Assignment Transportation Engg II

WALCHAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SOLAPUR
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Final Year BTech-Part-II- 2021-22 (CBCS pattern)
Subject: Railway, Airport & Harbour Engg
ASSIGNMENTS
Sl. Questions CO BT
No No Level
ASSIGNMENT-I
1 Classify the various gauges prevailing in India with their gauge widths. CO 1 03
What factors govern the selection of a suitable gauge? Discuss
2 What do you understand by a railway track or a permanent way? CO 1 03

Mention the requirements of an ideal Permanent way. Draw a
neat sketch of BG double track in embankment and show all component
parts.
3 What is meant by track modulus? Indicate the usual range of values for a CO 1 02
BG track.
4 What are the functions of rails? Name the various types of rails in use. CO 1 02
Which one is widely used now? How is the weight of a rail section
usually determined?
5 It is observed that at present tracks, are mostly laid with flat- CO 2 05

footed rails. Justify this preference in relation to other types of
rail sections.
6 Differentiate between the hauling capacity and the tractive effort of a CO 2 04

locomotive.
7 A BG locomotive has three pairs of driving wheels with an axle load of CO 2 03

20 t. If this locomotive is running at a speed of 120 km/h, what is the
train weight in t that the locomotive can pull on a straight level track? (b)
What is the train weight that the same locomotive will be able to haul on
a 2° curve and a 1 in 100 gradient?
8 Compare the various characteristics of steam, diesel and electric traction CO 2 04
9 Why is it desirable to have, as far as possible, a uniform gauge for the CO 1 05

railway network of a country support this with proper justification.
List out the various gauges prevailing in India with their gauge widths.
10 In the process of selecting a suitable alignment for a railway line, what CO 1 04

factors and parameters are kept in view? What analysis is done to assess
the economic viability of the alignment?
ASSIGNMENT-II
Sl. Questions CO BT
No No Level
01 What do you understand by a term coning of wheel, adzing of sleepers CO 1 02

and tilting of rails?
02 Draw a typical cross section of a permanent way. Describe briefly the CO 1 02

functions of the various components of the railway track.
03 It is observed that at present tracks, are mostly laid with flat-footed rails. CO 2 04
Give reasons for this preference in relation to other types of rail sections.
04 List the various types of sleepers used on Indian Railways. Which one CO 2 04
would you consider to be the best for modern tracks and why? Using a
sleeper density of N + 5, determine the number of sleepers required for
the construction of a 1800-m BG track
05 Determine the maximum permissible train load that a locomotive with CO 2 03

four pairs of driving wheels of a 22.86 t axle load each can pull on a
level broad gauge track at a speed of 90 km/h. Also determine the
reduced speed of the train if it has to ascend a gradient of 1 in 200 with
the same train load. (Assume the hauling capacity of the locomotive to
be one-sixth of the load on the driving wheels).
06 Name six materials commonly used as ballast on Indian Railways. Write CO 2 03

down the specifications of an ideal stone ballast. Determine the
optimum thickness of the stone ballast required below sleepers of density
M + 7 on a BG track.
07 Draw a neat diagram of left-hand turnout and describe the following CO 3 04

terms: (1) Heel divergence (2) Switch angle (3) Actual nose of crossing
(4) Throw of switch.
08 What is meant by a crossing number and a crossing angle? How is CO 3 04

crossing angle determined? Explain methods for the same.
09 Calculate all the necessary elements required to set out a 1 in 12 turnout, CO 3 03

taking off from a straight BG track with its curve starting from the toe of
the switch i.e. tangential to the gauge face of the outer main rail & passes
through TNC. (Heel divergence, d = 11.4cm). Make a freehand sketch
showing the values of the calculated elements.
10 What are the objectives of interlocking? Explain the tappet and lock CO 3 03
system of interlocking.
ASSIGNMENT-III
Sl. Questions CO BT
No No Level
01 Outline the objectives of transition curve and calculate the length of CO 2 03

transition curve and the shift using the following data. Use of Railway
Board formula.
a) Design speed=90kmph for B.G track
b) Allowable rate of introduction of super elevation=1 in 360
c) Cant deficiency=7.6cm
Draw the offsets at 15m interval
02 Differentiate between the following: CO 3 04

a) Facing points and trailing points
b) Acute angle crossing and obtuse angle of crossing
c) Switch lead and Curve lead
d) Right hand and Left-Hand turnout
03 Illustrate the working principle of absolute block system of controlling CO 3 03
the movement of trains for single and double lines.
04 Design a turnout with 1 in 12 crossings from the following data: CO 3 04
Gauge=Broad Gauge
Heel Divergence=13.3cm
Straight arm=1.346m
Angle of switch=10 8’ 00’’
Sketch the layout showing all calculated values.
05 What is meant by a crossing number and a crossing angle? How is CO 3 03
crossing angle determined? Explain methods for the same.
06 What basic factors do you consider in designing turnout? Describe any CO 3 04
one method, giving calculations of Lead, Radius and heel divergence.
Which of the method is best out of the available methods and why?
07 A turnout is to be laid off a straight broad-gauge track with a 1 in 12 CO 3 03
crossing. Determine the lead and radius for the turnout given the
following data heel divergence d = 133 mm, the straight length between
the TNC and the tangent point of the crossing curve, h = 1.418 m,
crossing angle ⍺= 4°45'49'', and switch angle β = 1°9'00''.
08 Draw a neat sketch of a right-hand turnout of a B.G. track and describe CO 2 02

the significance of wing rail, check rail and tongue rail
09 Differentiate between the following: CO 3 04
a) Reception signals and departure signals
b) Semaphore signal and warner signal
c) Repeating signal and co-acting signal
d) Absolute block system and Pilot guard system

