Syllabus Civil MTech REGULAR Wef 2018 Final-1

Scheme and syllabus
M.Tech Civil Engineering with specialization in

(Transportation Engineering)
w.e.f. Session 2018-19

Two years Full Time
Credit Based System

(70:30)
Guru Jambheshwar University of Sc & Tech

Hisar
M.Tech Civil Engineering with Specialization in Transportation Engineering
The Total minimum credit required for completing the M.Tech civil engineering with
specialization in (Transportation Engineering) course is 70
Semester-I
Course Course Name Teaching Schedule Credit

Code L T P/D
CET-691 Traffic engineering 4 - - 4
CET-693 Geometric design 4 1 - 5
CET-695 Pavement materials 4 - - 4
Elective-I 4 - - 4
CET-697 Traffic Lab - - 4 2
CET-699 Seminar-I* - - 1
Audit Course –I (Any 2 - - -
one from attached list of
audit –I courses)
Total 20
*To be evaluated internally by Committee constituted by Chairperson of the
Department/Director-Principal of the Institute.
Semester-II

Code L T P/D
CET-692 Pavement analysis and 4 1 - 5
design
CET-694 Pavement construction, 4 - - 4
maintenance and
management
CET-696 Transportation planning 4 - - 4
Elective-II 4 - - 4
CET-698 Pavement and Material - - 4 2
Lab.
CET-700 Seminar-II* - - 1
Audit Course –II (Any 2 - - -
one from attached list of
audit –II courses)
Total 20
*To be evaluated internally by Committee constituted by Chairperson of the
Department/Director-Principal of the Institute.
Semester-III

Code L T P/D
CET-701 Transportation economics 4 1 - 5
and finance
CET-703 Public transportation 4 - - 4
Elective-III 4 1 - 5
CET-707 Computational lab - - 4 2
CET-709 Synopsis - - 4 2
Open Elective (Any one 3 - - 3
from attached list of open
elective courses offered
by other Department)
Total 21
Semester-IV

Code L T P/D
CET-799 Dissertation - - 18 9
Total 9
Total credit for All semester = 70
NOTE: One credit in theory paper is equivalent to 1 hour classroom teaching per week & 1 credit
in practical/lab course is equivalent to 2 hour practical/lab work per week. A teacher will conduct
practical class in a group of 10-15 students.
List of Elective for M.Tech Civil engineering with specialization in (Transportation
Engineering)
List of Elective-I
1. CET-710 Statistics And Operation Research

2. CET-711 GIS In Transportation
3. CET-712 Concrete Technology
4. CET-719 Advanced Geology
List of Elective-II
1. CET-713 Project Management

2. CET-714 Transportation Drainage Systems
3. CET -715 Bridge Engineering
4. CET-716 Land Use And Transportation Planning
List of Elective-III
1. CET-717 Rail Transportation Systems Planning And Design

2. CET-718 Airport System Planning And Design
3. CET-720 Transportation And Traffic Infrastructure Design
4. CET-705 Transportation safety and environment
Syllabus
M.Tech Civil Engineering with specialization in
(Transportation Engineering)
wef Session 2018-19

