Urbanisation, Travel Demand Estimation.
Mass Transport Demand Estimation, Mass Transport Network Design.
Scheduling of Mass Transport System, System Selection & Evaluation Criteria.
Bus & Truck Guides System.
Transport System Measures, Case Studies.
Alan Blark, Urban Mass Transportation Planning, Mc Graw Hill, Series.
Giannopoulos G.A., Bus Planning and Operation in Urban Areas A- Practical Guide, Gower Publishing, 1989
Remote sensing : Physics of remote sensing, Ideal remote sensing system, Remote sensing satellites and their data products, Sensors and orbital characteristics, Spectral reflectance curves, resolution and multiconcept, FCC, Interpretation of remote sensing images.
Digital image processing : Satellite image – characteristics and formats, Image histogram, Introduction to image rectification, Image enhancement, Land use and land cover classification system.
Geographic information system (GIS) : Basic concept of geographic data, GIS and its components, Dataacquisition, Raster and vector formats, Topography and data models, Spatial modeling, Data output, GIS applications.
Global positioning system (GPS) : Introduction, Satellite navigation system, GPS- space segment, Control segment, User segment, GPS satellite signals, Receivers; Static, Kinematic and Differential GPS.
Applications in Transportation Engineering : Intelligent Transport System, Urban Transport Planning, Accident Studies, Transport System Management, Road Network Planning, Collecting Road Inventory.
Introduction about tunnels, advantages and disadvantages of tunnels compared to open cuts, Criteria for selection of size and shape of tunnels, Advantages of twin tunnels and pilot tunnels, portals and adits, construction of shaft. Factors affecting methods of tunneling.
General characteristics of soft ground, needle beam method and NATM method of tunneling in practice, TBM.
General sequence of operation and typical distribution of time for each operations, meaning of the term ‘Faces of Attack’, Mucking, methods of removal of muck. Methods of Ventilation, Lighting and aspects of drainage.
Environment and its interaction with human activities –Air and Noise Pollution due to Transportation, Environmental imbalances -Attributes, Impacts, Indicators and Measurements -Concept of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Environmental Impact Statement,
Road traffic noise model (RTNM), Calixto model, Accoustical assessment.
Embankment Construction: Formation cutting in Soil and hard rock, Preparation of Subgrade, Ground improvement, Retaining and Breast walls on hill roads, Granular and Stabilized, Sub – bases
/ bases, Water Bound Macadam (WBM), Wet Mix Macadam (WMM), Cement treated bases, Dry Lean Concrete (DLC).
Bituminous Constructions: Types of Bituminous Constructions, Interface Treatments, Bituminous Surfacing and wearing Courses for roads and bridge deck slabs, Selection of wearing Course under different Climatic and Traffic conditions, IRC specifications, Construction techniques and Quality Control.
Concrete road construction: Test on Concrete mixes, Construction equipments, Method of construction ofjoints in concrete pavements, Quality Control in Construction of Concrete pavements, Construction of Continuously reinforced, Prestressed,
Steel Fibre Reinforced (SFRC) Pavements, IRC, MORT&H, ACI Specifications, AASHTO Specifications, Recycled pavements, Non – Conventional Pavements, Overlay Construction.
Hill Roads Construction: Stability of Slopes, Landslides – Causes and Control measures, Construction of Bituminous and Cement Concrete roads at high altitudes, Hill road drainage, Construction and maintenance problems and remedial measures.
Geometric design provisions for various transportation facilities as per AASHTO, IRC and other guidelines, Discussion of controls governing geometric design, route layout and selection.
Elements of design – sight distances, horizontal alignment, transition curves, super – elevation and side friction.
Vertical alignment – grades, crest and sag curves. Highway cross – sectional elements and their design for rural highways, Urban streets and hill roads.
At grade intersections – sight distance consideration and principles of design, Channelization, mini round– abuts, layout of round – abouts, Inter – Changes – major and minor interchanges, entrance and exit ramps, acceleration and deceleration lanes, Bicycle and pedestrian facility design.
Parking layout and design, Terminal layout and design.
