DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

M.Tech. HIGHWAY ENGINEERING

(CURRICULUM 2015-16)

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

CURRICULUM 2015-16

M.Tech. HIGHWAY ENGINEERING

SEMESTER – I

S.No. Course

Code Course Title L T P C TCH

Theory

1 PMA103 Probability and Statistics 3 1 0 4 4

2 PHE101 Pavement Analysis and Design 3 1 0 4 4

3 PHE102 Pavement Materials 3 0 1 4 4

4 PHE103 Bridge Engineering 3 1 0 4 4

5 PHE104 Highway Design &Traffic Analysis 3 1 0 4 4

6 PHE105 Theory of Traffic flow 3 1 0 4 4

Practical

7 PHE106 Traffic and Pavement Engineering Lab 0 0 4 2 4

Total 26 28

SEMESTER – II

S.No. Course

Code Course Title L T P C TCH

Theory

1 PHE201 Transit System Planning 3 1 0 4 3

2 PHE202 Highway Construction, Quality

Control and Maintenance

3 1 0 4 4

3 PHE203 Transportation Planning 3 1 0 4 4

4 PHE204 Transport Economics and Management 3 1 0 4 3

5 - Elective – I 3 0 0 3 3

6 - Elective – II 3 0 0 3 3

Practical

7 PHE205 Computer Aided Transportation

Engineering Lab

0 0 4 2 4

Total 24 24

SEMESTER – III

S.No. Course

Code Course Title L T P C TCH

Theory

1 - Elective – III 3 0 0 3 3

2 - Elective – IV 3 0 0 3 3

3 - Elective – V 3 0 0 3 3

Practical

4 PHE301 Practical Training

weeks in during summer) - - - 2 0

5 PHE302 Seminar 0 0 2 1 2

6 PHE303 Project Work– Phase I 0 0 12 6 12

Total 18 23

SEMESTER – IV

S.No. Course

Code Course Title L T P C TCH

Practical

1 PHE401 Project Work – Phase II 0 0 24 12 24

Total 12 24

ELECTIVES

SEMESTER II

S.No. Course

Code Course Title L T P C TCH

1. PHE701 Road Safety Engineering 3 0 0 3 3

2. PHE702 GIS Application In Transportation

Engineering 3 0 0 3 3

3. PHE703 Evaluation and Strengthening of Pavements 3 0 0 3 3

4. PHE704 Computer Simulation Application in

Highway Engineering 3 0 0 3 3

5. PHE705 Hill and Rural Road Planning and

Construction 3 0 0 3 3

6. PHE706 Environmental Impact Assessment

For Transportation Projects 3 0 0 3 3

7. PHE707 Accident Analysis and Safety Audit 3 0 0 3 3

ELECTIVES

SEMESTER III

1. PHE708 Highway Project Management 3 0 0 3 3

2. PHE709 Engineering Solutions for Accident

Reduction 3 0 0 3 3

3. PHE710 Intelligent Transportation System 3 0 0 3 3

4. PHE711 Advance Modeling Techniques in Highway

Engineering 3 0 0 3 3

5. PHE712 Ground Improvements Technique. 3 0 0 3 3

6. PHE713 Land use and Transportation Engineering 3 0 0 3 3

7. PHE714 Advanced Highway Design 3 0 0 3 3

8. PHE715 Automobile Pollution Control 3 0 0 3 3

9. PHE716 Highway Infrastructure Design 3 0 0 3 3

10. PHE717 Concrete Technology 3 0 0 3 3

OBJECTIVES

To introduce the students with the principles and practices of Highway

Engineering.

To enable the students to have a strong analytical and practical knowledge of

Planning, Designing and solving the Highway problems.

To introduce the recent advancements in the field of Public Transit System

Planning , Pavement Analysis and Design , Highway Traffic Analysis & Design ,

Bridge Engineering, Sustainable Urban Development, Traffic Engineering and

Management, Highway Design and Construction, Economic and Environment

Evaluation of Highway Projects.

To strength the students knowledge and technical know how to be efficient

highway engineers.

OUTCOME

The students after completion of this course will have an in depth knowledge in

Traffic Engineering , Transport Planning, Highway Design and Construction,

Sustainable Urban and Transport Development and will be efficient enough to

take up field projects.

As the students have an hands on experience in working with the Transportation

Engineering Software, live projects, field visits to various organizations and

training sessions during the course of study, they will be a full-fledged Transport

and Highway Planner/Engineer.

SEMESTER I

PMA103 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS LT P C

3 1 0 4

GOAL

The course will help the students to understand the concepts of probability and statistics and

its applications in the field of Traffic and Highway Engineering .

OBJECTIVES

The course should enable the students to

1. Understand the basic concepts of sampling distributions and estimation.

2. Learn about the testing of hypothesis.

3. Gain the knowledge in Analysis of variance.

4 Know the probability functions and the Random variables.

5. Learn about the basic concepts of linear programming.

OUTCOME

The students should be able to:

1. Use the sampling principles in the field of Traffic and Highway Engineering .

2. Find the significance of large samples by using hypothesis testing.

3. Implement the variance design principles in sampling.

4. Interpolate data‟s by using probability theories.

5. Explain linear programming in the field of Traffic and Highway Engineering .

UNIT I SAMPLING DISTRIBUTIONS AND ESTIMATION 12

Sampling distributions - Point and interval estimates for population proportions, mean and

variance -Maximum likelihood estimate method - Method of moments.

UNIT II TESTING OF HYPOTHESIS 12

Basic definitions of statistical hypothesis - Tests of significance for large samples - single

proportion,Difference of proportion, single mean and difference of mean - Small samples –

t, Chi-square and F Distributions.

UNIT III DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS 12

Analysis of variance - One way and Two way Classifications. Completely randomized design

-Randomized block design - Latin square design.

UNIT IV PROBABILITY AND RANDOM VARIABLES 12

Discrete and Continuous random variables - Moments - Moment generating functions –

Standard distributions - Binomial, Poisson, Geometric, Negative Binomial, Uniform,

Normal, Exponential, Gamma and Weibull distributions - Two dimensional random variables

- Joint, Marginal and Conditional distributions. Multiple and partial correlation and

Regression.

UNIT V LINEAR PROGRAMMING 12

Basic concepts - Graphical and Simplex method - Applications.

TOTAL:60 PERIODS

REFERENCES:

1) Taha, H.A., "Operations Research - An Introduction ", Prentice Hall of India Ltd., 6th

Edition,New Delhi, 1997.

2) Dr.A.Singaravelu, Dr.S.Siva Subramanian and Dr.C.Ramachandran, "Probability and

QueuingTheory", Meenakshi agency, 20th edition, January 2013.

3) Kapur, J.N. and Saxena, H.C. "Mathematical Statistics ", S. Chand and Co. Ltd., New

Delhi,1997.

4) T.Veerarajan, "Probability, Statistics and Random Processes", Tata McGraw-Hill,

secondedition, 2006.

PHE101 PAVEMENT ANALYSIS AND DESIGN L T P C

3 1 0 4

OBJECTIVE:

The students are expected to understand the properties and use of various materials and

construction, analysis of stress distribution, evaluation and maintenance of flexible and rigid

pavements

OUTCOME:

The students would have gained knowledge on the Material properties, Design, Evaluation

and Management of Pavement Systems.

UNIT I PAVEMENT COMPONENTS AND ITS FUNCTION 12

Road Pavements and pavement layers - types, functions, choice Factors affecting design and

performance of flexible and rigid pavements – Pavement design factors, loads – axle load

distribution, ESWL, EWL,VDF due to varying loads and CSA , Subgrade support - CBR and

plate bearing tests, Resilient Modulus, fatigue tests, permanent deformation Pavement

material Characteristics, climatic, drainage and environmental factors, their effects and

evaluation.

