DIPLOMA IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Fifth Semester
Subject: Highway, Bridge and Airport Engineering
Contact Hrs/Week: 4Hrs.
Contact Hrs/Sem: 64 Hrs.
Major Topics
Chapter

Content

No. of Hours

Weight age of
Marks in Exam

PART-A (Highways)
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5.
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Introduction to Highway Engineering

Alignment and surveys of roads
Geometrics of roads
Soil and soil stabilsation
Highway pavements
Road Drainage
Road Arboriculture
Traffic Engineering

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11
12

Introduction to Bridge Engineering

Bridge foundation
Bridge Sub-structures & Superstructures
Highway Bridges

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12
20
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12

PART-B ( Bridges)
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4

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5
12
8

PART-C ( Airports )
13
14
15

Introduction to Airport Engineering

Components of an Airport
Airport lightings
Seminars / Field visit / Innovations
TESTS
Total

3
5
3
4
3
64 hrs

10
12
8
150 Marks

Course Contents
PART-A (Highways)
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Introduction to Highway Engineering

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a. Importance of Transportation
b. Classification of roads as per IRC
c. vision 2020-N-S , E-W corridor, golden quadrilateral
Alignment and surveys of roads.
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a.Factors to be considered for road alignment
b.
Engineering surveys to be conducted for road alignment
c.Traffic Surveys
d.
Road Project report
Geometrics of roads
a. Cross section of a road
b. Camber and recommended values for different types of roads

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c. Gradient-types allowable values

d. Super elevation, methods of providing super elevation
e. Widening of road on curve
f Sight distance
h. Curves Horizontal Curves, Vertical Curves (no Design)
i. Necessity of transition curve
Soil and soil stabilization
Sub grade soil, desirable properties.
Soil stabilization objects, and methods, geo grids, geo synthetics fibers
Highway pavements
Objectives of pavements
Types of pavement
Flexible pavements-construction and maintenance
Rigid pavements- advantages construction and importance of joints
Over lays- types, brief description
Comparisons of flexible and rigid payments.
Road Drainage
Surface and subsurface drainage systems
Road Arboriculture
Objects
Planning, Plantation of trees, care of trees
Traffic Engineering
Brief Description of the following with sketches:
I). Road Junction,
ii) Traffic island
ii) Pedestrian crossing
iv) Traffic Signals - types
v) Traffic study
vi) Road Signals
vii) Parking systems
viii) Causes and prevention of accident

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4

PART-B ( Bridges)
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10

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Introduction - Bridge Engineering

Elements of Bridges
Selection of site for a bridge
Types of bridges-scour-afflux -waterway
Bridge foundation
Types of Bridge Foundation adopted well Foundation- caisson's
Foundation and Coffer dams
Bridge Sub-structures & Superstructure
Piers, types
Abutments, types
Wing walls, types
Bridge Bearings- Types
Application of IRC loading in design of bridges.
Approaches

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Highway Bridges

Steel bridges girder bridges, suspension bridges- brief description with sketches
RCC bridges cantilever bridges ,T-beam and deck slab bridges- brief description
with sketches
Pre stressed concrete bridges-advantages-types-Flyovers, Underpasses etc

PART-C ( Airports )
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14

15

Introduction to Airport Engineering

Types of Airport, Location and orientation of an airport
Airport Terminology
Components of an Airport
Runways, run way markings brief description
Taxiways, brief description
Aprons, brief description
Airport layout
Airport lightings
Lighting of approaches, runways, taxiways, landing area

Reference Books :
1. Highway Bridge and Airport Engineering By H S Vishwanath, Sapna
Publications.
2.A text book of transportation engineering - N.L. Arora
3.Highway engineering - S.K. Khanna & Justo
4.Transportation Engineering Vol.1 , Vol. 2 - Vazrani and chandola
5.Roads, railways, bridges and tunnel engineering -B.L. Gupta and Amit Gupta
6.Roads, railways, bridges and tunnel engineering - Ahuja and Birdi
7.Highway Engineering-T.D. Ahuja
8.Highway Engineering - Gurucharan Singh
9.Basics of Highway Engineering S.P. Bindra
10.Bridge Engineering - S.P. Bindra

General Educational Objectives

Upon Completion of study of the subject the student should be able to
1. Know the importance of road, and its classification
2. Understand the aspects about alignment of roads
3. Understand the various aspects of geometry of roads
4. Know the soil properties and its stabilization in construction.
5. Know the various types of Highway pavements.
6. Know the aspects about road drainage
7. Know the Objects of road arboriculture
8. Understand the objects and aspects of traffic engineering
9. Understand the various elements of bridges.
10. Know the necessity, function and types of bridge foundation
11. Know the elementary bridge sub-structure and super structure components.

