Department of Civil Engineering

Course Coverage Plan

Subject: TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING II Subject code: RCE 801
Session: 2018-2019 Semester: VIII

S. Topics to be covered No. of Planned date Actual date Text /reference

No. Lectures of lecture book
taken
UNIT –I : (Introduction, Permanent Way and Components:)
1. History and administrative setup of 03 23/01/2019 S.C. SAXENA,
Indian Railways; Rails, Type of rails,
rail gauges, permanent way 24/01/2019 S.P. ARORA
formation,– functions, requirements, 25/01/2019
2. sections in embankment and cutting 02 28/01/2019 S.C. SAXENA,
(single/double track), electrified
tracks, locomotives, wheel and axle 29/01/2019 S.P. ARORA
arrangement, coning of wheels, defect
in rails, rail fastenings, Fish plates,
spikes, chairs, keys, bearing plates.
3 sleepers, Timber, steel, cast iron, 03 30/01/2019 S.C. SAXENA,
concrete and prestressed concrete
sleepers, sleeper density, ballast: 31/01/2019 S.P. ARORA
material, specifications. 01/02/2019
UNIT –II : (Track Geometrics, Turnouts and Crossings, Stations and Yards)
5. Railway alignment, vertical alignment 04 04/02/2019 S.C. SAXENA,
– gradients and grade effects,
horizontal alignment – horizontal 05/02/2019 S.P. ARORA
curves, super-elevation, concepts of 06/02/2019
cant excess and deficiency,
07/02/2019
6. safe permissible speed, transition 04 08/02/2019 S.C. SAXENA,
curves, widening of gauges and track
clearances, 11/02/2019 S.P. ARORA
12/02/2019
13/02/2019
7. points and crossings – terminologies, 04 14/02/2019 S.C. SAXENA,
types of turnouts, design of turnouts,
types of crossings, design of crossings. 15/02/2019 S.P. ARORA
Different types of stations and Yards: 18/02/2019
classification and functioning.
19/02/2019
UNIT –III : (Signalling and Interlocking, Urban Railways)
8. Classification of Signals, method of 03 20/02/2019 S.C. SAXENA,
train working, absolute block system,
Centralized train control system, ATS, 21/02/2019 S.P. ARORA
interlocking of track,
 22/02/2019
9. principle of interlocking, types of 03 25/02/2019 S.C. SAXENA,
interlocking, high speed track – track
requirement 26/02/2019 S.P. ARORA
27/02/2019
10. speed limitations, high speed 03 28/02/2019 S.C. SAXENA,
technologies, Urban railway- railway
system in urban areas. 01/03/2019 S.P. ARORA
05/03/2019
UNIT –IV : (Introduction to Airport Engineering)
11. Air craft characteristics affecting 05 06/03/2019 S.C. SAXENA,
airport planning & design, selection
of site for an airport. 07/03/2019 S.P. ARORA
08/03/2019
25/03/2019
12. Airports - layout and orientation, 06 26/03/2019 S.C. SAXENA,
Runway and taxiway design
consideration and geometric design. 27/03/2019 S.P. ARORA
28/03/2019
29/03/2019
01/04/2019
13 Airport drainage management, 04 02/04/2019 S.C. SAXENA,
Zoning laws, Visual aids and air
traffic control, Runway lighting, 03/04/2019 S.P. ARORA
Runway operation Helipads, hangers, 04/04/2019
service equipment.
05/04/2019
UNIT -V : (Water Transport)
14. Harbours and ports, Types of 05 08/04/2019 S.C. SAXENA,
Harbours; Harbours - layouts, shipping
lanes, anchoring, location 09/04/2019 S.P. ARORA
identification 10/04/2019
11/04/2019
15. Littoral transport with erosion and 04 12/04/2019 S.C. SAXENA,
deposition; sounding methods; Dry
and Wet docks, components and 15/04/2019 S.P. ARORA
operational Tidal data and analyses. 16/04/2019
17/04/2019
16. Inland waterways: advantages and 03 18/04/2019 S.C. SAXENA,
disadvantages; Development in India.
Inland water operation. 19/04/2019 S.P. ARORA
22/04/2019