UNIT II BEHAVIOUR OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT 12

Stresses and Deflection / strain in flexible pavements: Application of elastic theory, stresses,

deflections / strains in single, two and three layer system, Applications in pavement design.

Problems.

UNIT III DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT 12

Flexible pavement design: Empirical, semi empirical and theoretical design approaches,

principle, advantages and application. Design steps by CBR method as per IRC, outline of

other common design methods such as AASHTO and Asphalt Institute methods, Problems

UNIT IV DESIGN OF RIGID PAVEMENT 12

Rigid pavement design: General design principle, Stresses in rigid pavements, stresses due to

wheel loads and temperature variations, design of cement concrete pavements (joints and

slab thickness) as per IRC guidelines. Design features of CRCP, SFRC and ICBP, Problems.

UNIT V AIRPORT PLANNING AND DESIGN 12

Design of Airfields – Introduction to Runways, characteristics Design of airfields, Federal

aviation authority, International Civil Aviation organization, taxiways design, lighting &

marking Factors affecting design and performance of airport pavements.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

REFERENCE BOOKS 1. David Croney, Paul Croney, ―Design & Performance of Road Pavements”- McGraw

hill Book Co.

2. Specifications for" Road and Bridge works", Fourth Revision, MoSRT&H(India),

2001

3. IRC 37-2001, IRC 81-1997, IRC 58 – 2002, IRC 59 – 1976, IRC 101-1988.

4. IRC 15 – 2002, "Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Construction of

Concrete Roads"

5. IRC 37-2001, "Guidelines for the Design of flexible Pavements", Indian Roads

Congress

6. IRC 58-2002, "Guidelines for the Design of Plain Jointed Rigid" Pavements for

Highways, Indian Roads Congress

PHE102 PAVEMENT MATERIALS L T P C

3 0 1 4

OBJECTIVE:

To give the students to in depth knowledge on the various testing procedures of pavement

materials as per the IRC standards.

OUTCOME:

The students on completion of the course would have knowledge on properties and testing

procedures of various pavement materials and the method of construction of pavements.

UNIT I PROPERTIES OF SUBGRADE SOIL AND AGGREGATES 12

Subgrade soil – Soil composition and structure – Soil classification for engineering purposes

- Origin, Classification, requirements, properties and tests on road aggregates

UNIT II PROPERTIES OF BITUMEN 12

Origin, preparation, properties and tests, constitution of bituminous road binders,

requirements – Bituminous Emulsions and Cutbacks: Preparation, characteristics, uses and

tests.

UNIT III CHARACTERISTIC OF BITUMINOUS MIXES 12

Bituminous Mixes: Mechanical properties – Resilient modulus, dynamic modulus and fatigue

characteristics of bituminous mixes.

UNIT IV DESIGN OF BITUMINOUS MIX 12

Weathering and Durability of Bituminous Materials and Mixes – Performance based

Bitumen Specifications – Super pave mix design method.

UNIT V DESIGN OF CEMENT CONCRETE MIX 12

Cement Concrete for Pavement Construction: Requirements, design of mix for CC pavement,

joint filler and sealer materials.

THEORY: 45 PERIODS

LAB: 15 PERIODS

List of Experiments for Lab

1. Tests on Bitumen

2. Tests on Aggregates

3. Tests on Soil Sub-Grade

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Alkins and Harold, “Highway Material” , Prentice Hall, Pearson, 2003

2. Kerbs and Walkes, “Highway Materials”, McGraw Hill Book Co.2007

3. IRC 37-2001, IRC 81-1997, IRC 58 – 2002, IRC 59 – 1976, IRC 101-1988.

PHE103 BRIDGE ENGINEERING L T P C

3 1 0 4

OBJECTIVES:

To make the student to know about various bridge structures, selection of appropriate bridge

structures and design it for given site conditions.

OUTCOMES:

To develop an understanding of an appreciation for basic concepts in proportioning

and design of bridges in terms of aesthetics, geographical location and functionality.

To help the student develop an intuitive feeling about the sizing of bridge elements,

ie., developing a clear understanding of conceptual design

To understand the load flow mechanism and identify loads on bridges.

To carry out a design of bridge starting from conceptual design, selecting suitable

bridge, geometry to sizing of its elements.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 12 Investigations for culverts and minor bridges, Investigations for major bridges – topography,

catchment, hydrology, geotechnical aspects, construction resources – design flood discharge

– methods, linear waterway. Choice of foundation for piers and abutments – types – cost

ratio – clearance – choice of foundation – open, pile, well, block foundations – relative

suitability. Setting out for piers and abutments for minor and major bridges. Classification of

culverts and bridges – components of bridge structures – loading standards – railway and

road loading standards.

UNIT II DESIGN OF SUBSTRUCTURE 12

Open foundations – excavation under G W T., baling out, cofferdams – floating caisson

process – individual footings – raft footings – design considerations. Pile foundations – types

– load tests – strength – lateral resistance – construction of driven and cast-in-site piles –

design considerations. Well foundation – types – caissons – design of wells – well sinking –

open sinking and pneumatic sinking – materials for staining – concrete in staining – bottom

plug, sand filling and well cap

UNIT III DESIGN OF SUPERSTRUCTURE 12 Piers and abutments – function, aesthetics, materials; wing walls – construction aspects.

Superstructure – types – choice of materials – design principles, considerations and criteria of

pipe culverts, slab culvert, box culvert, causeways. Rc Bridges – Design Principles: Design

of T beam and slab bridge – design principles of rc balanced cantilever bridge and

articulation. Design concepts of rigid frame bridges – thumb rule design of masonry arch

bridges – design of bowstring girder bridge and components.

UNIT IV ELEMENTS OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGE DESIGN 12

Size, prestressed force, eccentricity, design of cables, end blocks. Features and Design

Consideration Of Bridges: Suspension bridges, cable stayed bridges and their components;

bearings – types – design of rocker and roller bearings.

UNIT V CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 12

Bridge superstructure construction – supports and centering for RC bridges – erection of

precast RC girders and steel girder bridges – maintenance of bridges, strengthening of

masonry arch bridges.

TOTAL: 60 PERIODS

REFERENCES

1. Victor J, ―Essentials of Bridge Engineering”, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co., New

Delhi, 1999.

2. Krishna Raju N, ―Design of Bridges‖ , Oxford and IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi,

1998.

3. Bakht B and Jaeger L G, ―Bridge Deck analysis simplified‖ , McGraw Hill book

company, Singapore, 1987

4. Ponnuswamy S, “ Bridge Engineering”, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co., New Delhi,

1986.

5. IS and IRC Codes

PHE104 HIGHWAY DESIGN & TRAFFIC ANALYSIS L T P C

3 1 0 4

OBJECTIVE:

Provides basic understanding on Highway Engineering - Planning, Design, Analysis and

Operation.

OUTCOME:

On completion of the course, the students would have gained knowledge on highway design

and traffic analysis.

UNIT I BASIC CONCEPTS OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING 12

Elements of Traffic Engineering – road user, vehicle and road way. Vehicle characteristics –

IRC standards – Design speed, volume - Highway capacity and levels of service – capacity of

urban and rural roads – PCU concept and its limitations – Road user facilities – Parking

facilities – Cycle tracks and cycle ways – Pedestrian facilities.

UNIT II SURVEYS AND STUDIES IN TRAFFIC ENGINEERING 12

Traffic volume studies, origin destination studies, speed studies, travel time and delay

studies, Parking studies, Accident studies.

UNIT III GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF HIGHWAYS 12

Elements of design – Alignment – Cross sectional elements – Stopping and passing sight

distance. Horizontal curves – Vertical curves. Design problems – Hill Roads.

