Airport Engineering
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The official GTU curriculum for Airport Engineering (subject code 3366002) as prescribed for TE · Semester 6 divides the course into 5 units, covering 25 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 (3366002)Unit 1 Airport Planning
- 1.1. Airport classifications
- 1.2. Air transport authorities, air transport activities.
- 1.3. Aircraft components and their functions
- 1.4. Regional planning
- 1.5. Location and planning of airport elements- airfield, terminal area, obstructions, approach zone,zoning laws
- 1.6. Airport capacity, size and site selection
- 1.7. Estimation of future air traffic
- 1.8. Development of new airport
- 1.9. Ideal airport layout.
Unit 2 Runway and Taxiway Design
- 2.1. Wind rose and orientation of runway
- 2.2. Factors affecting runway: basic runway length, corrections to runway length, runway geometrics and runway patterns (configurations).
- 2.3. Factors affecting taxiway: taxiway geometric elements, layout, exit, taxiway, location and geometrics, holding apron, turnaround facility.
- 2.4. Design and quality considerations for pavement of runway Airport Engineering Course Code: 3366002 GTU/ NITTTR Bhopal/14 Gujarat State 3 Unit Major Learning Outcomes (In Cognitive Domain) Topics and Sub-topics
- 2.5. Aprons: locations, size, gate positions, aircraft parking, configurations and parking systems
- 2.6. Hangers: site selection, planning and design considerations,
- 2.7. Airport drainage: aims, functions, requirements, surface and subsurface drainage systems
- 2.8. Fuel storage area: blast and erosion control.
- 2.9. Airport grading
Unit 3 Terminal Area Design
- 3.1. Terminal area elements and requirements
- 3.2. Terminal building functions, space requirements
- 3.3. Location planning concepts
- 3.4. Vehicular parking area and circulation network.
Unit 4 Air Traffic Control and Visual Aids
- 4.1. Airport traffic control: objectives, control system/aids, control network
- 4.2. Visual aids controlling factors: landing information system, airport markings and lighting
Unit 5 Heliport Design
- 5.1. Planning of Heliports: site selection, size of landing area, orientation of landing area, terminal area, heliport marking, heliport lighting.
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