bridge (RUB)
2. Beam type -RCC, T-Beam, steel girder bridges, plate girder and box girder, balanced cantilever, Trussed bridges.
3. Arch type – open spandrel and filled spandrel barrel and rib type
4. Suspension type – unstiffened and stiffened and table (its description with sketches)
5. According to the position of highest flood level submersible and non submersible
5. IRS, IRC introduction of IRS and IRC
6. Concept of Railway ROB and RUB – Precast components of ROB, drainage problems and solutions of RUB
3. Bridge Foundations: Introduction to open foundation, pile foundation, well foundation
4. Piers, Abutments, Retaining walls, Wing walls and Toe walls
1. Piers-definition, parts; types -solid (masonry and RCC), open
2. Abutments and wing walls – definition, types of abutments (straight and tee), abutment with wing walls (straight, splayed, return and curved)
3. Toe walls: Importance and Functions
4. Retaining Walls: Types, functions, parts, MSE(Mechanically stabilized earth) walls
5. Bridge bearings

Purpose of bearings; types of bearings – fixed plate, rocker and roller and pin bearing, Elastomaric bearings, PTFE bearing, Sliding bearing.

6. Super structure: Components, features, cross-section and services, footpath, median crash banner, light pole.
7. Maintenance of Bridges
1. Inspection of bridges
2. Routine maintenance

PART – III: TUNNELS (24 Periods)

1. Definition and necessity of tunnels, method of tunneling, machinery used in tunneling
2. Typical section of tunnels for a national highway and single and double broad gauge railway track
3. Ventilation -necessity and methods of ventilation, by blowing, exhaust and combination of blowing and exhaust
4. Drainage method of draining water in tunnels
5. Lighting of tunnels

Notes:

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Instructional Strategy:

This subject is of practical nature. While imparting instructions, teachers are expected to organize demonstrations and field visits to show various components and construction of railway track, bridges and tunnel.

Means of Assessment:

1. Assignments and quiz/class tests
2. Mid-term and end-term written tests
3. Presentations
4. Model Making
5. Report writing
6. Viva-voce

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Websites for Reference:

http://swayam.gov.in

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