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January 28th, 2016, 11:04 AM
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Re: NIT Warangal Transportation Engineering

National Institute of Technology, Warangal B.Tech Civil Engineering Transportation Engineering topic detailed syllabus is as here:

Transportation Engineering:

Highway Network Planning:
Different modes of transportation, role of highway transportation, classification, network patterns, planning surveys, preparation of plans, final report, master plan, evaluation by saturation system, 20 year road development plans, salient features, determination of road lengths, introduction to highway economics

Highway Alignment and Geometric Design:
Principles of highway alignment, requirements, controlling factors, engineering surveys, importance of geometric design, design controls and criteria, cross section elements, pavement surface characteristics, camber, carriageway, kerbs, road margins, formation, right of way, typical cross sections. Sight distance, stopping sight distance, overtaking sight distance, sight distance at intersections. Design of horizontal alignment, super elevation, transition curves. Design of vertical alignment, gradients, vertical curves.

Traffic Engineering Principles:
Traffic characteristics; components of traffic stream: flow-speed-Density, measurement and analysis, q-k-v relationships, design hourly volume, concept of EPCU, capacity and level of service. Parking studies and accident studies. Design of intersections, at grade intersections, channelized and rotary. Introduction to grade separated intersections, cloverleaf, trumpet, flyovers.

Traffic Management and Control:
Traffic regulations, one-way streets, traffic signs, road markings, signals, warrants. Design of isolated fixed time signal, introduction to signal coordination. Pavement Materials and Mix Design: Subgrade soil properties, CBR test, aggregates, desirable properties, tests, bituminous materials, bitumen and tar, tests. Bituminous mixes, requirements, design, Marshall Method.

Design of Pavements:

Types of pavement structures, functions of pavement components, design factors. Design of flexible pavements, methods, GI method, CBR method, IRC method, Burmister’s method. Design of rigid pavements, design
considerations, wheel load stresses, temperature stresses, frictional stresses, design of joints, IRC method of rigid pavement design. Highway Construction: Types of highway construction, construction of earth roads, gravel roads, WBM roads. Bituminous pavements, types, surface dressing, penetration macadam, built up spray grout, bitumen bound macadam, bituminous carpet, bituminous concrete. Cement concrete pavements. Highway Maintenance: Pavement failures, causes, failures in flexible pavements and rigid pavements. Maintenance of highways, routine maintenance, periodic maintenance, special repairs

Strengthening of existing pavements, evaluation, overlay design.
Highway drainage, surface and sub-surface drainage


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