UNIT IV DESIGN OF INTERSECTIONS 12

Traffic regulation and control – Signs and markings – Traffic System Management – Design

of at-grade intersections – Principles of design – Channelization – Design of rotaries –

Traffic signals – pre-timed and traffic actuated. Design of signal setting – phase diagrams,

timing diagram – Signal co-ordination.

UNIT V HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY AUDIT 12

Grade separated intersections – Geometric elements for divided and access controlled

highways and expressways – Road furniture – Street lighting. Traffic Safety – Principles and

Practices – Road Safety Audit.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Robert F Baker, (Eds) "Hand Book of Highway Engineering, Van Nostrand Reinhold

Company, New York

2. ITE Hand Book, Highway Engineering Hand Book, McGraw – Hill.

3. AASHTO A Policy on Geometric Design of Highway and Streets

4. R. J. Salter and N. B. Hounsel, Highway Traffic Analysis and Design, Macmillan

Press Ltd, 1996.

PHE105 THEORY OF TRAFFIC FLOW L T P C

3 1 0 4

OBJECTIVE:

To impart knowledge in Traffic Flow Characteristics, Flow Modeling and Computer

Simulation

OUTCOME:

Students would have gained knowledge on Traffic Flow characteristics, modeling and

simulation that would help them to develop an efficient transport system.

UNIT I TRAFFIC FLOW FUNDAMENTALS 12

Traffic stream parameters - Fundamental diagram of volume-speed-density surface. Discrete

and continuous probability distributions. Merging manoeuvres - critical gaps and their

distribution.

UNIT II TRAFFIC FLOW CHARACTERISTICS 12

Macroscopic models - Heat flow and fluid flow analogies - Shock waves and bottleneck

control approach.

UNIT III QUEUING THEORY 12

Microscopic models - Application of queuing theory - regular, random and Erlang arrival and

service time distributions - Waiting time in single channel queues and extension to multiple

channels.

UNIT IV CAR FOLLOWING MODELS 12

Linear and non-linear car following models - Determination of car following variables -

Acceleration noise.

UNIT V ADVANCED TECHNIQUES 12

Geographical Information System – Global Positioning System – Intelligent Transportation

Systems - Area Traffic Control – Automatic Toll Collection – Smart Cards – Collision

Detection System.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Drew, D.R., Traffic Flow Theory and Control, McGraw Hill., 1978.

2. TRB, Traffic Flow Theory - A Monograph, SR165, 1975.

3. Burrough P.A. and Rachel A. McDonell, Principles of Geographical Information

Systems, Oxford Publication, 2004.

PHE106 TRAFFIC AND PAVEMENT ENGINEERING LAB L T P C

0 0 4 2

OBJECTIVE:

To give the students to hands on experience on the various testing procedures of pavement

materials as per the IRC standards.

OUTCOME:

The students on completion of the laboratory classes would have knowledge on properties

and testing procedures of pavement materials.

I PAVEMENT MATERIAL TESTING

Testing on Bitumen:

Specific Gravity of Bitumen.

Penetration Test.

Softening Point Test.

Ductility of Bitumen.

Tests on Road Aggregates.

Specific Gravity of Aggregates.

Los Angeles Abrasion Test.

Aggregate Impact Test.

Sieve Analysis, Flakiness and Elongation Index.

II TESTS ON BITUMINOUS MIXTURE.

Design of Bituminous Mixes.

Marshal Stability Test.

III PAVEMENT EVALUATION – ROUGHNESS AND DISTRESS EVALUATION

Visual pavement condition survey - patches, potholes, travelling, edge breaking and

cracking.

Skid resistance measurements.

Texture Depth.

MERLIN

Benkelman Beam Deflection test.

TOTAL : 60 PERIODS

SEMESTER II

PHE201 TRANSIT SYSTEM PLANNING L T P C

3 1 0 4

OBJECTIVE:

To identify the role of various modes of Mass Transportation like Bus and Rail and

its Planning and Management.

OUTCOME:

The students would have gained knowledge on Public Transit Infrastructure Planning,

Operation and Management

UNIT I TRANSIT SYSYTEM AND ISSUES 12

Introduction to Mass Transport – Role of various modes of Mass Transport – Problems and

their Impact – Transport System Performance at National, State, Local and International

levels – Evaluation of existing system – Transit Oriented Land Use Development - Case

Studies

UNIT II PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSYTEM 12

Urban Transport System – Public Transport System Re-genesis and Technology – Public

Transport Demand and Supply – Physical performance of Public Transport System – Public

Transport and Urban Development Strategies

UNIT III BUS TRANSIT PLANNING AND SCHEDULING 12

Route Planning and Scheduling – Bus Transport System – Performance and Evaluation –

Scheduling – Conceptual patterns of bus service – Network Planning and Analysis – Bus

Transport System Pricing – Bus Transit System Integration – Analytical Tools and

Techniques for Operation and Management – Bus Rapid Transit Systems – Case Studies

UNIT IV RAIL TRANSIT TERMINALS AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION 12

Characteristics of Rail Transit – Planning and Design – Performance Evaluation – Efficiency,

Capacity, Productivity ad Utilisation – Performance Evaluation Techniques and Application

– System Network Performance – Transit Terminal Planning and Design – Metro Rail

Transit Systems - Case Studies

UNIT V IMPACT OF MASS TRANSPORT 12

Policies and Strategies for Mass Transport – Need for Integrated Approach – Unified

Transport Authorities – Institutional arrangement – Private Sector in Mass Transport – Bus

and Rail Integration – Co-ordinator of Feeder Services – Urban Transportation and Land use

– Impact of Transport Development on Environment – Remedial measures – Policy

Decisions – Recent Trends in Mass Transportation Planning and Management

TOTAL: 60 PERIODS

REFERENCES:

1. Michael J.Bruton , An Introduction to Transportation Planning, Hutchinson.

2. Michael D.Meyer and Eric J.Miller , Urban Transportation Planning – A Decision

Oriented Approach, McGraw Hill Book Company, New York.

3. F.D.Hobbs, Traffic Planning and Design, PoargamonOress

4. John W.Dickey, Metropolitan Transportation Planning – Tata McGraw Hill Publishing

Company Limited, New Delhi.

5. Paul H.Wright, Transportation Engineering – Planning and Design, John Wiley

and Sons, New York.

PHE202 HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION, QUALITY L T P C

CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE 3 1 0 4

OBJECTIVE:

The students are expected to understand the properties and use of various materials

and construction, analysis of stress distribution, evaluation and maintenance of

flexible and rigid pavements.

OUTCOME:

The students would have gained knowledge on the Material properties, Design,

Evaluation and Management of Pavement Systems.

UNIT I COMPONENTS OF PAVEMENT 12

Subgrade system, functions, requirements and sequence of construction operations. Plants

and equipment for production of materials - crushers, mixers, bituminous mixing plants,

cement concrete mixers – various types, advantages and choice.

UNIT II CONSTRUCTION OF DRAINAGE 12

Drainage – Assessment of drainage requirements for the road and design of various

components, drainage materials, Construction of surface and subsurface drainage system and

design of filter materials for roads. Drainage for urban roads.

UNIT III CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENTS 12

Road construction equipment – different types of excavators, graders, soil compactors /

rollers, pavers and other equipment for construction of different pavement layers – their uses

and choice Problem on equipment usage charges; Pre-construction surveys and marking on

ground - Specifications and steps for the construction of road formation in embankment and

cut, construction steps for granular sub-base, quality control tests.

