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LECTURE NOTECourse code:CEAY1820
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING-I
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, SYLLABUS
Module-I Transportation by roads, railways, water ways & air ways – their importance&
limitation.
Road development & planning in India. Financing, Highway alignment & engineering
surveys for highway location.
Geometric
elevation, design-Cross section elements, Design speed, sight distance, super
horizontal & vertical alignment including curves.
Module-II
Traffic Engineering – Traffic studies & their importance.
Highway materials
mixes, marshall test.– Their properties & tests, selection, requirements of bituminous
Earthwork – measurement & rates, setting out of earth work, computation of areas &
volumes-Prismoidal & Trapezoidal methods.
Module-III
Pavement design-Use of CBR method for design of flexible pavement, IRC
recommendation for design of rigid pavement.
Highway drainage, pavement failure, Evaluation, Maintenance & Strengthening of
existing pavement.
Module-IV
Classification of bridges, Consideration of location of bridge site, Investigation & data
collection,
bridge Calculation of run off under bridge, Determination of water way, Choice of
span-economic span, Determination of maximum scour depth.
Bridge Superstructure-types, suitability.
Bridge foundation-Types, Sinking of well.
Books for Reference:
(1) Highway Engineering-By Khanna & Justo (Nemchand & Bros., Roorkee (U.A))
(2) Perniciples & Practice of Highway Engineering – By Dr. L.R. Kadiyalli (Khanna publisher)
(3) Bridge Engineering – By S.P. Bindra (Dhanpat Rai publication)
(4) Bridge Engineering-By D.J. Victor
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, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We would like to acknowledge various sources from which the lecture
note was prepared. Especially we would like to mention that the lecture
note has been prepared in the light of material available with NPTEL,
Transportation-I prepared by Prof. Tom V. Mathew and Prof. K.V.
Krishna Rao of IIT Bombay.
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, Lecture-1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Overview
From the beginning of history, human sensitivity has revealed an urge for mobility leading
to a measure of Society's progress. The history of this mobility or transport is the history
of civilization. For any country to develop with right momentum modern and efficient
Transport as a basic infrastructure is a must. Transport (British English) or
transportation (American English) is the movement of people and goods from one place
to another. The term is derived from the Latin trans ("across") and portare ("to carry").
1.2 Means of Transport
Fig.1.1 Means of Transport
1.3. Advantage and Disadvantage Different Modes of Transport
(A) Road Transport
Advantages Disadvantages
1. Less Capital Outlay 1. Seasonal Nature
2. Door to Door Service 2. Accidents and Breakdowns
3. Service in Rural Areas 3. Unsuitable for Long Distance and Bulky
4. Flexible Service Traffic
5. Suitable for Short Distance 4. Slow Speed
6. Lesser Risk of Damage in Transit 5. Lack of Organisation
7. Saving in Packing Cost
8. Rapid Speed
9. Less Cost
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