Two years Full Time
Guru Jambheshwar University of Sc & Tech

Hisar
Traffic Engineering
Course Code: CET-691 Course Assessment Methods (Internal: 30; External: 70) Two
Course Credits: 4.0 minor test each of 20 marks, class performance measured through
Mode: Lecture(L),Tutorial(T) and Drawing (D) percentage of lecture attended (4 marks), assignments, quiz etc.
Type: Compulsory (6 marks) and end semester examination of 70 marks.
For the end semester examination, nine questions are to be set by the
Contact Hours: 4 hours (L) per week.
Examiner. Question number one will be compulsory and based on the
Examination Duration: 03 hours. entire syllabus: it will contain seven short answer type questions.
Rest of the eight questions is to be given by setting two questions
from each of the four units of the syllabus. A candidate is required to
attempt any other four questions selecting one from each of the four
units. All questions carry equal marks.
UNIT - I
Traffic Characteristics: Importance of traffic characteristics. Road user characteristics. Vehicular
characteristics. Max dimensions and weights of vehicles allowed in India. Effects of traffic
characteristics on various design elements of the road.
Traffic Studies: Traffic volume study, speed study and origin and destination study. Speed and
delay study. Use of photographic techniques in traffic surveys.
UNIT - II
Traffic Accidents: Accident surveys. Causes of road accidents and preventive measures. Capacity
and Level of Service: Fundamental diagram of traffic flow. Relationship between speed, volume
and density. Level of service. PCU. Design service volume. Capacity of non-urban roads. IRC
recommendations. Brief review of capacity of urban roads.
UNIT - III
Traffic Regulation and control Devices: Traffic control devices: signs, signals, markings and
islands. Types of signs. Types of signals. Design of signal by IRC method. Intersections at grade
and grade separated intersections. Design of a rotary. Types of grade separated intersections.
Design of Parking Lighting and Terminal Facilities: Parking surveys. On street parking, off street
parking.
UNIT - IV
Traffic Regulation: Need and scope of traffic regulations. Regulation of speed, vehicles and
drivers. General traffic regulations. Motor vehicle act. Scope of traffic management.
Recommended Books
(i) Principles of Transportation Engineering by Chakroborty & Das, Prentice Hall, India.
(ii) Highway Engg by S.K.Khanna & C.E.G. Justo, Nem Chand Bros., Roorkee.
(iii) Principles and Practice of Highway Engg. by L.R.Kadiyali, Khanna Publishers, Delhi.
(iv) Principles of Transportation and Highway Engineering by G.V.Rao, Tata McGraw-Hill
Publishing Co. Ltd. N.Delhi.
(v) MORTH Specifications for Road and Bridge Works, IRC Publication.
GEOMETRIC DESIGN
Contact Hours: 4 hours (L) & 1 Hour (T) per
week. entire syllabus: it will contain seven short answer type questions.
Examination Duration: 03 hours. Rest of the eight questions is to be given by setting two questions
UNIT - I
Highway Alignment: Requirements, factors controlling alignment, Obligatory points, Engineering
surveys for Highway location, Route selection, steps in new project, Highway Classifications.
Cross Sectional Element: Pavement Surface Characteristics, Factors affecting skid resistance,
Pavement Unevenness, Camber, Providing camber in the field, Width of carriageway, Design
Vehicle, Medians, Kerbs, Road Margins, Right of Way, Typical Cross Sections of Roads.
UNIT - II
Sight Distances: Introduction, Stopping Sight Distance, Reaction Time, Analysis of Stopping
distance, Overtaking Sight distance, Analysis of Overtaking Sight distance, Effect of grade on
sight distances, Overtaking zone, Intermediate sight distance, Sight distance at intersections.
Super elevation: Requirement of super elevation, Limits and attainment of super elevation in the
field.
UNIT - III
Highway Alignment: General, Design speed, Horizontal curves, super elevation, Analysis of super
elevation, Super elevation design, Attainment of super elevation, Widening of pavement on
horizontal curves, Methods of introducing extra widening, Horizontal Transition curves, Different
types of Transition curves, length of transition curve, Setting out of transition curve, Set-back
distance on horizontal curves, Curve Resistance.
UNIT - IV
Vertical Alignment: General, Gradients, Compensation in gradient on horizontal curves, Vertical
curves, Summit curve, Length of summit curve, Valley Curve, Length of valley curve.
Relevant IRC standards for Urban and Rural roads.
Recommended Books
Pavement Materials
UNIT – I
Sub grade : Significance of sub grade soil, Characteristics of soil, Desirable properties, Index
Properties of Soil, Soil Classification based on Grain size, Soil Classification System, Evaluation
of soil Strength.
Aggregates: Introduction, Desirable properties of Road Aggregates, Tests for Road Aggregates.
UNIT – II
Bituminous Materials: Introduction, Types of Bituminous materials, Tests on Bitumen, Cutback

and Emulsions Bituminous Paving Mixes: Design of Bituminous Mix, Marshal method of
bituminous mix design.
UNIT – III
Polymer and Rubber Modified binders: Physical and chemical properties. Fly ash and its
characterization. Performance based mix design Approaches. Visco elastic properties of bitumen
and bituminous mixture.
UNIT – IV
Construction Methods: Bituminous and concrete pavements, Relevant IS and IRC codes.
Recommended Books
Traffic Lab
Course Code: CET-697 Course Assessment Methods (Internal: 30; External: 70) Internal
Course Credits: 2 continuous assessment of 30 marks on the basis of class performance
Type: Compulsory and attendance in practical classes.
Contact Hours: 4 hours per week.
Mode: Practical session For the end semester practical examination the assessment will be done
out of 70 marks by the external and internal examiners.
1. Traffic volume study using videography technique.

