22302 [HEN] Highway Engineering Syllabus for Civil Engineering 3rd Sem I – Scheme MSBTE Chapters/Units Name , Weightages
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{tocify} $title={Table of Contents}| Sr.No. | Chapters/Unit Name | Weightage |
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| Unit 1 | [Overview to Highway Engineering] Topics and Sub-topics:- 1. Scope and Importance of roads in India and its Characteristics. 2. Different modes of transportation 3. General classification of roads. 4. Road classifications in India (Nagpur) third road development (Lucknow) plan. 5. Development of Urban roads. 6. Requirements of an ideal road alignment and the factors affecting road alignment. |
04 Marks |
| Unit 2 | [Geometric Design of highway] Topics and Sub-topics:- 1. Various terms used in Highway: Camber: Definition, purpose, types as per IRC - recommendations. 2. Kerbs: Road margin, road formation, right of way. 3. Design speed and various factors affecting design speed as per IRC -recommendations. 4. Gradient: Definition, types as per IRC - Recommendations. 5. Sight distance (SSD): Definition, types IRC - recommendations, simple numerical. 6. Curves: Necessity, types: Horizontal, vertical curves. 7. Widening of roads: types and problems 8. Super elevation: Definition, formula for calculating minimum and maximum Super elevation and method of providing super-elevation 9. Standards cross-sections of national highway in embankment and cutting. |
24 Marks |
| Unit 3 | [Construction of Road Pavements] Topics and Sub-topics:- 1. Types of road materials and their Tests – Test on aggregates-Flakiness and Elongation Index test, Angularity Number test, test on Bitumenpenetration, Ductility, Flash and Fire point test and Softening point test. 2. Pavement – Definition, Types, Structural Components of pavement and their functions 3. Construction of WBM road. Merits and demerits of WBM road. 4. Construction of Flexible pavement / Bituminous Road, Types of Bitumen and its properties, Emulsion. Cutback, Terms used in BR-prime coat, tack . seal coat. Merits and Demerits of BR 5. Construction of cement concretemethods of Construction-Alternate and Continuous Bay Method, Construction joints, filler and sealers, merits and demerits of concrete roads. |
16 Marks |
| Unit 4 | [Traffic Engineering] Topics and Sub-topics:- 1. Traffic Volume Study(TVS)-Definition of Traffic Volume and Traffic Density, Objectives of TVS 2. Passenger Car Unit (PCU) and factors affecting it. 3. Traffic control devices – road signs, marking, Signals, Traffic island, Signals-Types, 4. Road signs-Types-Regulatory, Prohibitory and Inforinatory, Sketches of road signs. Types of road markings. 5. Traffic island-Types-Divisional, Channelizing, Pedestrian, Rotary. 6. Road intersections- Grade and grade separated intersections. 7. Accident studies with causes, Collision Diagram. |
14 Marks |
| Unit 5 | [Hill Roads] Topics and Sub-topics:- 1 Hill roads, its components, functions 2. Types of hill road curves. 3. Drainage of hill roads: Side drains, catch water drains, cross drains, 4. Construction procedure of hill roads. 5. Landslides- Types and Causes 6. Prevention of landslides. |
10 Mark |
| Unit 6 | [Drainage, Maintenance and Road Repair] Topics and Sub-topics:- 1. Drainage-Definition, necessity and methods . 2. Surface drainage: side gutter, catch 3. Water drain. Subsurface drainage-Longitudinal and Cross drains. 4. Classification and necessity highway of maintenance. Causes of failure of flexible pavement-WBM road Bituminous road. 5. Causes of failure of rigid pavement-Cement concrete road 6. Need for highway maintenance. Classification of maintenance. 7. Special repair of flexible and Rigid pavements. |
10 Mark |
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