UNIT IV PAVEMENT LAYERS AND SPECIFICATIONS 12

Different types of granular base course – WMM, CRM, WBM; specifications, construction

method and quality control tests. Different types of bituminous layers for binder and surface

courses; their specifications (as per IRC and MORTH); construction method and quality

control tests. Different types of sub-base and base course for cement concrete (CC) pavement

and construction method. Construction of cement concrete (PQC) pavements joints quality

control during construction. Construction details of interlocking concrete block pavements

UNIT V QUALITY CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE 12 Principle of construction planning, application of CPM and PERT( Problems not included)

Road maintenance works – day to day and periodic maintenance works of various

components of road works and road furniture. Preparation of existing pavement – patching,

profile correction, Special measures to deal with reflection cracks in pavement layers,

slipperiness of surface, etc. Special problems in construction & maintenance of hill roads,

land slide, causes, investigation, and preventive and remedial measures, protection of

embankment and cut slopes.

REFERENCES

1. Peurifoy, R.L., and Clifford,JS ―Construction Planning Equipment and Method-

McGraw Hill Book Co. Inc.

2. Sharma S.C., “Construction Equipment and its Management- Khanna Publishers

3. Freddy L Roberts, Prithvi S Kandhal et al, ―Hot Mix Asphalt Materials, mixture

design and construction- (2nd Edition), National Asphalt Pavement Association

Research and Education Foundation, Maryland, USA.

4. National Asphalt Pavement Association ―Hot Mix Asphalt Paving Hand book- 5100

Forbes Boulevard, Lanhm, Mary Land, USA

5. “Hand Book on Cement Concrete Roads”- Cement Manufacturers Association, New

Delhi

6. MoRTH ―Specifications for Roads and Bridge Works‖ - 2001,fourth revision,

Indian Roads Congress

7. MoRTH ―Manual for Construction and Supervision of Bituminous Works‖ - 2001,

Indian Roads Congress

8. MoRTH ―Manual for Maintenance of Roads”- 1989, Indian Roads Congress

9. IRC: 42-1994, IRC:15-2002, IRC SP :11-1988, , 55-2001, 57-2001,58-2001, IRC 19-

1977, 27-1967, 29-1988, 34-1970, 36-1970,48-1972,61-1976, 63-1976, 68-1976, 81-

1997,82-1982, 84-1983,93-1985, 94-1986, 95-1987, 98-1997, 105-1988.

PHE203 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING L T P C

3 1 0 4

OBJECTIVE:

To impart knowledge in the rudiments and advancements in Transportation Planning

and Travel Demand Forecasting.

OUTCOME:

Students would be aware of the Principles and Planning of Transportation

Infrastructure.

UNIT I PRINCIPLES OF URBAN TRANSPORT PLANNING 12

Urban Transportation Planning - Goals and objectives - Hierarchical levels of transportation

planning - Forecast - Implementation - Constraints. UTP survey – Inventory of land use.

UNIT II FOUR STAGE MODELING PROCESS 12

Trip generation - Trip classification - productions and attractions - Multiple regression

models - Category analysis - Trip production models - Trip distribution models – Linear

programming approach.

UNIT III MODELING PROCESS AND ANALYSIS 12

Modal split models - Behavioural models - Probabilistic models - Utility functions – logit

models - Two stage model. Traffic assignment - Assignment methods - Route-choice

behaviour - Network analysis.

UNIT IV LANDUSE TRANSPORT MODEL 12

Landuse and its interaction - Lowry derivative models - Quick response techniques - Non-

Transport solutions for transport problems. Characteristics of urban structure. Town planning

concepts.

UNIT V EVALUATION OF LUT 12

Preparation of alternative plans - Evaluation techniques - Plan implementation - Monitoring

- Financing of Project – Case studies.

REFERENCES

1. Khisty C.J., Transportation Engineering - An Introduction, Prentice Hall, India, 2002.

2. Hutchinson, B.G., Principles of Urban Transport Systems Planning, Scripta, McGraw-

Hill, NewYork.

PHE204 TRANSPORT ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT L T P C

3 1 0 4

OBJECTIVE:

To Provide knowledge in vehicle scheduling, designing of transport infrastructure

,economic evaluation and financing of road infrastructure projects.

OUTCOME:

Students would be equipped in designing Depots & Terminals and analyzing the

projects economically.

UNIT I TRANSPORT PLANNING AND SCHEDULING 12

Motor Vehicles Act - statutory provision for road transport and connected organisations.

Route scheduling, Freight transport, Vehicle scheduling, Optimum fleet size, Headway

control strategies, Crew scheduling.

UNIT II DESIGN OF TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE 12

Depots and Terminals - Principles and types of layout, Depot location, Twin depot concept,

Crew facilities. Design of parking facilities – Bus terminal, bus stops and bus bays.

UNIT III TRANSPORT DEMAND SUPPLY CONCEPT 12

Transportation costs - Supply and demand - elasticity of demand; Supply of transport

services - Economics of traffic congestion - Pricing policy. Vehicle operating costs – Fuel

costs - Maintenance and spares - Depreciation - Crew costs - Value of travel time savings -

Accident costs.

UNIT IV ECONOMIC EVALUATION 12

Economic analysis of projects - Methods of evaluation - Cost-benefit ratio, first year rate of

return, net present value, and internal-rate of return methods; Indirect costs and benefits of

transport projects.

UNIT V HIGHWAY FINANCING 12

Financing of road projects - methods – Private Public Partnership (PPP) - Toll collection -

Economic viability of Build-Operate-Transfer Schemes – Risk Analysis - Case Studies.

REFERENCES

1. John Khisty C, Kent Lall B, "Transportation Engineering – An Introduction, 3rd

Edition, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2002

2. Winfrey, Economic analysis for Highways, International Textbook Company,

Pennsylvania

3. CRRI, Road User Cost Study in India, New Delhi, 1982

4. IRC, Manual on Economic Evaluation of Highway Projects in India, SP30, 2007

PHE205 COMPUTER AIDED TRANSPORTATION L T P C

ENGINEERING LAB 0 0 4 2

OBJECTIVE

To provide knowledge in the usage of GIS and Mx software in Transportation related

projects.

OUTCOME

The students would gain an understanding on computer aided design of roads such as

data acquisition from maps in an effective manner.

ArcGIS

Exercise 1: Exploring your data

Exercise 2: Working with geographic features

Exercise 3: Working with tables

Exercise 4: Editing features

Exercise 5: Working with map elements

MX Road

Exercise 6: Introduction to MX Road

Exercise 7: Alignment design

Exercise 8: Carriageway design

Exercise 9: Earthworks design

Exercise 10: Visibility

Exercise 11: Sections and Volumes

Total 60 Periods

Lab Requirements:

ArcGIS License for 10 systems

MX Road license for 10 systems

ELECTIVES

SEMESTER II

PHE701 ROAD SAFETY ENGINEERING L T P C

3 0 0 3

UNIT I TRAFFIC SAFETY ANALYSIS 9

Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering - Basic Characteristics of Motor-Vehicle Traffic,

Highway Capacity, Applications of Traffic Control Devices, Traffic Design of Parking

Facilities, Traffic Engineering Studies; Statistical Methods in Traffic Safety Analysis –

Regression Methods, Poisson Distribution, Chi- Squared Distribution, Statistical

Comparisons.

UNIT II ACCIDENT ANALYSIS 9

Accident Investigations and Risk Management, Collection and Analysis of Accident Data,

Condition and Collision Diagram, Causes and Remedies, Traffic Management Measures and

Their Influence on Accident Prevention, Assessment of Road Safety, Methods to Identify and

Prioritize Hazardous Locations and Elements, Determine Possible Causes of Crashes, Crash

Reduction Capabilities and Countermeasures, Effectiveness of Safety Design Features,

Accident Reconstruction

UNIT III ROAD SAFETY IN PLANNING AND GEOMETRIC DESIGN 9

Vehicle And Human Characteristics, RoadDesign and Road Equipments, Redesigning

Junctions, Cross Section Improvements,Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of Roads, Road

Maintenance, Traffic Control, Vehicle Design and Protective Devices, Post Accident Care

UNIT IV URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN 9

Role of Urban infrastructure design in safety: Geometric Design of Roads; Design of

Horizontal and Vertical Elements, Junctions, At Grade and Grade Separated Intersections,

Road Safety in Urban Transport, Sustainable Modes and their Safety.

