Airport and Seaport Infrastructure
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The official GTU curriculum for Airport and Seaport Infrastructure (subject code 2184002) as prescribed for Civil Infra · Semester 8 divides the course into 5 units, covering 57 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 (2184002)Unit 1 Introduction and Planning
- policy of air transport
- air-transport authorities
- air crafts and its characteristics
- airport classifications
- regional planning-concepts and advantages
- location and planning of airport elements
- estimation of future air traffic
- development of new airport
- requirements of an ideal airport layout
Unit 2 Run Way and Taxiway Design
- Wind rose and orientation of runway
- factors affecting
- geometrics elements
- exit taxiway
- turn around facility
- aircraft parking configurations and parking systems
- hanger-site selection
- planning and design considerations
- Fuel storage area
- blast pads
- wind direction indicator 5 12.5
Unit 3 Terminal Area Design
- Elements and requirements
- terminal building functions
- space requirements
- location planning concepts
- vehicular parking area and Circulation network. passenger requirements at terminal building 3 7.5
Unit 4 Grading and Drainage
- Airport grading
- airport drainage aims
- special characteristics
- basic requirements
- surface and subsurface drainage systems. 2 5
Unit 5 Air Traffic Control and Visual Aids
- Air traffic control objectives
- control system
- control network-visual aids-landing information system
- airport markings and lighting 2 5 B SEAPORT ENGINEERING 1 Introduction to Seaport: History and policy
- major ports in India
- Seaport components
- ship characteristics 2 5 2 Design of Seaport Structures: Wind
- tides formation and currents phenomena
- their generation characteristics and effects on marine structures general design aspects
- breakwaters - function
- types general design principles
- pier heads
- mooring accessories 9 22.5 3 Port Planning - Amenities & Operations: characteristics of good seaport and principles of seaport planning
- size of seaport
- site selection criteria and layout of seaport
- Dry ports
- Bulk cargo
- Transshipment ports
- Port of call
- Surveys to be carried out for seaport planning
- Transfer bridges
- floating landing stages
- transit sheds
- cold storage
- cargo handling equipment
- purpose and general description: stack area
- single point mooring 11 27.5 4 Navigational Aids: Channel and entrance demarcation
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