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1 Course number CVL409
2 Course Title AIRPORT, HARBOURS,DOCKS, & INLAND NAVIGATION
3 Credits 3
4 Contact Hours 3-0-0
(L-T-P)
5 Course Objective 1. To develop skills on airport planning and design with the prime focus on runway and
taxiway geometrics
2.To understand the basic concepts of Harbour Engineering
6 Course Outcomes On successful completion of this course students will be able to
1. Understand development and planning in airways;
2. Study different airport zones
3. Understand runway design and about design speed
4. Layout airport and study about airport buildings
5. control air traffic
6. differentiate terms related to harbour engineering
7. understand site selection and how to classify harbours
8. understand shore considerations and navigational aids
9. study water transportation and different types of docks
7 Outline syllabus
7.01 CVL409.A Unit A Airport Planning
7.02 CVL409.A1 Unit A Topic 1 History and development of Air transport , advantages and
disadvantages
7.03 CVL409.A2 Unit A Topic 2 Airport Planning regional planning, factors affecting site selection,
surveys for site selection, airport classification
7.04 CVL409.A3 Unit A Topic 3 Airport obstructions: zoning laws, classification of obstructions,
imaginary surfaces, approach zone, turning zone
7.05 CVL409.B Unit B Runway Design
7.06 CVL409.B1 Unit B Topic 1 Orientation, Cross wind Component, Wind rose Diagram ,Geometric
Design and Corrections for Gradients
7.07 CVL409.B2 Unit B Topic 2 Taxiway Design Geometric Design Elements,
7.08 CVL409.B3 Unit B Topic 3 Minimum Separation Distances, Design Speed, Airport Drainage,
Clearance over Highways and Railways
7.09 CVL409.C Unit C Airport layouts, Visual aids, and Air traffic control
7.10 CVL409.C1 Unit C Topic 1 Airport Layouts Apron, Terminal Building, Hangars, Motor Vehicle
Parking Area and Circulation Pattern
7.11 CVL409.C2 Unit C Topic 2 Airport Buildings Primary functions, Planning Concept, Principles of
Passenger Flow, Passenger Facilities - Visual Aids Runway and
Taxiway Markings, Wind Direction Indicators, Runway and Taxiway
Lightings
7.12 CVL409.C3 Unit C Topic 3 Air Traffic Control Basic Actions, Air Traffic Control Network -
Helipads, Hangars, Service Equipments
7.13 CVL409.D Unit D Harbour Engineering
7.14 CVL409.D1 Unit D Topic 1 Definition of Terms - Harbours, Ports, Docks, Tides and Waves, Littoral
Drift, Sounding, Area, Depth, Satellite Ports Requirements and
Classification of Harbours Site Selection & Selection Investigation
Speed of water, Dredging, Range of Tides, Waves and Tidal Currents,
Littoral Transport with Erosion and Deposition, Soundings, Anchoring
Grounds, Geological Characteristics
7.15 CVL409.D2 Unit D Topic 2 Winds & Storms, Position and Size of Shoals - Shore Considerations-
Proximity to Towns/Cities, Utilities, Construction Materials, Planning
and Layouts - Entrance, Position of Light Houses, Navigating - Terminal
Facilities Port Buildings, Warehouse, Transit Sheds, Inter-modal
Transfer Facilities, Mooring Accessories,
7.16 CVL409.D3 Unit D Topic 3 Navigational Aids - Coastal Structures- Piers, Breakwaters, Wharves,
Jetties, Quays, Spring Fenders - Coastal Shipping,
7.17 CVL409.E Unit E Docks and Inland navigation
7.18 CVL409.E1 Unit E Topic 1 Types of docks- wet docks, tidal basins, repair docks, dry docks, floating
docks
7.19 CVL409.E2 Unit E Topic 2 Marine railway, lift docks, locks and lock gates
 7.20 CVL409.E3 Unit E Topic 3 Inland Water Transport and Container Transportation.
8 Course Evaluation
8.1 Course work: 30 marks
8.11 Attendance none
8.12 Homework Three best out of 4 assignments: 20 marks
8.13 Quizzes Two 30-minutes surprise quizzes in lecture hours: 10 marks
8.14 Projects none
8.15 Presentations none
8.16 Any other
8.2 MTE One, 20 marks
8.3 End-term examination: 50 marks
9 References
9.1 Text book* 1. Khanna, Arora & Jain; Airport Planning and Design, Nem Chand &
Brothres,Roorkee. (6th Edition)
2. S P Bindra, A Course in Docks and Harbour Engineering, Dhanpat Rai and
Sons, New Delhi, 1993.
9.2 other references 1. Robert Horenjeff; Planning and Design of Airports (2nd edition), McGraw
Hill Book Co
2. Oza.H.P. and Oza.G.H., A course in Docks & Harbour Engineering. Charotar
Publishing Co.1976
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