UNIT V TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SAFETY AUDIT 9

Traffic Management Systems for Safety, Road Safety Audits and Tools for Safety

Management Systems, Road Safety Audit Process, Approach to Safety, Road Safety

Improvement Strategies, ITS and Safety.

REFERENCES:

1. Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning – L.R. Kadiyali, Khanna Publishers

2. Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering - C.S.Papacostas, Prentice Hall India.

3. Transportation Engineering – An Introduction, C.Jotinkhisty, B. Kent Lall

4. Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering, Richardo G Sigua

5. Handbook of Road Safety measures, second Edition, Rune Elvik, Alena Hoye, TrulsVaa,

Michael Sorenson

6. Road Safety by NCHRP.

PHE702 GIS APPLICATION IN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING LTPC

3 0 03

OBJECTIVE:

To create awareness among students about the recent techniques of Remote Sensing

and GIS and its application in Traffic and Transportation Engineering.

OUTCOME:

The students would be able to understand the GIS applications in the field of

transportation engineering projects.

UNIT I BASIC CONCEPT OF REMOTE SENSING 9

Definition – Components of Remote Sensing – Energy, Sensor, Interacting Body – Active

and Passive Remote Sensing – Platforms – Aerial and Space Platforms – Balloons,

Helicopters, Aircraft and Satellites – Electromagnetic Radiation – EMR Spectrum

UNIT II COMPONENTS OF REMOTE SENSING 9

Basic Concept and Components – Hardware, Software – Data Spatial and non-spatial – Geo-

referencing – Map Projection – Types of Projection – Simple Analysis – Data retrieval and

querying

UNIT III DATA ANALYSIS 9

Database – Raster and Vector data structures – Data storage – Run length, Chain and Block

coding – Vector data storage – Topology – GIS Modelling - Raster and Vector data analysis

– Buffering and overlaying techniques – Network Analysis – Spatial Analysis.

UNIT IV GIS IN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING 9

Highway and Railway Alignment, location of transport terminals and roadside facilities,

bus stops – Route optimization – Bus route rationalization – Accident analysis – Applications

of Aerial Photography and Satellite Imageries

UNIT V INTEGRATION OF GIS 9

GIS as an integration technology – Integration of GIS,GPS and Remote Sensing Techniques

– Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS) – Automatic Vehicle Location System

(AVLS)

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

REFERENCES:

1. Anji Reddy, Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, John Wiley and Sons Inc.

New York, 1987.

2. M.G.Srinivas, Remote Sensing Applications, Narosa Publishing House, 2001.

3. Burrough P.A, Principles of GIS for Land Resources Assessment, Oxford

Publication, 1994.

4. Jeffrey Star and John Ester, Geographical Information System – An Introduction,

Prentice Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffe, 1990.

5. Marble, D.F, Calkins, H.W and Penquest, Basic Readings in GIS, Speed System

Ltd., New York, 1984.

PHE703 EVALUATION AND STRENGTHENING OF PAVEMENT LTPC

3 003

UNIT I TYPES OF PAVEMENT 9

Introduction- Highway and airport pavements, Types and component parts of pavements,

their differences - Factors affecting design and performance of pavements.

UNIT II PAVEMENT BEHAVIOUR AND ITS PERFORMANCE 9

Stresses and Deflections in Flexible & Rigid Pavements-Stresses and deflections in

homogeneous masses. Wheel load stresses, various factors in traffic wheel loads; ESWL and

EWL factors. Pavement behaviour under transient traffic loads; Factors affecting design and

performance of pavements. Types of stresses and causes, factors influencing the stresses;

general considerations in rigid pavement analysis, EWL, wheel load stresses, warping

stresses, frictional stresses, combined stresses.

UNIT III PAVEMENT DISTRESS 9

Structural and functional requirements of flexible and rigid pavements; Pavement distress;

different types of failures & its causes.

UNIT IV EVALUATION OF SURFACE CONDITION 9

Methods of measurement of skid resistance, unevenness, ruts and cracks. Pavement surface

condition evaluation by physical measurements, by riding comfort and other methods; their

applications.

UNIT V EVALUATION OF STRUCTURAL CONDITION 9

Evaluation by non-destructive tests such as FWD, Benkelman Beam rebound deflection

using BBD for flexible overlay design, Plate load test, wave propagation and other methods

of load tests; evaluation by destructive test methods, and specimen testing.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

REFERENCES

1. Khanna and Justo, ‗Test Book of Highway Engineering„Nemchand brothers,

Roorkee- 2004. Yoder, E.J., and Witczak, `Principles of Pavement Design', 2nd ed.

John Wiley and Sons

2. Yang, `Design of Functional Pavements', McGraw Hill Book Co.

3. Haas and Hudson `Pavement Management System', McGraw Hill Book Co., New

York.

4. HRB/TRB/IRC/International Conference on Structural Design of Asphalt Pavements.

5. Relevant IRC Publications

6. CMA Hand Book 30

PHE704 COMPUTER SIMULATION APPLICATIONS IN L T P C

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING 3 0 0 3

OBJECTIVES:

To make the student to know about queuing theory and simulation concepts.

UNIT I TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM APPROACH 9

Introduction to systems approach – Typical transportation systems – Mathematical models.

Fundamentals of simulation – Monte Carlo method – Analog and digital simulation

Continuous and discrete models – Simulation languages – Introduction to CSMP.

UNIT II CONCEPTS OF ARRIVAL PATTERN 9

Probability concepts – Random numbers – Pseudo random generators – Arrival patterns –

Service time distributions, Queue discipline – Manual simulation of simple queuing system.

UNIT III EVENT SCHEDULING 9

Creating and moving transactions – Queues and facilities – Event scheduling – Internal logic

of GPSS processor – Program control statements.

UNIT IV STATISTICAL REPORT PREPARATION 9

Priority – Pre-emption – Functions – Parameters and save values – Standard numerical

attributes – Collection of statistics – Report preparation.

UNIT V SIMULATION AND VALIDATION 9

Applications of GPSS – Simple queuing problems – Inventory problems – Simulation of

ports – Railway platforms and level crossings – Traffic signals. Analysis of simulation

results- Model validation – Replication of random conditions – Time series analysis.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

REFERENCES

1. Gordon, G., System Simulation, Prentice-Hall of India.

2. GPSS/PC, User Manual, Minuteman Software, USA.

PHE705 HILL AND RURAL ROAD PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION L TPC

3003

OBJECTIVES:

The objective of this course is to make students to gain knowledge on designing roads in

hilly and rural areas.

By the end of this course, students should be able to apply their theoretical skills to

design roads in various terrains..

OUTCOMES:

At the completion of this module, students should be able to:

design elements such as sight distance, horizontal curvature, super elevation, grades,

visibility on vertical curves etc.

Use go green concepts for pavements.

Use eco friendly materials and recycled wastes in the road construction works.

Conduct quality control tests at different stage of road construction.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9

Importance of Rural roads, Classification of rural roads, Terrain classification, Socio-

economic impact of rural roads. Planning and Alignment: Data base for master plan, Concept

of network planning, Rural Roads plan, Road alignment, Governing factors for route

selection, Factors controlling alignment, Special considerations while aligning hill roads,

Surveys, Detailed project report, Environmental issues.

UNIT II GEOMETRIC DESIGN 9

Introduction, Design speed, Basic principles of geometric design, Elements, Horizontal and

vertical alignment, Alignment compatibility, Lateral and vertical clearances. Road Materials:

General, Soil and material surveys, Soil as road construction material, Stabilized soils,

Aggregates for pavement courses, New materials and stabilizers, Materials for bituminous

construction, Materials for semi-rigid and rigid pavement, Materials for special pavements

Climatic suitability of concrete materials.