2. Traffic volume study by Mechanical counters
3. Traffic speed study using videography technique.
4. Speed study by Radar Gun
5. Speed study by endoscope
6. Determination of Reaction time of Driver
7. Traffic study by automatic counter and classifier.
8. Parking study
9. Accident Investigation study
10. Study for Improvement of an Accident Prone location
SEMINAR -I
Course Code: CET-699 Course Assessment Methods (Internal: 100) Internal continuous
Course Credits: 1.0 assessment of 100 marks on the basis of presentations in class.
Type: Compulsory
Contact Hours: 2 hours (P) per week.
Mode: Practical session
The objective of this course is ·
 To learn how to carry out literature search ·
 To learn the art of technical report writing ·
 To learn the art of verbal communication with the help of modern presentation techniques.
A student will select a topic in emerging areas of Transportation Engineering and will carry out the
task under the supervision of a teacher assigned by the Department. He/she will give a seminar
talk/presentation on the same topic before a committee constituted by the Chairperson of the
Department. The committee should comprise of 2-3 faculty members. The faculty associated in
the committee will each be assigned 2hrs teaching load/week.
Pavement Analysis & Design
Contact Hours: 4 hours (L) & 1 Hour (T) per
UNIT - I
Pavement Types: Definition, Highway and Airport Pavement comparison, Wheel Loads, Tyre
Pressure, Contact Pressure, Design Factors, Type of distresses structural and functional,
Serviceability.
Stresses in Flexible: Layered system concept, multilayered solutions, Burmister’s method,

Fundamental Design concepts.
UNIT - II
Stresses in Rigid Pavements: Relative stiffness of slabs, Modulus of sub grade reaction, Stresses
due to warping, stresses due to friction, effect of warping, contraction and expansion, Plain versus
reinforced pavements, stresses in dowel bar, tie bar, combined stresses.
UNIT – III
Design of Flexible Pavements: Design factors, Design wheel load, Equivalent single wheel load,
Difference between Airport and Highway Design concept, Different design methods, Examples of
comprehensive design process
UNIT – IV
Design of Rigid Pavement: General design considerations, Design of joints in cement concrete
pavements, spacing of expansion joint, Spacing of contraction joints, Design of dowel bar, Design
of tie bar, IRC recommendations for design of Concrete pavements.
Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation: Pavement distresses in flexible and rigid pavements,
condition and evaluation survey, Present serviceability index, Methods of measuring condition,
skid resistance, Principles of maintenance, Methods of structural evaluation.
Recommended Books.
(iii) Principles of Pavement Design, by Yoder E.J. and Witczak M.W. 2nd, John Wiley & Sons,
Pavement Construction, Maintenance and Management
(6 marks) and end semester examination of 70 marks.
Type: Compulsory
Examination Duration: 03 hours.
entire syllabus: it will contain seven short answer type questions.
UNIT - I
Introduction: history of road construction, stages of construction, seasonal limitations of pavement
construction.
Stabilization of soil: mechanical stabilization, cementing additives and chemicals, thermal
stabilization.
UNIT - II
Construction of non-bituminous pavements: brief introduction to earthwork machinery: shovel,
hoe, clamshell, dragline, bulldozers, cleaning and grubbing, excavation for road and drain,
principles of field compaction of embankment / subgrade. Compacting equipments. Granular
roads. Construction steps of gsb, wbm and wmm.
Construction of bituminous pavements: various types of bituminous constructions. Prime coat, tack
coat, seal coat and surface dressing. Construction of busg, premix carpet, bm, dbm and ac. Brief
coverage of machinery for costruction of bituminous roads: bitumen boiler, sprayer, pressure
distributer, hot-mix plant, cold-mix plant, tipper trucks, mechanical paver or finisher, rollers.
Mastic asphalt. Introduction to various irc and morth specifications.
UNIT - III
Construction of cement concrete roads: construction of cement concrete pavements, machinery
involved in construction, slip-form pavers, joints in cc pavements, irc and morth specifications.
Construction of other types of pavements: basic concepts of the following: soil stabilized roads,
use of geo- synthetics, reinforced cement concrete pavements, prestress concrete pavements, roller
compacted concrete pavements and fibre reinforced concrete pavements. Use of fly ash in cement
concrete road construction.
UNIT - IV
Highway maintenance: pavement distresses. Maintenance operations. Maintenance of wbm,
bituminous surfaces and cement concrete pavements. Functional and structural evaluation of
pavements, pavement maintenance, maintenance management
Related topics: emulsified bituminous mix, precoating of aggregates, recycling of bituminous
pavements, shoulder construction.
Recommended Books
Transportation Planning
UNIT - I
TRANSPORT PLANNING PROCESS : Status of transportation in India. Objectives and scope of
transport planning.Urban, regional and national transport planning. Transport planning process,
various stages. Land use and traffic.
UNIT - II
TRANSPORTATION SURVEY: Definition of study area. Zoning. Types of surveys. O-D
surveys. Inventories of existing transport facilities, land use and economic activities. TRIP
GENERATION: Trip purpose. Factors affecting trip generation. Trip generation estimation by
multiple linear regression analysis, brief review of category analysis, advantages and limitations of
these methods.
UNIT - III
TRIP DISTRIBUTION: Methods of trip distribution. Basic concepts of uniform factor method,
average factor method and opportunity model. Trip distribution by gravity model.
TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT: Principles of assignment. Assignment techniques. All or nothing

