UNIT 1:
History of Road Construction, Highway Development in India
Jayakar Committee Recommendations and Realisations
Twenty-year Road Development Plans, Institutions for Highway Development at National level
Indian Roads Congress, Highway Research Board, National Highway Authority of India
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) and Central Road Research Institute
Requirements of Ideal Alignment, Factors Controlling Highway Alignment
Classification and Cross Section of Urban and Rural Roads (IRC), Highway Cross Sectional Elements
Requirements of Ideal Alignment, Factors Controlling Highway Alignment
Classification and Cross Section of Urban and Rural Roads (IRC), Highway Cross Sectional Elements
Classification and Cross Section of Urban and Rural Roads (IRC), Highway Cross Sectional Elements
UNIT 2:
Design of horizontal alignment - Sight distance
PIEV theory – Problems in S.S.D
Super elevation – Theory & Problems
Transition curves - Theory &Problems.
Design of Vertical Alignment: Terrain classification
Highway widening on horizontal curves Theory & Problems
UNIT 3:
Rigid and Flexible Pavements, Components and their Functions
Design Principles of Flexible and Rigid Pavements.
Factors affecting the Design of Pavements
Design Practice for Flexible Pavements [IRC Method and Recommendations- Problems]
Design Practice for Flexible Pavements [IRC Method and Recommendations- Problems]
UNIT 4:
Comparison of Highway & Railway transportation
Railway track (permanent way) Cross-sections of railway tracks
Coning of wheels-Gauges: Classification, Selection &Uniformity
Rails: Functions, Types of rail sections, Length of rails, Rail Joints,
Welding of rails, Creep of rails
Sleepers: Functions, Requirements, Classification & Sleeper density
Sleepers: Functions, Requirements, Classification & Sleeper density
Ballast: Functions, Requirements, Types & Quantity of ballast
UNIT 5:
Factors in selection of Good Alignment ,Gradients , Grade compensation
Speed of trains ,Necessity of Points and Crossings ,Turnouts.
Railway Stations: Requirements, Classifications.-Station Yards: Types
Interlocking of signals and points: Necessity and Methods
Interlocking of signals and points: Necessity and Methods
Interlocking of signals and points: Necessity and Methods
