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Course Name Railways, Airports & Harbour Engineering
Course Code 23CIE304
Program B. Tech. in Civil Engineering
Semester 5
Credits 2
Campus Mysuru

Syllabus

Unit 1

Railway Engineering: Components and Geometrical Design of Railways – Horizontal Curves, Radius, Super elevation, Cant Deficiency, Transitional Curves, Different types of Gradients, Grade Compensation, Points and Crossings and their Design; Signaling & Interlocking.

Unit 2

Airport Engineering – Factors affecting site selection and spacing of airports. Components of an airport and their functions. Typical layout. Geometrical Design Considerations – Taxiways, Runways and Aprons. Basic Runway Length and corrections – Runway Orientation.

Unit 3

Harbour engineering – Requirements of ports and harbours – classification of harbours. Selection of site and planning of harbours. Various component and general layout. Principles of harbour design, turning basin, harbour entrances, breakwaters, berthing structures – jetties, fenders, piers, wharves. Docks and Repair Facilities.

Objectives and Outcomes

Course Objectives

To explain the importance of the various components of a railway track

To impart knowledge on the design of various geometric elements of a railway track To highlight the factors in site selection for an airport

To explain the design guidelines for various elements of a harbor

Course Outcome

CO1: Identify and explain the role of different components in a railway track

CO2: Design the geometric elements of a railway track

CO3: Assess the suitable location for an airport and design the landing area

CO4: Specify design guidelines for the various elements within the harbor

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Text Books / References

Text Book(s)

Satish Chandra and M. M Agarwal”, Railway Engineering”, Oxford university Press, Second Edition 2013. Rangwala, “Airport Engineering”, Charotar Publishing House, 17th Edition 2018.

Reference(s)

Arora and Saxena, “Railway Engineering”, Dhanpat Rai Publications, 2011.

R Srinivasan, “Harbour, Dock and Tunnel Engineering”, Charotar Publishing House, 2012.

Khanna S K, Arora, M G and Jain S S., “Airport Planning and Design”, Nem Chand and Bros, 2009. Oza, H. P and Oza, G. H., “Dock and Harbour Engineering”, Charotar Book House, 2011

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