Rajalakshmi Engineering College

Lesson Plan

Faculty Name: Mrs. UMAMAKESHWARI Faculty Code: CV07

Subject Name Railways, Airports and Harbour Engineering

Subject Code: CE2303
Class: B.E civil eng.

Objective:
This course imparts the student’s knowledge of planning, design,
constructionand maintenance of railway tracks. The students acquire proficiency
in theapplication of modern techniques such as GIS, GPS and remote sensing in
Railway Engineering. The student develops skills on airport planning and design
with the prime focus on runway and taxiway geometrics. Students become
conversant with the definition, purpose, location and materials of coastal
structures such as piers, breakwaters, wharves, jetties, quays and spring
fenders. The students acquire knowledge on site reconnaissance for location and
planning of harbours.

TEXT BOOKS
1. Saxena Subhash C and Satyapal Arora, A Course in Railway Engineering,
DhanpatRai and Sons, Delhi, 1998.
2. Khanna S K, Arora M G and Jain S S, Airport Planning and Design, Nemchand
andBrothers, Roorkee, 1994.
3. S P Bindra, A Course in Docks and Harbour Engineering, Dhanpat Rai and
Sons,New Delhi, 1993.

REFERENCES
1. Rangwala, Railway Engineering, Charotar Publishing House, 1995.
2. Rangwala, Airport Engineering, Charotar Publishing House, 1996.
3. Oza.H.P. and Oza.G.H., “A course in Docks & Harbour Engineering”. Charotar
Publishing Co.1976.
4. J.S. Mundrey, “A course in Railway Track Engineering”. Tata McGraw Hill,
2000.

STAFF INCHARGE

CE2303 -Railways, Airports and Harbour Engineering

 LESSON PLAN

Planed Actual
Book
S.No Period/ Period/ Unit Topic(s) Book
No.
Hours Hours
UNIT I
RAILWAY PLANNING AND DESIGN
1 1 I Role of Indian Railways in National Development – T
1
Railways for Urban Transportation –LRT & MRTS -
2 2 I Engineering Surveys for Track Alignment – Obligatory T 1
points -Conventional and Modern methods (Remote
Sensing, GIS & GPS, EDM and other equipments)
3 3 I Permanent Way, its Components and their Functions: T 1
Rails - Types of Rails, Rail Fastenings, Concept of
Gauges, Coning of Wheels, Creeps and kinks
Sleepers – Functions,
4 4-6 I Materials, Density – Functions, Materials, Ballast less T 1
Tracks -Geometric Design of Railway Tracks
5 7-8 I Gradients and Grade Compensation, Super- T 1
Elevation, Widening of Gauges in Curves,
6 9-10 I Transition Curves, Horizontal and Vertical Curves. T 1

7 11-12 I Tutorials T 1

UNIT II
RAILWAY TRACK CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION
8 13-14 II Points and Crossings - Design of Turnouts, Working
Principle R 1
9 15-17 II Signalling, Interlocking and Track Circuiting -
1
Construction & Maintenance R
10 18-19 II Conventional, Modern methods and Materials, Track
1
Drainage - Track Modernisation R
11 20-21 II Automated maintenance and upgrading, Re-laying of
1
Track, Lay outs of Railway Stations and Yards R
12 22-23 II Rolling Stock,Tractive Power, Track Resistance,
Level Crossings. R 1

13 24-26 II Tutorials
1
R
UNIT III
AIRPORT PLANNING AND DESIGN
14 27 Role of Air Transport, Components of Airports - Airport
III Planning T 2
15 28 Air traffic potential, Site Selection, Design of Components,
III Cost Estimates, Evaluation and Institutional arrangements T 2
16 Runway Design- Orientation, Cross wind Component, Wind
29 III rose Diagram (Problems), T 2
17 Geometric Design and Corrections for Gradients
30-31 III (Problems),Drainage -Taxiway Design T 2
18 III Geometric Design Elements, Minimum Separation
32-33 Distances, Design Speed T 2
19 III Airport Drainage - Airport Zoning - Clear Zone, Approach
34 Zone, Buffer Zone, Turning Zone T 2
Clearance over Highways and Railways
20 35-36 III T 2
21 37-38 III Tutorials
T 2

UNIT IV
AIRPORT LAYOUTS, VISUAL AIDS, AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
22 39 Airport Layouts – Apron, Terminal Building, Hangars, Motor
IV Vehicle Parking Area and Circulation Pattern, Case studies of R 2
Airport Layouts - Airport Buildings
23 40 Primary functions, Planning Concept, Principles of
IV Passenger Flow, Passenger Facilities -Visual Aids R 2
24 41-42 Runway and Taxiway Markings, Wind Direction Indicators,
IV Runway and Taxiway Lightings R 2
25 43-45 Air Traffic Control – Basic Actions, Air Traffic Control
IV Network R 2
26 46-47 Helipads, Hangars, Service Equipments
IV R 2
27 48-50 IV Tutorials
R 2
UNIT V
HARBOUR ENGINEERING
28 51 Definition of Terms - Harbours, Ports, Docks, Tides and
V Waves, Littoral Drift, Sounding, Area, Depth, Satellite Ports T 3
29 52-53 Requirements and Classification of Harbours - Site
V Selection & Selection Investigation T 3
30 54-55 Speed of water, Dredging, Range of Tides, Waves
V and Tidal Currents, Littoral Transport with Erosion and T 3
Deposition
56 Soundings, Anchoring Grounds, Geological Characteristics,
31 V Winds & Storms, Position and Size of Shoals T 3
57 V Shore Considerations- Proximity to Towns/Cities, Utilities,
32 Construction Materials, Coast Lines - T 3
58 V Dry and Wet Docks, Planning and Layouts - Entrance,
33 Position of Light Houses T 3
59 V Navigating - Mooring Accessories, Navigational Aids –
34 Coastal Structures- Breakwaters, Wharves. T 3

35 60-62 V Tutorials
T 3