Transportation-II Syllabus
Transportation-II Syllabus
Transportation-II Syllabus
SECTION-I
RAILWAY ENGINEERING
UNIT 1: Introduction to Railway Engineering (5)
History of Indian Railways- Component parts of railway track, Wheel and axle arrangements,
Coning of wheels, Various resistance and their evaluation, Hauling capacity, Tractive effort,
Stresses in railway tracks, Stresses in rail, Stresses in sleepers, Stresses in ballast, Formation.
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Unit 2: Permanent way component parts (5)
Types of rail section, Creep- wear and failure in rails, Rail Joint, Welding of rails, Sleeper
Requirements and types, Tracks fixtures and fastenings, Bearing plates, Anti-creep device,
Check and guard rails. Ballast requirements, Blanketing layer, Formations, Cross sections
and Drainage.
Unit 3: Railway Construction and Maintenance: (6)
Earthwork – Stabilization of track on poor soil, Calculation of Materials required for track
laying – Construction and maintenance of tracks – Modern methods of construction &
maintenance – Railway stations and yards and passenger amenities- Urban rail –
Infrastructure for Metro, Mono and underground railways. RDSO specifications
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Typical Airport layout, Element of runway, Orientation and configuration, Basic runway
length and correction by ICAO and FAA specification, Geometric design elements, Taxiway
design by ICAO and FAA specification, Exit taxiway, Separation clearance, Holding Aprons,
Terminal building, Gate position.
Visual Aids and Air traffic Control:
Airport marking and lighting, Air way and airport traffic control, Instrumental landing
Systems and other navigation aids.
TERM WORK
Assignment on each chapter and field visit report shall be submitted by the students.
TEXT BOOKS
• Railway Engineering by Satish Chandra and Agarwal M.M., Oxford University Press,
New Delhi
• Airport Engineering by Khanna & Arora – Nemchand Bros, New Delhi.
• Docks and Harbour Engineering by Bindra S.P. – Dhanpathi Rai & Sons, New Delhi.
• RDSO Codes
REFERENCES
• ‘Railway Engineering’by Saxena & Arora – Dhanpat Rai, New Delhi.
• ‘Transportation Engineering Planning Design’ by Wright P.H. & Ashfort N.J. – John
Wiley & Sons.
• ‘Airport Engineering’ by Virendra Kumar, Dhanpat Rai Publishers, New Delhi.
• ‘Transportation Engineering’ by Srinivasa Kumar R, University Press, Hyderabad
• Railway and track Engineering- by Mundrey J.S.- Tata McGraw-Hill Education
• . Docks and Harbour Engineering Oza, Charotar Publication House
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