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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE


CE 307 RAILWAY ENGINEERING AND AIRPORT PLANNING
Lecture Plan for Railway Engineering Section
Lecture No.

Topics to be covered

Modes of transportation, Indian Railways - Introduction

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Railway Gauges, Gauge selection, Permanent Way


Track Capacity, Modulus, Resistances
Wheel and Axles, Hauling capacity and Tractive effort, Coning of wheels
Stresses in track, Relief of stresses
Rails Types, Requirements, Creep
Rail Wears, Rail Fastenings
Joints in rails, Welded rails, Long welded rails, Short welded rails
Sleepers and Sleeper density

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Ballast, Specifications and Design, Renewal


Signals: Objectives, Operational and Functional classification

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Signals: Locational classification and specific signals


Turnouts and Crossings, Points and Switches
Track junctions / crossovers
Working and Design of a turnout
Design of Crossovers and junctions
Alignment of track
Speeds on tracks
Horizontal curve design, Superelevation design
Transition curves, Widening of a track
Vertical curves, Gradients
Train Control Systems
Interlocking: Principles, Methods, and Devices
High Speed Tracks, Specifications, Effects and limitations of high speed
Concepts of High speed trains, High speed trains at a glance
Urban railways

Lecture Plan for Airport Planning Section


Lecture No.

Topics to be covered

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Airports Administration, Classification, Air Travel in India


Aircraft Characteristics, Significance to Airport Design
Airport site selection, Space requirements
Airport Obstructions
Runway Orientation
Runway Length Basic Runway Length
Runway Length - Corrections

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Runway Geometric Design


Taxiway Geometric Design
Design of Exit Taxiway
Apron and Holding Apron, Aircraft Parking
Airport Layouts
Visual aids and Lighting

Evaluation Scheme: (Out of 100)


01. Mid Semester Exam:

25

02. End Semester Exam:

50

03. Tutorials, Presentation & Regularity:

25

[Tutorials & 2 Quizzes (August Last week & November First week) 10, Project
Presentation 10 and Attendance 5]
04. Field Visit (Optional) Contribution will be reflected in 25% component at Point-3

Tentative Project Topics

Global comparison of Indian Railways


Dedicated Freight Corridor
Freight Transportation, pitfalls and policy intervention for improvement
J & K Railways
Hill railways Global and Indian scenario
Railway Track development in Hill States Uttarakhand
Railways in difficult and different terrain
Eco-friendly waste management
Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches
Coach Design Passenger facilities and comfort
Railway Accidents and its mitigations
High Speed track development in India
High speed trains around the world
Rail Tunnels (e.g., English Channel, Jawahar Tunnel)
Railway Bridges Types and Designs
Increasing the efficiency level of railways (increasing the operation of terminals
and stations)
Heavy Rail / Light rail / street cars / Monorail / Elevated rail system / Sky-Bus
Metro Rails Future ahead
Indian railways New Initiatives
Status of Domestic and International Air travel in / from India
Airport Site Selection Case Studies of exotic airport locations and Airport
Hubs (e.g., Hong Kong International Airport)
Passenger Aircraft characteristics and Airport Requirements
Devices and machinery on Aprons
Aircraft Noise Control / Aircraft Noise v/s Road Traffic Noise
Navi Mumbai International Airport A Case study
Indira Gandhi International Airport A Case study
Airport Travel Demand Case studies, Indian and International
Influence of Airport Obstruction Case studies (e.g., Shiv Statue near IGI)
Airport Capacity Enhancement
Development of small airports Need and Significance
Passenger movement facilities at Big Airports
Visibility during landing / take-off operations
Hovercraft / Sea Planes /
Landing and Take-off requirements on Aircraft carrier ships.
Latest Aircraft Technologies
Typical Airport layouts An Analysis
Air Travel fare reduction Implications
Freight Air Transportation Cargo Terminals and Aircraft Characteristics
Military airports and aircrafts v/s passenger airports and aircrafts
Helicopter Characteristics / Heliports

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