GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Engineering
Subject Code: 3150611
Semester V
Subject Name: TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Type of course: Programme Core Course

Prerequisite:

Rationale:
1. To comprehend basic requirements of Highway, Rail, Water and Air Transportation.
2. To enable the students to apply the basic principles of geometric design, design of highway and traffic
engineering in the field.
3. To know the functions and design of water transportation structures.
4. To know basic elements in Airport Engineering.

Teaching and Examination Scheme:

Teaching Scheme Credits Examination Marks Total

L T P C Theory Marks Practical Marks Marks
ESE (E) PA (M) ESE (V) PA (I)
3 0 2 4 70 30 30 20 150

Content:

Sr. No. Content Total

Hrs

1 Introduction: 2
Importance of Transportation, Different modes of transportation, Overview of Road, Rail,
Air and Water Transportation, Comparison of various modes of Transportation.
Organizations and their functions - Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), Indian
Road Congress (IRC), Railway Board (RB), Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI),
Airport Authority of India (AAI), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO),
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

2 Highway Transportation: 38
Introduction: Highway planning and development in India, Classification of Rural and
Urban roads, Highway alignment and surveys, Preparation of Detailed Project Report.
Highway Geometric Design: Importance, highway cross section elements, sight distance,
design of horizontal alignment, design of vertical alignment, design of intersection.
Highway Materials: Components of highway pavement and materials used. Soil:
Importance, Desirable properties, Index properties, Compaction, Strength evaluation tests.
Aggregate: Functions, Desirable properties, Tests on road aggregates, Blending of
aggregate and quality control. Bituminous binders: Functions, Desirable properties, Tests
on bitumen and quality control, Bitumen emulsion functions and classification, Modified

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bituminous binder functions and classification. Bituminous Mix: Desirable properties and
requirement of design mix, general approach for design of bituminous mixes and
introduction to Marshall Mix Design Method. Design and Construction of Pavement:
Pavement component functions, factors affecting pavement design and basic pavement
design of Flexible and Rigid pavement as per IRC guidelines, Steps for construction of
highway on embankment and in cutting. Construction of embankment and subgrade, soil
stabilization. Flexible Pavement: Construction of Granular Sub-Base/Drainage layer,
Construction of Granular Base Course-WBM and WMM, Construction of bituminous
pavement layers- base course and surface course, prime coat and tack coat. Rigid
Pavement: Types of cement concrete pavement, components of cement concrete pavement
and its functions, construction of cement concrete pavement, joints in cement concrete
pavement-function and construction. Pavement Maintenance: Objective and
classification of highway maintenance works. Distresses and maintenance measures in
flexible and rigid pavements. Concept of pavement evaluation: Functional and Structural
Highway Drainage, Arboriculture and Lighting: Requirements of drainage system,
Surface drainage system, Sub-surface drainage system, Road Arboriculture, Highway
lighting: Importance, Design factors and lighting layout. Traffic Engineering: Traffic
characteristics, Traffic studies: Traffic Volume study, Spot speed studies, Travel time -
Delay study, PCU, Origin and Destination studies, Parking studies, Road accident studies.
Traffic regulations and control devices. Types of Intersections. Road safety aspect

3 Rail Transportation: 6
Role of Indian Railways in National Development, Basic requirement of railway alignment
and functions of Permanent Way, Types of components and functions: Gauge, Rail,
Fittings, Ballast, Embankments, Subgrade. Purpose: Coning of wheel, Geometric design,
Speeds, Gradients, Grade compensation, Curves, Super-elevation, points and crossing,
signalling and interlocking, yard, junction and terminal.

4 Water Transportation: 5
Harbour: Classification, components, site selection. Definitions: Harbour, Port, Ship
characteristics, Plimsoll Line, Beam, Draft, Hull, Ship carrying capacities, Structures and
functions: Jetty, Breakwater, Wharf, Dock, Lock, Quay, Mole, Dolphin. Mooring,
Dredging. Natural Phenomenon: Tides, Waves, Wind, Currents. Navigational Aids:
Lighthouse, Lightships, Buoys.

5 Air Transportation: 5
Airport: Classification, Master plan, Site selection, Zoning laws, imaginary surfaces.
Aircraft Component parts, Importance and Purpose: Wind rose diagram, Runway
Orientation, Taxiway, Apron, terminal building, Marking and lighting on Runway,
Taxiway and Apron

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Bachelor of Engineering
Subject Code: 3150611

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, Student will be able to

Sr. Marks %
CO statement
No. weightage
CO-1 Illustrate and demonstrate parameters of highway planning, geometric and
20
pavement design.
CO-2 Analyze pavement distresses, failures and suggest prevention measures. 20
CO-3 Describe basics of traffic flow parameters, parking, marking, signal, and
10
signs.
CO-4 Solve problems of railway track geometrics and to understand various 20
railway track materials, their properties and use.
CO-5 Identify various component parts of dock, harbour and airports and apply
15
ship and aircraft characteristics in planning of harbour and airports.
CO-6 Design pavement for the given traffic. 15

Suggested Specification table with Marks (Theory): (For PDDC only)

Distribution of Theory Marks

R Level U Level A Level N Level E Level C Level

10% 20% 20% 20% 10% 20%

Legends: R: Remembrance; U: Understanding; A: Application, N: Analyze and E: Evaluate C:

Create and above Levels (Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy)

Note: This specification table shall be treated as a general guideline for students and teachers. The actual
distribution of marks in the question paper may vary slightly from above table.

Reference Books:

1. Khanna S.K., Justo C.E.G., Highway Engineering, Nem Chand & Bros., Roorkee.
2. Kadiyali L. R. and Lal, N. B., Principles & Practice of Highway Engineering, Khanna Publishers,
Delhi.
3. Chandra Satish, Agarwal M.M., Railway Engineering, Oxford University Press,
4. Khanna S. K., Arora M. G. and Jain S.S., Airport Planning and Design, Nem Chand and Bros.
5. Bindra S. P., Docks & Harbour Engineering, Dhanpatrai Sons publication.
6. IRC:58-2015, Guidelines for the Design of Plain Jointed Rigid Pavement for Highways
7. IRC:37-2018, Guidelines for the Design of Flexible Pavements,
8. Specifications for Road and Bridges, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH)
9 Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning by Dr L R Kadiyali, Khanna Publishers

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List of Experiments:

1. Determination of aggregate crushing Value

2. Determination of aggregate impact value
3. Determination of Los Angeles Abrasion value
4. Determination of shape tests on aggregate
5. Determination of California Bearing Ratio values
6. Determination of viscosity of Bitumen
7. Determination of softening point of bitumen
8. Determination of ductility of the bitumen
9. Determination of flash point and fire point of bitumen
10. Determination of Bitumen content
11. Determination of stripping value of road aggregate
12. Demonstration of Optimum binder content by Marshall method for Bituminous mix design

Major Equipment:

1. Aggregate crushing value test apparatus

2. Aggregate impact value test apparatus
3. Los Angeles test apparatus
4. Flakiness and Elongation index gauge
5. California bearing ratio test apparatus
6. Kinematic viscometer test apparatus
7. Ring and ball test apparatus
8. Ductility test apparatus
9. Flash and fire point test apparatus
10. Marshal test apparatus

List of Open Source learning website:

1. http://www.nptel.iitm.ac.in/courses/

Field Visit :
1. A visit of construction site of Highway and Railway for understanding of construction procedure
2. A visit of an Airport and Harbour / Port site for understanding various components and its function
3. A visit of Ready-Mix Concrete plant for understanding of process of producing concrete

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