Urbanisation, Travel Demand Estimation.
Mass Transport Demand Estimation, Mass Transport Network Design.
Scheduling of Mass Transport System, System Selection & Evaluation Criteria.
Bus & Truck Guides System.
Transport System Measures, Case Studies.
Alan Blark, Urban Mass Transportation Planning, Mc Graw Hill, Series.
Giannopoulos G.A., Bus Planning and Operation in Urban Areas A- Practical Guide, Gower Publishing, 1989
Remote sensing : Physics of remote sensing, Ideal remote sensing system, Remote sensing satellites and their data products, Sensors and orbital characteristics, Spectral reflectance curves, resolution and multiconcept, FCC, Interpretation of remote sensing images.
Digital image processing : Satellite image – characteristics and formats, Image histogram, Introduction to image rectification, Image enhancement, Land use and land cover classification system.
Geographic information system (GIS) : Basic concept of geographic data, GIS and its components, Dataacquisition, Raster and vector formats, Topography and data models, Spatial modeling, Data output, GIS applications.
Global positioning system (GPS) : Introduction, Satellite navigation system, GPS- space segment, Control segment, User segment, GPS satellite signals, Receivers; Static, Kinematic and Differential GPS.
Applications in Transportation Engineering : Intelligent Transport System, Urban Transport Planning, Accident Studies, Transport System Management, Road Network Planning, Collecting Road Inventory.
Introduction about tunnels, advantages and disadvantages of tunnels compared to open cuts, Criteria for selection of size and shape of tunnels, Advantages of twin tunnels and pilot tunnels, portals and adits, construction of shaft. Factors affecting methods of tunneling.
General characteristics of soft ground, needle beam method and NATM method of tunneling in practice, TBM.
General sequence of operation and typical distribution of time for each operations, meaning of the term ‘Faces of Attack’, Mucking, methods of removal of muck. Methods of Ventilation, Lighting and aspects of drainage.
Environment and its interaction with human activities –Air and Noise Pollution due to Transportation, Environmental imbalances -Attributes, Impacts, Indicators and Measurements -Concept of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Environmental Impact Statement,
Road traffic noise model (RTNM), Calixto model, Accoustical assessment.
Embankment Construction: Formation cutting in Soil and hard rock, Preparation of Subgrade, Ground improvement, Retaining and Breast walls on hill roads, Granular and Stabilized, Sub – bases
/ bases, Water Bound Macadam (WBM), Wet Mix Macadam (WMM), Cement treated bases, Dry Lean Concrete (DLC).
Bituminous Constructions: Types of Bituminous Constructions, Interface Treatments, Bituminous Surfacing and wearing Courses for roads and bridge deck slabs, Selection of wearing Course under different Climatic and Traffic conditions, IRC specifications, Construction techniques and Quality Control.
Concrete road construction: Test on Concrete mixes, Construction equipments, Method of construction ofjoints in concrete pavements, Quality Control in Construction of Concrete pavements, Construction of Continuously reinforced, Prestressed,
Steel Fibre Reinforced (SFRC) Pavements, IRC, MORT&H, ACI Specifications, AASHTO Specifications, Recycled pavements, Non – Conventional Pavements, Overlay Construction.
Hill Roads Construction: Stability of Slopes, Landslides – Causes and Control measures, Construction of Bituminous and Cement Concrete roads at high altitudes, Hill road drainage, Construction and maintenance problems and remedial measures.
Geometric design provisions for various transportation facilities as per AASHTO, IRC and other guidelines, Discussion of controls governing geometric design, route layout and selection.
Elements of design – sight distances, horizontal alignment, transition curves, super – elevation and side friction.
Vertical alignment – grades, crest and sag curves. Highway cross – sectional elements and their design for rural highways, Urban streets and hill roads.
At grade intersections – sight distance consideration and principles of design, Channelization, mini round– abuts, layout of round – abouts, Inter – Changes – major and minor interchanges, entrance and exit ramps, acceleration and deceleration lanes, Bicycle and pedestrian facility design.
Parking layout and design, Terminal layout and design.