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12. Know the elementary aspects of permanent bridges

13. Know the elementary aspects of Airport Engineering
14. Know the elementary aspects of components of an airport
15. Know the elementary aspects of airport lighting

Specific Instructional Objectives

Upon Completion of study of the subject the student should be able to
1 Know the importance of roads
1.1Know the role of transportation on economic activity and transport, social aspects and rural
development
1.2Know the Historical Development of highways
1.3List the I.R.C. Classification of roads in India
1.4 know the vision 2020 of India - N-S , E-W corridor, golden quadrilateral road
2 Understand the aspects about alignment of road surveys.
2.1 Explain the basic requirements of an ideal alignments
2.2 List the factors to be considered for road alignment
2.3 Explain all the engineering surveys to be conducted for road alignments
2.4 Understand detailed study of the traffic anticipated over the proposed road.
2.5 Explain the necessity and aspects of highway project report.
3 Understand the various aspect of geometry of roads
3.1 Explain all the aspects of cross section, camber, gradient, super elevation
3.2 Explain the necessity of widening of roads in curves
3.3 Explain the details of sight distance
3.4 Explain the need of horizontal , vertical and transition curves,
4 Study of soil and soil stabilization
4.1 Study sub-grade soil as an internal part of road pavement
4.2 Explain the desirable properties of soil sub grade
4.3 Explain Soil stabilization objects, methods - geo grids, geo synthetics fibers etc.
5 Know the various types of Highway pavements.
5.1 Know the objectives of pavements.
5.2 Know the types of Pavements Flexible, Rigid and Overlays.
5.3 Know Flexible pavements - W.M.M, Bituminous roads- construction & maintenance.
5.4 Know Rigid pavements Advantages, construction methods, importance of joints.
5.5 Know the Over lays- types
5.6 Know the comparisons of flexible and rigid payments
6. Know the aspects about road drainage
6.1 Explain the important highway drainages
6.2 Explain the requirements of highway drainage systems
6.3 Explain the surface drainage system with sketches
6.4 Explain the sub-surface drainage system with sketches
7 Know the objects of road arboriculture
7.1 Explain the objectives of road side arboriculture
7.2 Explain care of trees
8 Understand the objects and aspects of traffic engineering
8.1 Explain the scope of Traffic engineering
8.2 Describe with sketches the various traffic engineering works meant for ensuring

road safety.
8.3 Explain the detail traffic study
8.4 Explain different types of parking systems
8.5 Explain causes and preventing measures of accident
9 Understand the various elements of bridges.
9.1 Explain the importance of bridge & its elements.
9.2 Know the method of selecting a site for a bridge.
9.3 Explain types of bridges
9.4 Explain scour, afflux and water way
10 Know the necessity, function and types of bridge foundation
10.1 List the function of bridge foundation
10.2 Explain various types of bridge foundation and their suitability
11 Know the elementary bridge sub-structure and super structure components.
11.1 Explain pier- types, function
11.2 Explain abutment types, function
11.4 Explain wing wall - types -function
11.4 List the functions of bridge bearings
11.5 List the different types of bearings with sketches
11.6 Explain approach -function -types of approaches
12. Know the elementary aspects of permanent bridges
12.1 List difference between temporary and Highway bridges
12.2 List with sketches of steel bridges - girder bridges, suspension bridges
12.3 List with sketches of RCC bridges - cantilever bridges, T-beam and deck slab bridges
12.4 Explain P.S.C. Bridge advantages, types Flyovers, Underpasses
13 Know the elementary aspects of Airport Engineering
13.1 Define various terms used in airport engineering
13.2 List the types of airports
13.3 Explain location and orientation of an airport
14 Know the elementary aspects of components of an airport
14.1 Describe briefly with sketches the functions of runways, taxiways and aprons
14.2 Explain various Runway markings.
14.3 Sketch the general layout of an airport
15 Know elementary aspects airport lighting
15.1 State the methods of airport lightings for approaches, runways, taxiways and
landing areas
DIPLOMA IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Fifth Semester
Subject: Highway, Bridge and Airport Engineering

Model Question Paper

Time: 3 Hrs ]
Note: Question No.1 is Compulsory.
Answer any two full questions in each sections
Q1.
A) Fill in the Blanks with suitable words

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1 x 5= 5

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B) Write a short note on road Arboriculture.

SECTION-I
Q2.
a) List the IRC Classification of roads
b) List the factors to be considered for road alignment
c) Explain the engineering surveys to be conducted for road alignments
Q3.
a) What is camber? List the types of camber and explain any one type
b) Explain sight distance and its significance in roads
c) List the necessities of widening of roads in curves
Q4.
a) Write a short note on Geo-Synthetic fibers in embankment of roads.
b) List the objectives of Highway Pavements.
c) Compare the Flexible and Rigid Pavements.

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SECTION-II
Q5.
a) Explain Sub surface drainage system with neat sketches
b) Explain Traffic Islands with sketch.
c) List the causes for accidents
Q6.
a) List factors to be considered for selecting a site for a Bridge.
b) Classify the different types of bridges
c) List the advantages of Flyovers
Q7.
a) Explain the method of construction of well foundation to the bridge structure.
b) Explain types of abutments with sketches.
c) Define Bridge bearings and mention its functions.

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SECTION-III
Q8.
a) State the main objectives of road side arboriculture?
b) Explain the need of transition curves in highways
c) Write importance of joints in rigid pavements.
Q9.
a) What are the factors to be considered during location and orientation of an
airports.
b) Explain functions of Taxiways.

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c) Explain use of Runway markings in Airports.

Q10.
a) Sketch the general layout of an Airport.
b) Explain about lighting of approaches in Airport.
c) Write a short note on Lightings in Runways.

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