UNIT III PAVEMENT DESIGN 9

Introduction, Design parameters, Pavement components, Design of flexible pavement,

Design of semi-rigid pavement, Design of rigid pavement, Design of special pavements,

Drainage and Shoulders Specifications and Construction: General, Selection of construction

materials and methodology, Earthwork, Sub-base, Base course, Bituminous constructions,

Semi-rigid pavement construction, Concrete pavements, Construction of special pavements,

Equipment required for different operations.

UNIT IV GREEN ROAD CONCEPT AND USE OF WASTE MATERIALS 9

Introduction, Significance of green roads, Fly ash for road construction, Iron & steel and

copper slags, Lime-rice husk ash concrete, Recycled concrete aggregate, Other waste

materials. Quality Control in Construction: General, Pre-requisite, Specifications and codes

of practice, Quality control tests during construction.

UNIT V MAINTENANCE 9

General, Distresses/defects in pavements, Definitions of maintenance activities, Inventory of

road and inspection, Types of maintenance, Classification of maintenance activities,

Maintenance norms, maintenance cost.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

TEXT BOOKS:

1. IRC: SP 20-2002 „‟Rural Roads Manual‟

2. IRC: SP 72-2007 „Guidelines for the Design of Flexible Pavements for Low Volume Rural

Roads‟

3. IRC: SP 62-2004 „Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Cement Concrete

Pavements for Rural Roads‟

REFERENCE:

1. IRC „Specifications for Rural Roads‟, MoRD, 2004

2. CRRI „Various Reports on Use of Waste Materials‟

PHE706 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT LT P C

FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS 3 0 0 3

OBJECTIVES:

To Provide an exposure to various Environmental Laws and its importance in

Transportation Projects.

OUTCOME:

Students would have understood the importance of environmental impact assessment,

methods of predicting pollution levels at various stages of construction and methods

to mitigate it.

UNIT I ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS 9

Laws concerned with protection of the environment such as Environmental Protection Act,

Air and Noise Pollution Act, Motor Vehicle Act, Town and Country Planning Act,

Development Control Regulation, Coastal Regulation Zone.

UNIT II ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 9

Importance of EIA, Environmental Appraisal, EIA Statement, Vehicle and Traffic Noise,

Ambient Noise Level, Heath Effects, Vibration – Damage to building, Exhaust Emission –

Pollutant, Health effects, Air Pollution, Urban Ambient Air Quality Standards, Effects on

Human being, Vegetation and Animals.

UNIT III POLLUTION MEASUREMENTS AND ITS IMPACT 9

Measurement of Air and Noise Pollution, Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation,

Collection,Compilation and Presentation of Pollution and Impact Data, Measuring Impact

before construction, at the time of construction and after construction, Prediction, Modeling

and Validation

UNIT IV MITIGATING MEASURES 9

Mitigating Measures for Air and Noise Pollution Policies and Strategies, Involvement of

Stakeholders, Public Participation, Institutional Arrangements

UNIT V TRAFFIC IMPACT 9

Impact of Traffic on Environment – Network Pattern, Urban Growth Indicators of

Environmental Quality, Energy use, Fuel Economy in Transportation, Energy Efficiency

Strategies

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

REFERENCES:

1. Larry W Canter, Environmental Impact Assessment, McGraw Hill Publishers, 1996.

2. Rao V.Kolluru; Environmental Strategies Handbook, McGraw Hill Publishers, 1994.

3. David Banister; Transport Policy and Environment E&FN Spain, 1999

4. World Bank; the Impact of Environmental Assessment – A Review of World Bank

Experience, Washington, 1997.

PHE707 ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND SAFETY AUDIT LTPC

3003

OBJECTIVES:

To identify the causes of road accidents and analysing it based on various factors.

Emphasis the need for road safety audit in existing roads.

UNIT I FACTORS INFLUENCING ACCIDENTS 9

Causes of accidents – Human factors – Vehicles – Road and its condition –

Environmental Studies

UNIT II ACCIDENT ANALYSIS 9

Collision Diagram – Preparation, Spatial Analysis of Accidents – Methods - GIS in

Accident Analysis - Black Spot, Black Route and Area Identification

UNIT III EVALUATION OF ACCIDENT PREDICTION MODELS 9

Accident Prediction Models – Development – Empirical Bayees Approach – Before and

After Evaluation – Case Studies

UNIT IV SAFETY AUDIT 9

Need for Safety Audit – Concept and Elements of Safety Audit – Safety Audit for existing

roads – Legal requirements – Provisions of Motor Vehicle Act and role of NGO‟s in

prevention of accidents.

UNIT V ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION 9

Accident data – Identification of Accident Prone Location – Prioritisation – Investigation –

Problems and Remedies

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

REFERENCES:

1. Khanna S.K. and Justo C.E.G, Highway Engineering, Nem Chand and Brothers, Roorkee,

2001

2. Robert F. Baker, Hand Book of Highway Engineering, Van NonstrantKeinholdCompany,

New York, 1975

3. Ministry of Surface Transport, Accident Investigation and Prevention Manual for Highway

Engineers in India, Government of India, 2001

4. Robert F.Baker, The Highway Risk Problem – Policy Issues in Highway Safety, John

Wiley and Sons.

ELECTIVES

SEMESTER 3

PHE708 HIGHWAY PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTPC

3003

OBJECTIVE:

To make the students to understand the highway project formulation, investment

appraisal in various highway projects etc.

OUTCOME:

Students will be aware of various finance policies and programmes related to Urban

Planning and Development and the students will be in a position to formulate,

appraise and conduct feasibility studies on urban projects.

UNIT I HIGHWAY PROJECT FORMULATION 9

Project formulation – detailed project report – agencies involved in projects – design

consultants – supervision consultants – contractors for implementation – Govt agencies

– linkages among organizations – environment and social issues – responsibilities of various

agencies – discussion on various models

UNIT II TYPES OF FINANCING 9 Types of financing – financial institutions – internal generation of funds – international

commercial borrowings – collaborator‟s equity participation – share subscription by overseas

investors – other sources

UNIT III INVESTMENT APPRAISAL 9 Motor vehicle operation cost – value of time of travel – accident cost – other cost – annual

highway cost – economic analysis – Indian and International practices of investment

appraisal – risk analysis and selection of a project

UNIT IV PROJECT PLANNING 9 Time and resources planning – project control methodology – resources productivity control

– project cost control – project time control – codification of the planning system – network

techniques

UNIT V CONTRACT FORMATION 9 Types of contract – contract laws – contract formation and interpretation principles – contract

conditions – FIDIC conditions – IBRD guidelines for procurement – TNTT Act – contract

documents – potential contractual problems – arbitration and conciliation Act

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

REFERENCES:

1.L.R.Kadiyali and N.B.Lal, Principles and Practices of Highway Engineering,

Khanna Publishers, Delhi – 2005.

2.K.K.Chitkara ,Construction Project Management ,, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing

Company Ltd, New Delhi – 2003.

3.P.K.Joy,Total Project Management, Macmillan India Limited, Delhi, 1999.

PHE709ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS FOR ACCIDENT REDUCTION L TPC

3003

OBJECTIVE:

To make students to understand the causes of accidents and measures to reduce it

through accident reduction techniques.

OUTCOMES:

The students will be able to design accident free roads and road infrastructure.

Black spot identification – Rumble Strips – Set back distances

Conflict points in two way roads – two lanes – four lanes – six lanes

Efficient control measures and design of control systems

Signal – rotaries – grade separators.

PHE710 INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LTPC

3003

UNITI INTRODUCTION TO INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

SYSTEMS (ITS) 9 Definition of ITS and Identification of ITS Objectives, Historical Background, Benefits of

ITS - ITS Data collection techniques –

Detectors, Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL), Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI),

Geographic Information Systems (GIS), video data collection.