10 Illustrate the working principle of key interlocking and mechanical CO 3 03
interlocking with merits and de-merits.
ASSIGNMENT-IV
Sl. Questions CO BT
No No Level
1 Calculate the actual length of the runway from the following data: CO 4 03
Airport elevation: R.L.105

Airport reference temperature: 280C
Basic length of runway: 800m
Highest point along the length: R.L 98.2 Lowest point along the length:
R.L 95.2.
Check the total correction for elevation plus temperature as per ICAO
2 Design an exit taxiway joining a runway and a parallel main taxiway. CO 4 03

The total angle of turn is 350 and the maximum turn-off speed is 80
kmph. Assume radius of entrance curve =731m, runway width=45m,
taxiway width=22.5m. Draw a neat sketch showing all the design
elements. Assume the separation clearance as 217.75m.
3 What are the imaginary surfaces? What is their significance and list the CO 4 02
types of imaginary surfaces?
4 What is significance of Wind Rose Diagram in finding orientation of CO 4 03

runway and demonstrate the Type-I wind rose diagram with neat sketch.
5 At an airport site at sea level with standard atmospheric conditions, the CO 4 03

runway lengths required for take-off and landing are 2000 m and 2400m
respectively. The proposed airport is situated at an altitude of 150m. If
the airport reference temperature is 250C and the effective runway
gradient is 0.35 percent, calculate the length of runway to be provided.

The total angle of turn is 350 and the maximum turn-off speed is 80
kmph. Assume radius of entrance curve =731m, runway width=45m,
taxiway width=22.5m. Draw a neat sketch showing all the design
elements. Assume the separation clearance as 217.75m
07 Draw a neat cross-section of runway showing all component parts. CO 4 02
Explain the ICAO recommendations with respect to runway transverse
and longitudinal gradients for A, B, C, D and E types of airports.
08 What is significance of Wind Rose Diagram in finding orientation of CO 4 03

runway and demonstrate the Type-II wind rose diagram with neat sketch.
09 The monthly mean temperature of the atmosphere at a particular site CO 3 03

where an airport is to be developed, are given below. Determine the
airport reference temperature. If the site is at mean sea level determine
the actual runway length. The runway is assumed to be level.

The total angle of turn is 30 degrees and the maximum turn-off speed is
80 kmph. Assume runway width=45m, taxiway width=22.5m and
separation clearance as 198.70m. Use Table-1 for obtaining the radius of
entrance curve. Draw a neat sketch showing all the design elements.
Table-1: Radius of entrance curve
Speed (kmph) 65 80 95
Radius (m) 517 731 941

ASSIGNMENT-5
Sl. Contents CO BT
No No Level
01 Draw a typical layout of artificial harbour and explain briefly, the CO 5 03

function of Jetty, Quay walls and turning basin.
02 Draw a typical layout of artificial harbour and explain briefly, the CO 5 03

function of Jetty, Quay walls and turning basin.
03 What are dolphins? Describe their types. CO 5 02
04 What are the fenders? Why are they used? Describe various types of CO 5 02
fenders with sketches.
05 Draw a neat sketch of dry dock (plan and section) and label all CO 5 03
components, and explain the working principle of dry dock.
06 What is breakwater? Explain mound type of breakwater with neat CO 5 02

sketch.
COURSE COORDINATOR
(Ashok Kumar N. Rajanavar)

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WALCHAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SOLAPUR

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

2 What do you understand by a railway track or a permanent way? CO 1 03

5 It is observed that at present tracks, are mostly laid with flat- CO 2 05

6 Differentiate between the hauling capacity and the tractive effort of a CO 2 04

7 A BG locomotive has three pairs of driving wheels with an axle load of CO 2 03

8 Compare the various characteristics of steam, diesel and electric traction CO 2 04

9 Why is it desirable to have, as far as possible, a uniform gauge for the CO 1 05

10 In the process of selecting a suitable alignment for a railway line, what CO 1 04

01 What do you understand by a term coning of wheel, adzing of sleepers CO 1 02

02 Draw a typical cross section of a permanent way. Describe briefly the CO 1 02

05 Determine the maximum permissible train load that a locomotive with CO 2 03

06 Name six materials commonly used as ballast on Indian Railways. Write CO 2 03

07 Draw a neat diagram of left-hand turnout and describe the following CO 3 04

08 What is meant by a crossing number and a crossing angle? How is CO 3 04

09 Calculate all the necessary elements required to set out a 1 in 12 turnout, CO 3 03

01 Outline the objectives of transition curve and calculate the length of CO 2 03

02 Differentiate between the following: CO 3 04

08 Draw a neat sketch of a right-hand turnout of a B.G. track and describe CO 2 02

d) Absolute block system and Pilot guard system

Airport elevation: R.L.105

2 Design an exit taxiway joining a runway and a parallel main taxiway. CO 4 03

4 What is significance of Wind Rose Diagram in finding orientation of CO 4 03

5 At an airport site at sea level with standard atmospheric conditions, the CO 4 03

06 Design an exit taxiway joining a runway and a parallel main taxiway. CO 4 03

08 What is significance of Wind Rose Diagram in finding orientation of CO 4 03

09 The monthly mean temperature of the atmosphere at a particular site CO 3 03

10 Design an exit taxiway joining a runway and a parallel main taxiway. CO 4 03

Table-1: Radius of entrance curve

Radius (m) 517 731 941

01 Draw a typical layout of artificial harbour and explain briefly, the CO 5 03

02 Draw a typical layout of artificial harbour and explain briefly, the CO 5 03

03 What are dolphins? Describe their types. CO 5 02

06 What is breakwater? Explain mound type of breakwater with neat CO 5 02

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