Highway Construction
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Highway Construction Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Highway Construction (subject code 3356002) as prescribed for TE · Semester 5 divides the course into 5 units, covering 22 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 (3356002)Unit 1 Highway Construction Principles
- 1.1. Developments in road construction
- 1.2. Embankment construction: Formation cutting in ordinary soil and hard rock
- 1.3. Ground improvements
Unit 2 Bituminous and Other Pavement Construction
- 2.1. Seasonal limitations of pavement Construction
- 2.2. Bituminous base and surface courses : prime , tack, seal coats, bituminous- bituminous penetration macadam, surface dressing, premix carpet and bituminous concrete
- 2.3. Recycling of bituminous pavement materials
- 2.4. Construction of earthen, gravel and water bound macadam, wet mix macadam roads
Unit 3 Cement Concrete Pavement Construction
- 3.1. Plants and required, construction pavement,
- 3.2. Types of construction joints,
- 3.3. Joints filler and sealer, reinforced, Pre-stressed . Highway construction Course code 3356002 GTU/ NITTTR Bhopal/14-15 Gujarat State 3 Unit Major Learning Outcomes (in cognitive domain ) Topic and Sub-topics
Unit 4 Desert, Swampy and Hilly Areas Road Construction
- 4.1. Hilly area road: alignment , Geometric design,
- 4.2. Design and construction of -hill roads, retaining, revetment walls
- 4.3. Location and design of roads in swampy area
- 4.4. Desert area roads: principles of road location, guidelines for design.
Unit 5 Road Construction Machineries
- 5.1. Role of labor v/s machinery in road construction
- 5.2. Earthwork machinery
- 5.3. Rock excavation machinery
- 5.4. Transporting Equipment
- 5.5. Compaction Equipment
- 5.6. Bituminous concrete road equipment
- 5.7. Cement Concrete road making Equipment
- 5.8. Equipment Usage charges
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