assignment. Brief review of multipath assignment, capacity restraint assignment and diversion
curves.
UNIT - IV
MODAL SPLIT: General considerations for modal split. Factors affecting modal split. Brief
introduction to various methods of modal split.
EVALUATION: Need for evaluation. Several plans to be formulated. Testing. Considerations in

evaluation. Economic evaluation, basic principles, brief introduction to various methods of
economic evaluation, comparison.
MASS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS: Problems of Urban Transport. Introduction to MRTS.

Requirements of MRTS. Types of MRTS. MRTS in India
Recommended Books
(i) Traffic Engg. And Transport Planning by L.R.Kadiyali, Khanna Publishers, Delhi.
(iii) Introduction to Transport Planning by Bruton, M.J., Hutchinson Technical Education,
London.
(iv) Principles of Transportation Engineering by Chakroborty & Das, Prentice Hall
Pavement and Material Lab
Subgrade Evaluation,
Benkelman Beam,
Unevenness Index,
Bitumen content determination,
Granular Mix Design,
Mix Design for Bituminous Mix and
Mix Design of cement concrete
SEMINAR -II
Course Credits: 1.0 assessment of 100 marks on the basis of presentations in class.
Type: Compulsory
objective of this course is ·
 To study the art of verbal communication with the help of current presentation techniques.
 To be trained the art of technical report writing ·
A student will select a topic in rising areas of Transportation Engineering and will carry out the
task under the supervision of a teacher assigned by the Department. He/she will give a seminar
talk/presentation on the same topic before a committee constituted by the Chairperson of the
Department. The committee should comprise of 2-3 faculty members. The faculty associated in
the committee will each be assigned 2hrs teaching load/week.
Transportation Economics and Finance
Contact Hours: 4 hours (L) AND 1 hour (T)
per week. entire syllabus: it will contain seven short answer type questions.
UNIT - I
Economic Evaluation of Transport Plans: Need for economic evaluation, Cost and benefits of
Transport Projects, Time horizon in Economic Assessment, Basic Principles of Economic
evaluation, Interest rate, Method of economic evaluation, Benefit cost ratio method, First year rate
of return, Net Present value method, Internal rate of return method, Comparison of various
methods of economic evaluation.
UNIT - II
Vehicle Operating Costs: Introduction, Road used cost study in India, Components of VOC,
Factors affecting VOC, Fuel consumption Relationship, Spare parts consumption, Maintenance
and Repairs labour cost, Tyre life, Lubricants, Utilisation and fixed costs.
UNIT - III
Value of travel time savings: Introduction, Classes of transport users enjoying travel time savings,
Methodology for monetary evaluation of passengers’ travel time, Review of work in India on
passengers’ travel time.
Accidents Costs: Introduction, Relevance of accident costing for a developing country, Review of
alternative methodologies for accident costing, Indian studies.
UNIT - IV
Traffic Congestion, Traffic Restraints and Road Pricing: Congestion as a factor in road traffic,
Traffic Restraint, Road Pricing.
Highway Finance: Basic principles, Distribution of highway cost, Sources of Revenue, Highway
Financing in India.
Recommended Books
Public Transportation
UNIT - I
Modes of public transportation and application of each to urban travel needs
UNIT - II
Transit system operations, para-transit systems, street transit systems, rapid transit systems,
Estimation of transit demand, route development, properties of a good route set, determination of a
good route set, stop location and stopping policy, schedule development, properties of a good
schedule, determination of a good schedule.
UNIT - III
Capacity of rapid transit systems, line capacity of RTS, capacity of street transit systems.
Transit corridor, identification and planning, mass transport management measures, integration of
public transportation modes. Public transport infrastructure, case studies, multi mode
transportation system.
UNIT - IV
Planning for public transport, fares and subsidies.
Intermediate Public Transport in Indian Cities, types of IPT vehicles, Characteristics of IPT
modes.
Recommended Books:
(ii) Introduction to Transport Planning by Bruton, M.J., Hutchinson Technical Education,
London.
(iii) Principles of Transportation Engineering by Chakroborty & Das, Prentice Hall, India.
Computational Laboratory
Exposure to various Transportation Related Softwares like Rate Analysis by MORTH software,
MX Road, and other IRC softwares for Pavement Design and Decision modeling.
SYNOPSIS
Course Credits: 2.0 assessment of 100 marks on the basis of synopsis.
Type: Compulsory
The primary objective of this course is to develop in student the capacity for analysis and judgment and
the ability to carry out independent investigation in design/development through a dissertation work
involving creativity, innovation and ingenuity. The work must start with comprehensive literature search
and critical appreciation so as to select research problem the student wishes to work on.
Each student will carry out independent Synopsis under the supervision of some teacher(s) who will be
called Supervisor(s).
The Synopsis involving design/testing/computer simulation/case studies etc. which commences in the IIIrd
semester will be completed in IV semester.
The student will be required to submit two copies of his/her report to the Department for record.
DISSERTATION
Course Code: CET-799 Course Assessment Methods (External: 100) External continuous
Course Credits: 9.0 assessment of 100 marks on the basis of Dissertation.
Type: Compulsory
Final Dissertation will be assessed by a panel of examiners consisting of the following:
Head of Department : H.O.D
Respective Supervisor(s) : Member(s)
External Expert : To be appointed by the University
Note: The external expert must be from the respective area of specialization.
The student will be required to submit THREE copies of his/her report to the M.Tech Coordinator
for record and processing.

