6CE5     TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING–I                                                  L 3

UNIT: 1

Introduction

: Importance and Role of Transportation Systems, Technological and Operating

Characteristics of Transportation Systems, Components of transportation Systems, Transportation

Coordination, Transportation Modes and their comparison.

Highway Planing

: Highway Planning Process, specifically in India, Transport or Highway related

Agencies in India, Classification of Roads and Road Development Plans, Road Patterns, Controlling

Factors and Surveys for Highway Alignment.

UNIT: 2

Highway Materials and Construction

: Desirable Properties, Testing Procedures, Standards and

standard values relating to Soil, Stone Aggregates, Bitumen and Tar, fly-ash/pond-ash. Methods of

constructing different types of roads viz. Earth roads, Stabilized roads, WBM roads, fly ash

embankments, Bituminous roads and Concrete roads. Specific features of rural roads.

UNIT: 3

Highway Geometric Design

: Cross Sectional Elements, camber, Sight Distances – definition and

analysis of SSD and OSD, Design of Horizontal Alignment – Super elevation, extra widening, transition

curves. Design of Vertical Alignment – Gradients, Vertical curves.

UNIT: 4

Elementary Traffic Engineering

: Significance of different Traffic Engineering Studies viz. Speed,

Volume, O & D, Parking and Accident’s Study. Importance and types of Traffic Signs, Signals, Road

UNIT: 5

Structural design of Highway Pavements

: Design of Flexible Pavements by G. I. and CBR

methods. Design of Rigid Pavements by Westergard and modified methods. (As per guidelines

of IRC)

Hill Roads

: Special factors in Alignment and Geometric design, Drainage and maintenance of

Hill roads.

Road side Arboriculture and Landscaping. Recent Developments in Urban Roads and their role

in economic developments.