Basic Transportation Engineering
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The official GTU curriculum for Basic Transportation Engineering (subject code 4340604) as prescribed for CIVIL · Semester 4 divides the course into 5 units, covering 46 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 (4340604)Unit 1 Introduction
- 1.1. Modes of transportation.
- 1.2. Importance & Classification of roads, various terms used in road geometry.
- 1.3. Requirements of good roads and its advantages.
- 1.4. Importance of railways, role of civil engineer in construction and maintenance of railway.
- 1.5. Elements of harbor and their function.
- 1.6. Classification and types of Harbours based on their utility and location.
- 1.7. Airport classifications.
- 1.8. Air transport authorities, air transport activities.
Unit 2 Road Transportati on
- 2.1. Road geometry, Transition curve and Road Gradient, types of Pavement and Soil Stabilization.
- 2.2. Road alignment, Factors affecting the alignment, their types and its Importance.
- 2.3. Materials used in road Construction.
- 2.4. Various tests on Aggregate and bitumen.
- 2.5. Construction of Flexible and Rigid Pavement.
- 2.6. Types of Failures in roads.
- 2.7. Maintenance of roads and its components.
Unit 3 Drainage system and Bridges
- 3.1. Importance of drainage.
- 3.2. Methods of Surface and Sub-surface drainage.
- 3.3. Maintenance of drainage system.
- 3.4. Component of Bridge and its function.
- 3.5. Requirement of an ideal bridge.
- 3.6. Classification and types of bridge.
- 3.7. Factor affecting the selection of Bridge site and Scour, Afflux, Runoff, Economic Span, Clearance, Freeboard etc.
- 3.8. Maintenance of Bridges and its components.
Unit 4 Permanent
- 4.1. Typical cross section of various permanent ways as per IRS.
- 4.2. Function of Various Components. Basic Transportation Engineering Course Code: 4340604 ways 4c. Interpret basic knowledge of points and Crossing.
- 4.3. Method of fixing the rails with slipper.
- 4.4. Railway gauge, its types and uniformity of gauge.
- 4.5. Function of Rail joints.
- 4.6. Function of point and crossing.
- 4.7. Factors affecting point and crossing.
- 4.8. Components of Turn outs and types of crossing.
- 4.9. Classification of Yards.
- 4.10. Function of Various Yards.
- 4.11. Requirement of Track Maintenance.
- 4.12. Daily and periodical Maintenance.
- 4.13. Maintenance of Alignment, Drainage, Track Material and its components, Point and crossing and level crossing.
Unit 5 Water Transportati on and Airway
- 5.1. Classification and types of Harbours based on their utility and location.
- 5.2. Growth of ports in India, Requirements of good harbour, Element of harbour and their function.
- 5.3. Wind characteristics, Wind rose, Tide, Tide forces and theories, types of currents.
- 5.4. Hydrographic and Topographic Survey, Site selection for Harbour
- 5.5. General aspects of selection for berthing structures, Piers, Wharf, Quay wall, Jetty, Dolphins, trestle, Moles and mooring accessories.
- 5.6. Construction of Dock wall, classification of Break water and construction method of Break water wall.
- 5.7. Necessity for Fenders, types of fenders, mooring system and types of dredger.
- 5.8. Aircraft components and their functions.
- 5.9. Location and planning aspects of various airport elements.
- 5.10. Ideal airport layout. Basic Transportation Engineering Course Code: 4340604
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