UNIT II TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN ITS 9

Importance of telecommunications in the ITS system,Information Management, Traffic

Management Centres (TMC). Vehicle – Road side

communication – Vehicle Positioning System

UNIT III ITS FUNCTIONAL AREAS 9

Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS), Advanced TravelerInformation Systems

(ATIS), Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO), Advanced VehicleControl Systems

(AVCS), Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS), Advanced Rural Transportation

Systems (ARTS).

UNIT III ITS USER NEEDS AND SERVICES 9 Travel and Traffic management, Public Transportation Management, Electronic Payment,

Commercial Vehicle Operations, Emergency Management, Advanced Vehicle safety

systems, Information Management.

UNIT V AUTOMATED HIGHWAY SYSTEMS 9

Vehicles in Platoons – Integration of Automated Highway Systems. ITS Programs in the

World – Overview of ITS implementations in developed countries, ITS in developing

countries.

REFERENCES

1. ITS Hand Book 2000: Recommendations for World Road Association (PIARC) by

Kan Paul Chen, John Miles.

2. Sussman, J. M., Perspective on ITS, Artech House Publishers, 2005.

3. National ITS Architecture Documentation, US Department of Transportation, 2007

(CD-ROM).

PHE711 ADVANCED MODELING TECHNIQUES IN LTPC

HIGHWAY ENGINEERING 3003

OBJECTIVES:

To understand and apply basic concepts and methods of urban transportation planning in

the India.

To use Artificial Intelligence techniques for various Transportation Engineering

problems.

To understand and be able to apply travel demand modeling, Mode Choice Modeling and

Traffic Assignment Modeling.

OUTCOMES:

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to

Design and conduct surveys to provide the data required for transportation planning.

Learn and understand zonal demand generation and attraction regression models.

Learn and understand demand distribution models (gravity models) and modal split

models for mode choice analysis.

Develop and calibrate trip generation rates for specific types of land use developments.

Make final decisions among planning alternatives that best integrate multiple objectives

such as technical feasibility and cost minimization.

UNIT I INRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 9

Significance of AI in Transportation Engineering and uses of AI for solution of

Transportation Engineering problems. Comparison between statistical methods and various

AI techniques.

UNIT II FIZZY LOGIC 9

Introduction to Fuzzy-logic, merits and limitations of Fuzzy-logic, crisp sets: types and

properties of crisp sets, Partition and covering, Fuzzy sets: membership function, basic fuzzy

set operations, Fuzzy Relations, Fuzzy Logic applications in Transportation Engineering.

UNIT III ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS 9

Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), merits and limitations of ANN, Model of

an Artificial Neuron, Neural Network Architectures: Single layer, Multi-layer feed-forward

and Recurrent Networks, Learning methods (in Brief), Back-propagation Technique: Single

and multi layer feed-forward Neural Network, Back propagation learning, Computations of

Input, hidden and output layers, Calculation of error, Training of Neural Network, method of

steepest descent and applications of Back-propagation Learning Algorithm in Transportation

Engineering.

UNIT IV GENETIC ALGORITHM 9

Basic concepts of Genetic Algorithms (GA), Working Principle, types of Encoding, cross-

over, Fitness function, Methods of Reproduction (in brief) and Applications of GA in

Transportation Engineering.

UNIT V EXPERT SYSTEMS 9

Introduction to Expert Systems (ES), basic concepts of ES and their Applications in

Transportation Engineering.

Text Books:

1. Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic and genetic Algorithms, Synthesis and Applications, by S.

2. Rajasekaran and G. A. VijayalakshmiPai, Prentice hall of India Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, 2003.

3. Fuzzy Logic With Engineering Applications, Timothy J. Ross, Mcgraw-Hill, 1995.

Reference: 1. Artificial Intelligence in Business-Expert System, Harmon P and D. King, John Willey &

Sons .

2. Relevant IRC and TRB publications.

PHE712 GROUND IMPROVEMENTS TECHNIQUE LTPC

3003

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9

Engineering properties of soft – weak and compressible deposits – problemsassociated with

weak deposit – Requirements of ground improvements – introduction to engineering ground

modification, need and objectives.

UNIT II SOIL STABILIZATION 9

Science of soil stabilization – Mechanical modification – Hydraulicmodification –

Dewatering systems – Chemical modification – Modification by admixtures like lime,

Cement, Bitumen etc. – Grouting – Deep jet mixing methods.

UNIT III RECENT GROUND IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES 9

stabilization using industrial waste – modificationby inclusion and confinement – soil nailing

– stone column – compaction piles – dynamic compaction – prefabricated vertical drains –

preloading – electro – osmosis – soil freezing vacuum consolidation – deep explosion – dry

powdered polymers – enzymes.

UNIT IV SOIL REINFORCEMENT 9

Historical background, RCC – Vidalean concept of reinforced earth –Mechanisms – Types

of reinforcements – Soil – Reinforcement – Interaction studies – Internal & External stability

criteria – Design Principles of steep reinforced soil slops – pavements – Embankments on

soft soils.

UNIT V GEO-SYNTHETICS 9

Geo-synthetic clay liner – Construction details – Geo Synthetic Materials – Functions –

Property characterization – Testing Methods for Geo – Synthetics – Recent research and

Developments. Control of Improvement – Field Instrumentation – design and

analysis for bearing capacity and settlement of improved deposits.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

REFERENCES

1. Hausmann, M.R., Engineering Principles of Ground Modification, McGraw – Hill

International Editions,1990.

2. Purushotham Raj, Ground Improvement Techniques, Laxmi Publications, New Delhi

3. Sharma.S.K.,Priniciples, Practice and Design of Highway Engineering, S.Chand&

Co. New Delhi,1985.

4. Jones C. J. F. P, Earth Reinforcement and Soil Structures, Butterworths, London.

PHE713 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION MODELING LTPC

3003

UNIT I LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING 9

Transportation modeling in Planning; Models and their role, Characteristics of Transport

demand and supply, Equilibrium of supply and demand, Modeling and decision making,

Issues in Transportation modeling and structure of the classic transport model.

UNIT II LAND USE TRANSPORTATION MODELS 9

Introduction to Land Use Planning; Relation between Transportation and Land Use Planning;

The economic base mechanism and allocation mechanism; Spatial allocation and

employment interrelationship; Garin Lowry models.

UNIT III GENERAL TRAVEL DEMAND MODELS 9

Aggregate, Disaggregate models ; Behavioralmodels;Recursive and direct demand Models;

Linear, Non-Linear models; Logit, discriminant and probit models; Mode split models -

Abstract mode and mode specific models.

UNIT IV REGIONAL TRANSPORT MODELS 9

Factors affecting goods and passenger traffic; Prediction of traffic;Growth factor models;

Time function iteration models; Interna1 volume forecasting models.

UNIT V REGIONAL NETWORK PLANNING 9

Problems in Developing Countries, Network Characteristics -Circuitry, Connectivity,

Mobility, Accessibility and Level of Service Concepts - Network Structures and Indices –

Network Planning – Evaluation - Graph Theory – Cut sets – Flows & Traversing – Optimum

Network - Inter-modal Co-ordination. – Rural Road Network Planning.

REFERENCES

1. Urban Modeling - Michael Batty.

2. Land Use Transportation Planning Notes - S.R.Chari, REC Warangal.

3. Introduction to Transportation Engineering and Planning, Morlok EK, McGraw Hill

4. Modelling Transport by Jhan De Dios Ortuzar. Luis E.Willumsen. John Wiley&

Sons.

5. Urban Development Models - Ed. By R.Baxter, M.Echenique and J.Owers; The

Institute of

6. Economic Models and Economic Forecast - Robert S, Pindyek, Daniel L.Rubin Field;

McGraw Hill.

