09CE209 HIGHWAYS AND RAILWAYS ENGINEERING

Credits: 4:0:0
Objectives:
To introduce the concepts of highway alignments, engineering survey for roads,
geometric design of highways and pavement design
To introduce the concepts of permanent way design
To introduce the concepts of signals, interlocking, points and crossings
Unit I: Highway Planning and Alignment
Role of transportation in National Development Objectives and achievements of organizations
such as IRC and CRRI - Factors controlling selection of Highway alignments
Modern methods of conducting Engineering surveys.-Rural & Urban Road classification in
India.-Cross-sectional elements of road Definition and Significance
Unit II: Highway Geometric Design
Design of horizontal alignment
Sight distance PIEV theory Problems in S.S.D.-Super elevation Theory & Problems Highway widening on horizontal curves Theory & Problems.-Transition curves - Theory &
Problems.
Design of Vertical Alignment:
Terrain classification - Categories of Gradient Grade compensation Types of vertical curves Theory and problems.
Unit III: Pavement Design
Objects and requirements of pavements, types of pavement structure and functions of pavement
components, factors to be considered in Design of pavements, Design of Flexible pavement
using CBR method- (based on IRC: 37 2001), Design of Rigid pavement using Westergaards
modulus of subgrade Reaction and Westergaards stress equation for wheel loads( Interior, Edge
and Corner loading) - (Based on IRC: 58 2002), Comparison between Rigid & Flexible
pavements.
Unit IV: Railway Engineering Basics
Comparison of Highway & Railway transportation
Railway track (permanent way)
Cross-sections of railway tracks Coning of wheels-Gauges: Classification, Selection &
Uniformity -Rails:
Functions, Types of rail sections, Length of rails, Rail Joints, Welding of
rails & Creep of rails.-Sleepers:
Functions, Requirements, Classification & Sleeper
density.-Ballast: Functions, Requirements, Types & Quantity of ballast
Unit V: Advanced Railway Engineering:
Factors in selection of Good Alignment Gradients Grade compensation Speed of trains Necessity of Points and Crossings Turnouts. -Railway Stations: Requirements,

Classifications.-Station Yards: Types - Signalling: Objects, Engineering principles and Types.Control Systems: Control of train movement Track Circuiting - Interlocking of signals and
points: Necessity and Methods.
Text Books:
1. Khanna, S.K., and Justo C.E.G., Highway Engineering, Nem Chand and Bros. 2005.
2. S.C.Saxena & S.P.Arora, A Text book of Railway Engineering, Dhanpat Rai Publishers
2001
Reference Books:
1. Vazirani and Chandola, S.P., Transportation Engineering Vol. 1 Khanna Publishers,
2005.
2. K.P.Subramaniam, Transportation Engineering I, SCITECH Publishers 2003