Railway & Bridge Engineering
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The official GTU curriculum for Railway & Bridge Engineering (subject code 2154004) as prescribed for Civil Infra · Semester 5 divides the course into 6 units, covering 77 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2154004)Unit 1 Indian Railway
- recent developments
- gauges in Indian and other railways
- gauge conversion issues
- Engineering Surveys for railway lines: Alignment of railway lines
- preliminary investigations for a new railway line, and types of surveys
Unit 2 Rail tracks and Components
- Rails: Functions
- types of rails
- standard rail sections
- forces acting on track
- resistance of traction
- stress in rails
- creep of rail
- defects and failure of rails
- rail flaw detection
- Sleeper: Functions
- materials used for sleepers
- types of sleepers
- density and spacing of sleepers Ballast: Function
- types of ballast
- aggregates used of track ballast
- specifications of track ballast
- Fittings and fastening: Function
- requirement of track fittings
- rail to rail fastening
- fittings for sleepers
- testing of fastening
- rails joint and welding of rails
- Subgrade and formation: Slopes of formation
- execution of earthwork in embankments and cuttings
- blanket and blanketing material
- failure of railway embankment
Unit 3 Geometric design of railway track
- Necessity for geometric design
- details of geometric design of track
- grade compensation on curves
- Points and crossings
- track junction and track layout
- Railway Stations and yards: Purpose of a Railway Station
- Selection of Site for a Railway Station
- Facilities Required at Railway Stations
- Requirements of a Passenger Station Yard
- Classification of Railway Stations
- Station Platforms
- Types of Yards
- Catch Sidings and Ship Sidings
- Signalling and Interlocking: Objectives of Signalling
- classification of signals
- Signalling system
Unit 4 Introduction of Bridges
- components of a bridge
- importance of bridge
- classification of bridges based on structural behavior and materials
- Bridge components: superstructure
- bridge piers
- wing walls
- bridge foundations
- bridge joints and bearings
- Engineering feasibility studies for bridges: Need for investigations
- selection of bridge site
- preliminary data to be collected
- design discharge and its determination
- linear waterway
- economical span
- vertical clearance above HFL, afflux
- scour depth
- choice of bridge type
Unit 5 Standard Specifications
- Standard specifications for road bridges
- types of loadings
- code provisions on width of carriage way, clearances
- loads considered etc
- Standard specifications for railway bridges
- Railway bridge code
- Design aspects
Unit 6 Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges
- Introduction to health monitoring of bridges
- Monitoring Techniques such as visual Inspection
- NDT Test
- Static load testing
- Dynamic load testing etc
- Repair and retrofitting measures
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