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SYLLABUS

UNIT-I

Railway Engineering: Introduction – Permanent way components – Cross section of permanent way – Functions and requirements of rails, Sleepers and ballast – Types of gauges – Creeps of rails – Theories related to creep – Coning of wheels – Adzing of sleepers – Rail fastenings.

UNIT-II

Geometric Design of Railway Track: Gradients – Grade compensation – Cant and negative super elevation – Cant deficiency – Degree of curves – Safe speed on railway track – Points and crossings – Layout and functioning of left hand turn out and right hand turn outs – Station yards – Signaling and interlocking.

UNIT-III

Airport Engineering: Airport site selection – Factors affecting site selection and surveys – Runway orientation – Wind rose diagram – Basic runway length – Correction for runway length – Terminal area – Layout and functions – Concepts of terminal building – Simple building, Linear concept, Pier concept and satellite concept – Typical layouts.

UNIT-IV

Geometric Design of Runways and Taxiways : Aircraft characteristics – Influence of characteristics on airport planning and design – Geometric design elements of runway – Standards and specifications as per - functions of taxiways – Taxiway geometric design – Geometric elements and standard specifications – Runway and taxiway lighting.

UNIT-V

Ports and Harbours : Requirements of Ports and harbours – Types of ports – Classification of harbours - docks and types of docks – Dry docks, wharves and jetties – Breakwaters: Layouts of different types of harbours and docks – Dredging operations – Navigation aids.