UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BCE602

Transportation Engineering

L-T-P3-1-0 Credits4 Session2024-25 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Civil Engineering · Sem 6 (Core)

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Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: Introduction to Transportation Systems

8 hrs
  • Role of Transportation in Economic Development
  • Modes of Transportation: Road, Rail, Air, and Water
  • History of Road Development: Nagpur, Bombay, and 20-Year Road Plans
  • Highway Alignment: Factors, Surveys, and Route Selection
Unit2

Unit 2: Geometric Design of Highways

8 hrs
  • Geometric Design Standards (IRC:73-Latest Revision)
  • Cross-Sectional Elements, Camber, Super-elevation, and Extra Widening
  • Design of Horizontal and Vertical Curves
  • Application of AutoCAD Civil 3D for Highway Design
Unit3

Unit 3: Traffic Engineering and Management

8 hrs
  • Traffic Characteristics: Volume, Speed, Flow, Density
  • Traffic Studies: O-D Surveys, Speed Studies, Accident Analysis
  • Design of Traffic Signals: Webster’s Method, IRC Guidelines
  • Introduction to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Traffic Simulation (SuMo/OTS/MatSim/VISSIM/Synchro/Free Open Sourced Softwares)
  • Design of Intersections (At-grade and Grade-separated), Roundabouts (IRC:65-2017)
Unit4

Unit 4

8 hrs
  • Pavement Materials, Mix Design, and Pavement Design
  • Properties and Testing of Subgrade, Aggregates, and Bituminous Materials
  • Introduction to Mix Design Concepts and Job Mix Formula (JMF)
  • Mix Design for WMM, WBM, BC, DBM as per IRC and MORTH Guidelines
  • Design of Flexible Pavement (IRC:37) & Rigid Pavement (IRC:58)
  • Introduction to Pavement Management Systems (PMS)
Unit5

Unit 5: Highway Construction and Sustainable Practices

8 hrs
  • Construction of WBM, WMM, Bituminous, and Cement Concrete Roads
  • Green Highway Concepts, Sustainable Road Construction, and Use of Recycled Materials
  • Quality Control Measures in Highway Construction
  • Case Studies: National Highway Projects and Metro Rail Systems in India
Course Objectives3 points
  • To understand the fundamentals of road development, alignment, and highway planning.
  • To analyze geometric design, traffic engineering principles, and highway material properties.
  • To apply pavement design concepts, mix design, and construction techniques as per IRC guidelines.
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Recall the history of road development, road alignment principles, and water demand assessment methods.K1, K3
  2. CO2Apply geometric design principles and IRC guidelines for highway design. K2, k3,K4
  3. CO3Analyze traffic flow characteristics, intersection design, and traffic signal systems. K3, k4
  4. CO4Evaluate pavement materials, design flexible and rigid pavements, and assess performance efficiency.K2, K4, K5
  5. CO5Learn highway construction plans integrating modern technologies and sustainable practices.K4, K5

Textbooks

  1. Khanna, S.K., Justo, C.E.G., & Veeraragavan, A. - Highway Engineering
  2. Khanna, S.K., Justo, C.E.G. - Highway Materials and Pavement Testing

References

  1. Kadiyali, L.R. - Principles and Practices of Highway Engineering
  2. Saxena, Subhash C. - Highway and Traffic Engineering
  3. Chakraborty, Partha & Das, Animesh - Principles of Transportation Engineering IRC Codes (Latest Revisions):
  4. IRC:37 (Flexible Pavement Design)
  5. IRC:58 (Rigid Pavement Design)
  6. IRC:65 (Design of Roundabouts)
  7. IRC:106 (Urban Road Capacity Guidelines)
  8. MORTH Specifications

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 23, 24 of the original AKTU PDF.

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