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SECOND SEMESTER 2013-14 Course Handout (Part-II) 16.01.2014 In addition to part I (General handout for all courses appended to the time table) this portion gives further specific details regarding the course. Course No: Course Title: Instructor-in-charge: Instructors : CE F244/CE C391 Highway Engineering/Transportation Engineering A.K.SARKAR Amit Goel, G. Muthukumar, K.Shalini and Deval Mishra

Scope and Objective of the Course: The growth of a country is measured by its transportation facilities through which economic, social, political and strategic developments take place. The Objective of the course is to expose the students to land and air transportation systems and their planning and design. Text Book: T1. Kadiyali L.R. and Lal N B, (2005) Principles and Practices of Highway Engineering;, Fourth Edition; Khanna Publishers, New Delhi 110006; Reference Books: R1. Khanna, S.K. and Justo C.E.G : Highway Engineering, Nem Chand and Bros. Roorkee(U.P.), R2. Papacoastas, C. S. and Prevedouros (2008) Transportation Engineering and Planning, Third Edition; Pearson Education. R3. Khisty C J and Lall B Kent; 2002; Transportation Engineering: An Introduction, Third Edition; Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi, R4. Kadiyali L R; Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning; Khanna Publishers, New Delhi; 2003. Codes of Practices: C1. IRC: 37-2001 Guidelines for the Design of Flexible Pavements C2. IRC: 58-2011 Guidelines for the Design of Plain Jointed Rigid Pavements for Highways C3. IRC: 81-1997 Guidelines for Strengthening of Flexible Road Pavements Using Benkelman Beam Deflection Technique

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COURSE PLAN Lecture No. 1-2 Topic Ref. To Text Book Chapter to Definition of transportation engineering T1: Chapterand what does it cover. 1 To introduce the concept of sequential T1: Chaptertransportation planning method. 1 Learning Objective

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Introduction Transportation Engineering Urban Transportation planning: an introduction Highway Development and Planning Highway Geometric Design X-section Elements Sight Distances

Introduction, History and Importance of T1: ChapterHighways, Highway Development in India 2 T1: Chapter6 T1: Chapter6 T1: Chapter6 T1: Chapter6 T1: Chapter6 T1: Chapters 19 and 20

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Introduction to Highway Geometric Design Width of Pavement, Formation and Land, Cross Slopes etc. Stopping Sight Distance, Overtaking Sight Distance Horizontal Horizontal Curves, Superelevation, Alignment Widening of Pavement Vertical Alignment Gradient, Compensation in Gradient, Summit Curves, Valley Curves Pavement Characteristics of Subgrade Soil, Soil Materials strength, Tests on aggregates and bitumen, Introduction to Modified Bitumen, Bituminous Concrete Mix Design by Marshalls Method Design of Flexible Design Factors, IRC Method Pavement Design of Rigid General Design Considerations, Critical Pavements Load Positions, Wheel Load Stresses, Temperature Stresses, IRC Method of Rigid Pavement Design Traffic Basic traffic characteristics - Speed, Characteristics, volume and concentration. Relationship Highway Capacity between Flow, Speed and Concentration, and Level of Basic definitions of capacity; Level of Service service concept; Factors affecting capacity
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T1: Chapter 16 and C1 T1: Chapters 22 and C2

R3: Chapter 7

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and level of service Traffic Volume & Spot Speed Studies, Methods, R1: Chapter Measurement and Interpretations & Analysis 5 Analysis Intersections Types, Design of Isolated Traffic Signal by R3: Chapter Webster method, Warrants for 8 signalisation Parking Studies Types of Parking Facilities On-street and and Analysis off street Parking facilities; Introduction to Parking studies and analysis. TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING LABORATORY R4: Chapter 12

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References: 1) Khanna, S.K. and Justo, C.E.G.. Highway material Testing, (Laboratory Manual) Nem Chand & Bros, Roorkee, 1977. 2) Relevant Indian Standard and Indian Roads Congress Codes of Practice EXPERIMENTS 6. Experiments: S. No Name of the Experiment No. of turns 1 2 3 4 5 6. 7. 8. 9. Determination of Abrasion of aggregates (2 times) Determination of Flakiness and Elongation Index of aggregates Determination of impact value and crushing value of aggregates (3 times) Traffic Volume Counts and Spot Speed Studies Turning Movement Studies at Intersections Specific Gravity, Angularity no and Stripping value of the aggregates (3 samples) Penetration (3 times) and Ductility of bitumen (2 times) Flash & Fire Point and Softening Point of Bitumen (2 times) Viscosity test on Bitumen (2 times) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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10. Marshalls Mix Design 11. Dynamic Cone Penetration Test EVALUATION SCHEME Component Duration Weightage Date & Time Venue Mid-semester test 90 mts. 30% 6/3 11:00 - 12:30 PM Tutorials/ project/ 15% surprise quiz Laboratory 15% Laboratory viva/ 5% quiz Compre 3 hrs. 35% 11/5 AN

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Mid-semester grading: It will be announced normally in the month of March. It is done in the same manner as that of the final grading Chamber Consultation Hour: To be announced in the class Make Up Policy: Make up will be granted only on genuine reasons and will be considered on a case by case basis. However, prior permission is a must. For medical cases, a certificate from the concerned physician from the Medical Centre must be produced. Notices: Notices, if any, concerning the course will be displayed on the notice board of Civil Engineering Department. Instructor-in-Charge

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