Proposal for a revision of an existing course CE320 Transportation Engineering – I

Name of Academic Unit : Civil Engineering Preamble to the proposal : The change of course contents. Level : Undergraduate Programme : B. Tech i Title of the course CE320 Transportation Engineering - I ii Credit Structure (L-T-P-C) 3-0-0-6 iii Type of Course Core course (Institute/ Departmental) + (Core/ Elective/ Minor...) iv Semester in which normally to be Autumn (B.Tech 3rd year Second Sem) offered (Autumn/Spring) v Whether Full or Half Semester Full Semester Course Course vi Pre-requisite(s), if any (For the Nil students) – specify course number(s) vii Course Content* Introduction to transportation systems engineering: • What is transportation engineering; • History and growth of highways, railways and airways; • Characteristics of different mode of transportation; • Goal of transportation systems planning, design and implementation. Highways: • Geometric design (design controls and criteria, sight distance, horizontal alignment, vertical alignment, alignment planning and design, Geometric design at intersection); • Highway materials testing and characterization; • Pavement design. Railways: • Specifications of structural and design components of railway tracks; • Geometric design and alignment of railway tracks; • Railway facilities (Stations, yards etc); • Signalling and control system; • Structural design of the railway track; • Advances in urban railway system. viii Texts/References** • C.S. Papacostas and P.D. Prevedouros, Transportation Engineering and Planning, 3rd Ed., Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2001. • J.H. Banks, Introduction to Transportation Engineering, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2002. • P.H. Wright and K. Dixon, Highway Engineering,7th Ed., Wiley, New York, 2003. • S.K. Khanna and C.E.G. Justo, Highway Engineering, Khanna Publishers, Roorkee, 2001. • L.R. Kadiyali, Principles and Practice of Highway Engineering, Khanna Technical Publications, Delhi, 2000. • Y.H. Huang, Pavement Analysis and Design, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2003. • S.C. Sexena and S.P. Arora, A Text Book of Railway Engineering, Dhanpat Rai & Sons, New Delhi, 1998. • W. W. Hay, Railroad Engineering, Wiley, New York, 1988. ix Name(s) of Instructor(s)*** Avijit Maji, Nagendra R Velaga x Name(s) of other Departments/ Nil Academic Units to whom the course is relevant xi Is/Are there any course(s) in the Nil same/ other academic unit(s) which is/ are equivalent to this course? If so, please give details. xii Justification/ Need for introducing Already existing course the course