7. Regional and Urban Models- A.G.Wilson; Pion, London.

8. Behavioral Travel Demand Models - Peter R. Stopher ARNIM.H.MEYBURG.

PHE714 ADVANCED HIGHWAY DESIGN LTPC

3003

OBJECTIVE:

To make the students to understand the use of state of the art technologies and the

usage of Google maps and GPS for design and drafting.

OUTCOMES:

Students will be able to make use of freeware for accurate Highway design and have

knowledge on Digital Terrain Modelling and their application in the Highway

design.

State of the art technologies in Surveying for Transportation Engineering – Use of

Google maps/images and GPS for realtime planning, Design of Highway elements –

DTM model concepts – Software applications on Highway Design – TRANSCAD uses.

PHE715 AUTOMOBILE POLLUTION CONTROL LTPC

3003

OBJECTIVE:

To make the students to understand the effects of Pollution caused by automobiles both while

in operation and idling and the variety of techniques to arrest them.

OUTCOMES:

Students will be aware of

ill effects of pollution,

carbon rating based on pollution levels and

methods to control pollution.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

Spark ignition & Compression ignition engines, 4-stroke and 2-stroke engines, engine‟s

performance parameters, principles of working, other types of engines.

UNIT II SOURCES OF EMISSIONS IN AN IC ENGINE.

UNIT III MECHANISMS OF FORMATION OF EXHAUST POLLUTANTS

CO, HC, NOX, SOX, Particulate Matters, Exhaust gas composition, analysis, important

factors affecting exhaust composition, air fuel ratio. Overview of impact of air pollution due

to automobiles. Control strategy: primary and secondary.

PHE716 HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN LTPC

3 0 0 3

OBJECTIVE:

To make the students to understand the highway infrastructure elements, their uses and their

design.

OUTCOMES:

Students will be aware of various highway infrastructure elements and their design

UNIT I GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF HIGHWAYS 9

Functional Classification of Highway System; Design Controls – Topography, Driver

characteristics, Vehicle Characteristics, Traffic, Capacity and Level of Service, Design

Speed. Objectives of Geometric Design. Carriageway, Shoulders, Formation, Right of way;

Kerbs, foot paths, Medians- design specifications; Pavement Surface characteristics – Skid

Resistance, factors affecting Skid resistance, Measurement of Skid Resistance; Road

Roughness, measurement of Road roughness; Camber, Objectives of Camber, design

standards.

UNIT II HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ALIGNMENT 9

Objectives of horizontal curves; Super elevation –– Need for Super elevation; Method of

computing super elevation; Minimum Radius of Curve; Methods of attainment of super

elevation; Extra widening on Curves; Transition Curves – Objectives and Design. Gradients

– Types of Gradients, Design Standards; Vertical Curves – Summit Curves,Valley Curves

and Design criteria for Vertical Curves; Combination of Vertical and Horizontal Curves –

Grade Compensation; Sight Distances – Stopping Sight Distance, Overtaking Sight Distance

and Intermediate Sight Distance; Importance of Sight Distances for Horizontal andVertical

Curves.

UNIT III INTERSECTION DESIGN 9

Types of Intersections; Design Principles for Intersections; Design of Atgrade Intersections –

Channelisation, Objectives; Traffic Islands and Design standards; Rotary Intersection –

Concept and Design, Advantages and Disadvantages; Grade separated

Interchanges – Types, warrants and Design standards.

UNIT IV TRAFFIC SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS 9

Types of Road Signs; Guidelines for the provision of Road Signs; Cautionary Signs,

Regulatory Signs, Information Signs – Design standards; Road markings – Objectives of

Road Markings; Types of Road Markings; Role of Road markings in Road Safety and Traffic

Regulation; Specification for Road Markings. Highway Appurtenances – Delineators, Traffic

Impact Attenuators, Safety Barriers.

UNIT V MISCELLANEOUS ELEMENTS 9

Requirements of Pedestrians; Pedestrian facilities on Urban Roads; Cycle Tracks –

Guidelines and Design standards; Bus bays – Types and Guide lines; Design of On-street and

Off street Parking facilities – Guidelines for lay out Design.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

REFERENCES:

1. Principles and Practice of Highway Engineering, L.R.Kadiyali and N.B.Lal, Khanna

Publications

2. Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning, L.R.Kadiyali, Khanna Publications

3. Highway Engineering, C.E.G.Justo and S.K.Khanna, Nem Chand and Brothers.

4. IRC Codes for Signs, Markings and Mixed Traffic Control in Urban Areas.

PHE717 CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY LTPC

3003

UNIT I CEMENT AND ADMIXTURES 9

Portland cement - chemical composition – Bogue‟s compounds - hydration - structure of

hydrated cement - mechanical strength of cement gel - water held in hydrated cement paste -

heat of hydration of cement - influence of compound composition on properties of cement -

different types of cements. Admixtures - Classification – Mineral and chemical admixtures -

Classification of mineral admixtures – properties – dosage - uses –Chemical admixtures –

classification – properties – uses – High range water reducing agents –effect of dosage –

multiple dosage of admixtures and their effects – effects of admixtures in RMC.

UNIT II AGGREGATES AND ITS PROPERTIES 9

Classifications of aggregates - particle shape and texture - bond, strength and other

mechanical properties of aggregate - specific gravity, bulk density, porosity, absorption and

moisture content of aggregate - bulking of sand - deleterious substance in aggregate –

soundness of aggregate - alkali-aggregate reaction - thermal properties - sieve analysis -

fineness modulus - grading curves - grading of fine and coarse aggregates - gap graded

aggregate – maximum aggregate size – combined a grading – BIS grading.

UNIT III FRESH CONCRETE AND HARDENED CONCRETE 9

workability - factors affecting workability -measurement of workability by different tests -

effect of time and temperature on workability - segregation and bleeding - Mixing of

concrete - different types of mixing – vibration of concrete – revibration – setting times of

fresh concrete – steps in manufacture of concrete – quality of mixing water. Hardened

Concrete - water/cement ratio - Abram's law – Gel space ratio Maturity concept - effective

water in mix - nature of strength of concrete - strength in tension and compression - Griffith's

hypothesis - autogenous healing - curing of concrete - influence of temperature on strength -

steam curing - testing of hardened concrete – relation between compressive and tensile

strength - factors affecting strength - non-destructive testing methods. Durability ofconcrete -

codal provisions.

UNIT IV ELASTICITY, SHRINKAGE AND CREEP 9

Modulus of elasticity – static and dynamic modulus of elasticity - Poisson's ratio - early

volume changes - swelling - shrinkage - mechanism of shrinkage - factors affecting

shrinkage - differential shrinkage - moisture movement - creep of concrete - factors

influencing creep - relation between creep and time - nature of creep – effects of creep in

structural concrete – Codal provisions – Rheology of creep.

UNIT V CONCRETE MIX DESIGN AND SPECIAL CONCRETE ISSUES 9

factors in the choice of concrete mix proportions – statistical quality control – Acceptance

criteria as per IS 456-2000 – various mix design methods for normal concrete – BIS method

– Road note no.4 method, ACI method – High strength concrete mix design – durability

aspects in concrete mix design as per IS 456-2000.Special Concrete - Light weight concrete –

Light weight aggregates – Light weight concrete mix design – Cellular concrete – Fiber

reinforced concrete – Different types of fibres – Factors affecting properties of F.R.C. –

Applications – Polymer concrete – Types of polymer concrete – Properties of polymer

concrete – Applications – High Performance Concrete -Self Compacting concrete – smart

concrete.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

REFERENCES:

1. Concrete Technology by M.S.Shetty, S.Chand& Co.

2. Properties of Concrete by A.M.Neville, ELBS publications.