Statistics and Operation Research
UNIT - I
Fundamental of Operation Research : Deterministic Operations Research Models, Dynamic
Programming, Linear Programming, Integer Programming, Branch-and-Bound Technique,
Deterministic Inventory Models, Sequencing Problems.
UNIT - II
Classification and Presentation of Data – Basic Concepts of Probability – Probibility Axioms –
Analysis and Treatment of Data, Population and Samples – Measures of Central Tendency –
Measures of Dispersion – Measures of Symmetry – Measure of Peakedness.
UNIT - III
Probability Distribution – Discrete abd Continous Probability distribution Functions – Binoimal,
Poisson, Normal, Lognormal, Exponential, Gamma Distribution, Extreme Value Distribution –
Transformations of Normal Distributions, Selecting a Probability Distribution, Parameter
Estimation – Method of Moments – Method of Maximum Likelyhood – Probability Weighted
Moments and Least Square Method, Joint Probability Distributions.
UNIT - IV
Regression Analysis – Simple Linear Regression – Evaluation of Regression – Confidence
Intervals and Tests of Hypotheses – Multiple Linear Regression – Correlation and Regression
Analysis.
Recommended Books:
Applied Numerical Methods for Engineers by akai

Numerical Recipes – The Art of Scientific Computing by Press, Flannery, Tenklsky, Vetterling.
GIS IN TRANSPORTATION
UNIT - I
Introduction: GIS Operations, GIS for Transportation.
UNIT - II
Map Projection and Coordinate System: Map Projection, Coordinate Systems.
Data Modeling & Data Base Design: Vector Data Model, Spatial Data Model, Data modeling in
GIS-T.
UNIT - III
Shortest Path & Routing: Fundamental Network properties, Shortest Path analysis,
Network flows & facility Location: Flow through Network, Closed Facilty.
UNIT - IV
GIS Based Spatial Analysis and Modeling: GIS and Spatial analysis, function, Customizing GIS,
Geographic Visualization.
Recommended Books:
(vi) Miller, H.J. and Shaw S.L. “GIS for TransportationPrinciples and Applications” Oxford
University Press.
(vii) Chang K.T. “Introduction to GIS” TMH, New Delhi.
Concrete Technology
Examination Duration: 03 hours.
entire syllabus: it will contain seven short answer type questions.
UNIT - I
Concrete as Pavement Material: Introduction, Preparation and Grade of Concrete.
Concrete Ingradients: Types of Cement, Aggregates, Classification of Aggregate, Properties of
Aggregate, Quality of Mixing Water, Admixtures.
UNIT - II
Properties of Concrete: Inroduction, Workability, Stress Strain Characteriscs of Concrete, Young’s
Modulus of concrete, Creep and shrinkage of Concrete, Permeability, Durability of Concrete,
Joints.
UNIT - III
Production of Concrete: Batching, mixing, Transportation, compaction, vibration, curing,
formwork removing, ready mixed concrete.
Non-Destructive Testing of Concrete: Significance, Rebound Hammer, Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity
Technique, Penetration Technique, Pullout test, Cover meter, Core tests.
UNIT – IV
Deteriroration : Causes, Deteriroration by Water, surface weir, Frost action, chemical Reaction,
corrosion of reinforcement etc. Preventive Measures
Advances in Concrete: Introduction to Light Weight concrete, High strength Concrete, Prestressed
concrete. Fibre reinforced concrete, Polymer concrete composites.
Recommended Books:
(iv) Gambhir,M.L., “Concrete Technology” TMH Pub. N Delhi.

