Basic Transportation Engineering
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The official GTU curriculum for Basic Transportation Engineering (subject code DI03006031) as prescribed for Electronics · Semester 3 divides the course into 5 units, covering 29 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 (DI03006031)Unit 1 Introduction to Transportation Engineering
- 1.1 History of road development in India. 1.2 Importance of roads
- harbor and airport. 1.3 Modes of transportation: Road
- Air – comparison applications and its advantages. 1.4 Classification and types of road
- harbor and airport based on their utility
Unit 2 Road geometries and its construction
- 2.1 Road alignment
- Factors affecting the alignment
- their types & its Importance. 2.2 Road geometry: Standard cross-sections of urban &Rural highway. Types camber
- right of way Design speed and influencing factors (IRC guidelines) Gradient: types and IRC Standards Sight distance – SSD, OSD Curves: horizontal and vertical
- extra widening 2.3 Materials used in road Construction. 2.4 Various tests on aggregate and Bitumen. 2.5 Brief introduction of Flexible and Rigid Pavement. 2.6 Maintenance of roads
Unit 3 Road 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
- classification and its type
- Program Name: Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Civil Engineering Course / Subject Code : DI03006031 Course / Subject Name: Basic Transportation Engineering 3.5 Factor affecting the selection of Bridge site and Scour
- Economic Span
- Freeboard etc
Unit 4 Railway engineering
- 4.1 History of railway development in India. 4.2 Typical cross section of B.G.in permanent ways as per IRS. 4.3 Function of Various Components. 4.4 Method of fixing the rails with slipper. 4.5 Railway gauge
- its types and uniformity of gauge. 4.6 Function of Rail joints and point and crossing. 4.7 Factors affecting point and crossing. 4.8 Classification yards and function of various yards. 4.9 Requirement of Track Maintenance
- Daily and periodical maintenance. 11
Unit 5 Water transportation 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 diagram
- 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
- Quay wall
- 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 Ideal airport layout. 5.9 Location and planning aspects of various airport elements. 5.10 Aircraft components and their functions
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