KTU 2024 Scheme · Semester 5 · Program Core — Civil Engineering
Transportation Engineering (PCCET502) Syllabus
Official KTU 2024 Scheme syllabus for Transportation Engineering, Semester 5, Program Core — Civil Engineering (Civil Engineering).
Course Code
PCCET502
Credits
4
Teaching Hours
3:1:0:0 (L:T:P:R)
CIE Marks
40
ESE Marks
60
Exam Duration
2 Hrs 30 Min
Prerequisites
None
Semester
Semester 5
Course Objective
To design highway cross-sections, alignments and pavements, and evaluate highway materials according to standard specifications; and to analyse traffic patterns for effective signal design and gain comprehensive knowledge of railway tracks, harbours, docks, tunnels, and airports for integrated infrastructure design.
Module-wise Syllabus
Module 1
12 contact hoursIntroduction: classification of roads by material and function, typical cross sections in urban and rural areas, requirements and factors controlling alignment of roads.
Module 2
11 contact hoursGeometric design of highways: design controls and criteria, design of highway cross section elements. Horizontal alignment: stopping sight distance, overtaking sight distance, superelevation, extra widening, transition curve length and shift. Vertical alignment: gradient, grade compensation, summit and valley curves. Highway materials: properties and testing of road aggregates, bituminous materials and subgrade soil. Introduction to pavements: flexible and rigid pavements, functions of individual layers, factors influencing design. Flexible pavement design by CBR method and IRC 37:2018. Rigid pavements: wheel load and temperature stresses, critical combination of stresses, functions of joints.
Module 3
11 contact hoursTraffic engineering: road user and vehicle characteristics, macroscopic (volume, density, speed) and microscopic (time/space headway) characteristics, fundamental diagrams of traffic flow — Greenshield's model, capacity and level of service (concept only). Traffic Surveys: data collection and analysis — volume, speed, O&D, parking studies. Types of intersections: at-grade and grade-separated. Traffic signal systems: types, design of isolated signals by Webster's method, warrants for signal installation. Railway Engineering: component parts of a railway track, gauges, sleeper density, coning of wheels, cant deficiency, compensation of gradients.
Module 4
10 contact hoursIntroduction to Airport Engineering: components, site selection, runway orientation, basic runway length and corrections, design of taxiways. Harbours: classification, features, requirements, breakwaters. Docks: functions and types — dry docks, wet docks. Tunnel Engineering: sections, tunnel surveying, alignment, transferring centre grade into tunnel.
Course Outcomes
- CO1Apply design criteria to develop highway cross-sections and design horizontal and vertical alignments.
- CO2Apply standard code specifications to evaluate the quality of highway materials and understand the principles of flexible and rigid pavement design.
- CO3Analyse road traffic phenomena through data collection, analysis, and interpretation via surveys; design traffic signals; and understand railway track components and their functions.
- CO4Understand railway systems, harbours, docks, and tunnels, and design airport elements.
Assessment Pattern (CIE: 40 marks, ESE: 60 marks)
Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE)
| Attendance | 5 |
| Assignment / Microproject | 15 |
| Internal Examination 1 (Written) | 10 |
| Internal Examination 2 (Written) | 10 |
End Semester Examination (ESE)
Total 60 marks, 2 Hrs 30 Min. See the official KTU syllabus document for the exact Part A / Part B question pattern for this course.
Textbooks & Reference Books
Textbooks
- Highway Engineering — SK Khanna, CEO Justo, A. Veeraragavan (Nem Chand & Bros, 10th edition, 2017)
- Principles and Practices of Highway Engineering — Kadiyali, L. R. and N.B Lal (Khanna Publishers, 7th edition, 2017)
- Principles of Transportation and Highway Engineering — Rao G. V. (Tata McGraw Hill, 1996)
- Railway Track Engineering — Mundrey J. S. (Tata McGraw Hill, 4th edition)
- Harbour, Dock & Tunnel Engineering — Srinivasan, R. (Charotar Publishing House, 30th edition, 2022)
- Airport Planning and Design — Khanna, S. K. and Arora. M. G., S. S. Jain (Nemchand & Bros, 6th edition, 2019)
Reference Books
- Planning and Design of Airports — Horonjeff R. and McKelvy, F. (McGraw Hill, 5th edition, 2010)
- Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering — O' Flaherty, C.A (Ed.) (Elsevier, 1997)
- Railway Engineering — Subhash C. Saxena (John Wiley, 16th edition, 2016)
- Principles of Pavement Design — Yoder and W Nitezak (Charotar Publishing Co., 7th edition, 2010)
- Airport Engineering — Rangwala, S. C. (Oxford University Press, New Delhi, —)
- A Course in Docks and Harbour Engineering — Bindra, S.P. (Dhanpat Rai & Sons, —)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many credits is KTU Transportation Engineering (PCCET502)?
4 credits, with 3:1:0:0 (L:T:P:R) teaching hours per week, under the KTU 2024 Scheme.
How many modules are in the PCCET502 syllabus?
4 modules, 44 total contact hours.
What is the CIE and ESE mark split for this course?
CIE (Continuous Internal Evaluation): 40 marks. ESE (End Semester Examination): 60 marks, 2 Hrs 30 Min. Total: 100 marks.
What are the recommended textbooks for PCCET502?
Highway Engineering (SK Khanna, CEO Justo, A. Veeraragavan); Principles and Practices of Highway Engineering (Kadiyali, L. R. and N.B Lal); Principles of Transportation and Highway Engineering (Rao G. V.); Railway Track Engineering (Mundrey J. S.); Harbour, Dock & Tunnel Engineering (Srinivasan, R.); Airport Planning and Design (Khanna, S. K. and Arora. M. G., S. S. Jain).
Is this syllabus specific to one branch, or common to others too?
This Semester 5 course is listed under Program Core — Civil Engineering at KTU under the 2024 Scheme — check the course header above for which branches it's common to.
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