(v) Shetty M.S.”Concrete Technology” S. Chand& Co. N Delhi.
Advanced Geology
Course Code: CET - 719 Course Assessment Methods (Internal: 30; External: 70) Two
Type: Compulsory
Contact Hours: 4 hours (L) per week. Examiner. Question number one will be compulsory and based on the
UNIT - I
Introduction, object and scope, Importance of Geology in Transpotation Engg Projects, external
and internal geological forces causing changes, weathering and erosion of surface of earth, soil
profile and its importance. Rocks of earth surface, texture, structure and origin of rocks, their
engineering uses.
UNIT - II
Forms of structures of rocks, bedding plane and outcrops, dip and strike, folds, faults, joints and
unconformity and recognition on outcrops, importance of geological structures in transportation
engg projects.
UNIT - III
Hydrogeology, water table, ground water considerations in transportation projects, geological
investigations, remote sensing techniques for geological and hydrological investigations. Uses of
geological maps, interpretation of data.
UNIT - IV
Geological conditions and their influence on the selection, location, type and design of tunnels,
highways, bridges. Land slides, hill slope stability.
Precautions and treatment against faults, joints and ground water.

Books Recommended:
(i) Introduction to Physical Geology by A. Holmes.

(ii) A Text Book of Geology by P.K. Mukherjee.
(iii)Physical and General Geology by S.K. Garg.
(iv) Engineering and General Geology by Prabin Singh.
Project Management
Type: Compulsory
UNIT - I
Time Estimates: Earliest Expected Time, Latest allowable occurence time, slack time, Earliest start
time, Earliest finish time, Latest start time, latest finish time.
UNIT - II
Network Scheduling: Critical Path Method (CPM) , Program Evaluation and Review Technique
(PERT), Precedence diagram technique (PDM)
Cost Optimization: cost slope, crashing critical path, Optimum duration.
UNIT - III
Updating: Introduction, examples, when to update.
Resource allocation: Introduction, resource smoothing, resource levelling, Line of Balancing

technique (LOB). Resouse Based Network.
UNIT - IV
Linear Programming and critical path scheduling: Introduction, standard form, formulation by
linear programming, transportation model, method of solution, fictitious cost method, Linear
programming and critical path.
Transportation Drainage Systems
Type: Compulsory
UNIT - I
Introduction, Importance of drainage, Types of Road Drainage, General Criterion for Road
Drainage.
UNIT - II
Systems of Drainage: Surface and sub-surface drainage systems, Internal drainage of
pavement structure, components of surface drainage system, surface drains, road side drains, catch
water drains, geometric design of road, hydraulic design of drains, shoulder drainage, drainage
layer, subsurface drainage with transverse drains, horizontal drains, sub surface drain in heavy
clayey soil, sub surface drain at valley curve / change of grade, capillary cut-off.
UNIT - III
Design of surface drainage and subsurface drainage system: Hydrologic analysis, hydraulic
analysis, data for drainage design, design steps, Cross Drainage, Sub surface drainage, lowering of
water table, control of seepage flow, control of capillary rise, design of filter material, drainage of
slopes and erosion control, road construction in water logged areas.
UNIT - IV
Drainage in hill roads. Drainage systems for Airports and Railways.
Books recommended:
(vi) Highway Engg by S.K.Khanna & C.E.G. Justo, Nem Chand Bros., Roorkee.
(vii) Principles and Practice of Highway Engg. by L.R.Kadiyali, Khanna Publishers, Delhi.
(viii) Rural Roads Manual, IRC SP-20.
Bridge Engineering
percentage of lecture attended (4 marks), assignments, quiz etc.
Mode: Lecture(L),Tutorial(T) and Drawing (D)
Type: Compulsory
Contact Hours: 4 hours (L) per week. Examiner. Question number one will be compulsory and based on the
UNIT - I
Types of bridges, Consideration of loads and stresses in bridges, bridge loading as per IRC and
IRS specifications,, traffic lanes, footway, kerbs, railing and parapet loading, impact, wind load,
longitudinal forces, temp effects, secondary stresses, erection stresses, earth pressure, effect of live
load on back fill and on the abutment.
UNIT - II
Design of RC bridges, slab culvert, box culvert, pipe culvert, T-beam bridge, super structure,
design examples, brief introduction to rigid frame, arch and bow string girder bridges.
Design of pre-stressed concrete bridges, pre-tensioned and post tensioned concrete bridges,
analysis and design of multi-lane prestressed concrete T-beam bridge super structure.
UNIT - III
Steel bridges, types, economical span, loads, permissible stresses, fluctuation of stresses,
secondary stresses, plate girder bridges, general arrangement, bridge floors, plate girder railway
bridges, deck type plate girder bridges, design example. Truss bridges, types, wind force on lattice
girder bridge, bracings, truss bridge for railway – through type truss bridge.
Pier, abutment and wing walls, types of piers, forces on piers, stability, abutments, bridge code
provisions for abutments, wing walls, design examples.
UNIT - IV
Bearings, functions, bearings for steel and concrete bridges, bearings for continuous span bridges,
IRC provisions for bearings, fixed bearings, expansion bearings, materials and specifications,
permissible stresses, design considerations for rocker and roller cum rocker bearings, sliding
bearings. Foundations, types, general design criterion, design of well and pile foundations for piers
and abutments.
Recommended Books:
Victor DJ, Essentials of Bridge Engineering, Oxford & IBH Pubb Co.
Rowe RE, Concrete ridge Design
Land Use and Transportation Planning
Type: Compulsory
UNIT - I
Land use and transport planning, Selection of land use transport models,
UNIT - II
Lowry Derivative models, Garin-Lowry model, Matrix operations for simplifying computations,
applications in India,
UNIT - III
Transpot planning for small and medium sized cities, quick response techniques.
UNIT - IV
Traffic simulation.
Books recommended:
(iv) Traffic Engg. And Transport Planning by L.R.Kadiyali, Khanna Publishers, Delhi.
(v) Highway Engg by S.K.Khanna & C.E.G. Justo, Nem Chand Bros., Roorkee.
(vi) Introduction to Transport Planning by Bruton, M.J., Hutchinson Technical Education,
London.
(vii) Principles of Transportation Engineering by Chakroborty & Das, Prentice Hall, India.
Rail Transportation Systems Planning and Design
Type: Compulsory
Contact Hours: 4 hours (L) and 1 hour (T) per
UNIT - I
Importance of rail transportation, rail transportation v/s other modes, development of rail
transportation in India and abroad, Status of rail transportation.
UNIT - II
Components of permanent way, preparation of formation, requirements and specifications for
various components for construction of railway track, laying of tracks.
UNIT - III
Maintenance of track, types of maintenance, mechanized maintenance, M.S.P and D.T.M.
UNIT - IV
Rail transportation system, Demand analysis and forecasting for passenger and freight traffic,
costing and pricing principles, project analysis and design, project interdependencies and
programming techniques, systems analysis and planning, macroeconomic transportation simulator,
case studies and implementation strategies.
Recommended Books:
(i) A text book of Railway Engineering by S.C.Saxena and S.P.Arora, Dhanpat Rai Publicatios,
N.Delhi.
(ii) Railway Track Engg. by J.S.Mundray, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd. N.Delhi.
Airport System Planning and Design
Type: Compulsory
UNIT - I
Air Transport-structure and organization, the challenges and the issues.
Airport planning, site selection, layout plan, Aircraft characteristics affecting airport elements, air
traffic control
UNIT - II
Forecasting air travel demand, trend forecast and analytical methods, air freight demand.
Airport capacity and configuration, runway capacity determination.
Geometric design of runways, taxiways and aprons.
UNIT - III
Passenger terminal area, passenger and baggage flow, design concepts, analysis of flow through
terminals, parking configurations and apron facilities.
UNIT - IV
Airport pavement design
Airport drainage.
Books Recommended:
(iii) Airport Planning and Design by S.K.Khanna, M.G.Arora, Nem Chand Bros., Roorkee.
(iv) The Planning and Design of Airports by Robort Hornjeff, McGraw Hill Book Co.
(v) Air Transportation Planning and Design by Virender Kumar & Satish Chandra, Galgotia
Publications, N.Delhi.
Transportation and Traffic Infrastructure Design
Course Code: CET – 720 Course Assessment Methods (Internal: 30; External: 70) Two
Type: Compulsory
Contact Hours: 4 hours (L) and 1 hour (T) per Examiner. Question number one will be compulsory and based on the
UNIT - I
Design and drawing of grade intersections, rotaries, mini round abouts, interchanges,
UNIT - II
Multi-level intersection,
UNIT - III
On-street parking facilities, off-street parking facilities,
UNIT - IV
Layout for buses and trucks, guard rails, retaining sides, pedestrian sideways, foot bridges,
underpasses.
Books recommended:
(vi) Traffic Engg. And Transport Planning by L.R.Kadiyali, Khanna Publishers, Delhi.
(vii) Highway Engg by S.K.Khanna & C.E.G. Justo, Nem Chand Bros., Roorkee.
(viii) Principles of Transportation Engineering by Chakroborty & Das, Prentice Hall, India.
Transportation Safety and Environment
Type: Compulsory
UNIT - I
Trends in Roads and Highways Development, Problem of Road Accidents In India, Characteristics
of Road Accidents, Causes of Accidents, Global and Indian Road Safety Scenario, Factors
Responsible for Success Stories in Road Safety, Role of Highway Professionals in Highway Safety.
UNIT - II
Planning of Roads for Safety, Land Use Planning and Zoning, Development Control and
Encroachment, Network Hierarchy, Route Planning Through Communities, Access Control, Traffic
Segregation, Traffic Calming Designing for Safety: Road Link Design, Alignment Design, Cross-
Sectional Elements, Traffic Control Devices, Roadside Safety, Roadside Facilities, Some Critical
Elements, Junction Design Basic Principles, Selection of Junction Type, Factors Affecting Safety at
Various Junction Types, Elements to Improve Road Safety, Provisions for Vulnerable Road Users.
UNIT - III
Road Safety Audit, Concepts of Road Safety Audit, Road Safety Auditors & Key Personnel in
RSA, Organising and Conducting a Road Safety Audit, Example and Commonly Identified, Issues
During RSA, Road Safety Audit Report, Development of Cost-effective of Road Safety Audit
Accident Investigation and Prevention, Basic Strategies for Accident Reduction, Significance of
Accident Data, Accident Investigation and Identification of Potential Sites for Treatment, Problem
Diagnosis, Selection of Countermeasures, Example of Selection of Countermeasures, Detailed
Design and Implementation of Countermeasures,
UNIT - IV
Monitoring and Evaluation Non-Engineering Measures for Road Safety, Behavioural
Countermeasures, Education, Training and Publicity, The Goal of Police Traffic Control Activities,
Strategy for Road Safety Management by Police, Role of NGOs in Road Safety, Legal Framework
for Road Safety Transport related pollution, noise pollution, air pollution, effects of weather
conditions, vehicular emission parameters, pollution standards, EIA requirements of highway
projects, world bank guidelines, EIA practices in India.
Fuel crisis and transportation, factors affecting fuel consumption, fuel economy in various
modes of transportation, various types of alternative fuels.
Books Recommended:

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M.Tech Civil Engineering with specialization in

w.e.f. Session 2018-19

Credit Based System

Guru Jambheshwar University of Sc & Tech

Course Course Name Teaching Schedule Credit

Course Course Name Teaching Schedule Credit

Course Course Name Teaching Schedule Credit

Course Course Name Teaching Schedule Credit

Total credit for All semester = 70

1. CET-710 Statistics And Operation Research

1. CET-713 Project Management

1. CET-717 Rail Transportation Systems Planning And Design

wef Session 2018-19

Guru Jambheshwar University of Sc & Tech

Bituminous Materials: Introduction, Types of Bituminous materials, Tests on Bitumen, Cutback

1. Traffic volume study using videography technique.

The objective of this course is ·

 To learn how to carry out literature search ·

 To learn the art of technical report writing ·

Stresses in Flexible: Layered system concept, multilayered solutions, Burmister’s method,

TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT: Principles of assignment. Assignment techniques. All or nothing

EVALUATION: Need for evaluation. Several plans to be formulated. Testing. Considerations in

MASS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS: Problems of Urban Transport. Introduction to MRTS.

objective of this course is ·

 To be trained the art of technical report writing ·

Final Dissertation will be assessed by a panel of examiners consisting of the following:

Head of Department : H.O.D

Respective Supervisor(s) : Member(s)

External Expert : To be appointed by the University

for record and processing.

Applied Numerical Methods for Engineers by akai

(iv) Gambhir,M.L., “Concrete Technology” TMH Pub. N Delhi.

Precautions and treatment against faults, joints and ground water.

(i) Introduction to Physical Geology by A. Holmes.

Cost Optimization: cost slope, crashing critical path, Optimum duration.

Resource allocation: Introduction, resource smoothing, resource levelling, Line of Balancing

Airport capacity and configuration, runway capacity determination.

Geometric design of runways, taxiways and aprons.

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