Dr. S. K. PatiL - Transportation Engg. I

Lectures

1. Job Opportunities in Transportation Engineer (Click for Video and Presentation )

Module 1 Highway Planning & Development

Road Classification (Click for Video and Presentation )
Brief history of road developments in India (Click for Video and Presentation )
Engineering Surveys for Highways & Report Preparation (Click for Video1 & Video 2 and Presentation )
Highway alignment (Click for Video)

Module 2 Geometric Design of Highway

Module 3 Traffic Engineering

Introduction to traffic engineering (Video 1)
Vehicular & Driver Characteristics (Video 2)
Different Traffic Studies: Speed Studies
(Spot Speed and Speed and Delay Studies), (Video 1)
Traffic Volume, Parking Studies, Significance/applications of these studies;
different methods of conducting traffic studies, Methods of the presentation of data.(Video 2)
Introduction to relationship between Speed, density and volume;
Capacity: Different types and factors affecting the capacity, Passenger Car Units (PCU)
Introduction to different types of Traffic Control Devices:
Traffic signs, signals (no design), road marking. (Video)
Different types of intersections: At grade and grade separated; grade separated interchanges; rotary intersections. (Video)
Numerical on Traffic Survey (Video 1, Video 2)

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Module 4 Highway Materials
- Requirements of Pavement, Subgrade material: Disirable Properties (Video), Presentation
- Tests to be conducted for suitability of soils as highway materials (Video)

Upload scanned assignments google classroom as shared in class

Highway Engineering: Khanna, S.K., Justo, C. E. G. and Veeraraghavan A; Nem Chand and Bros., Roorkee
Principles and Practice of Highway Engineering: Kadiyali, L. R.; Khanna Publishers, Delhi
A Text Book of Highway and Traffic Engineering: Saxena, Subhash Chandra; CBS Publishers and Distributors
Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning: Kadiyali, L.R., Khanna Publishers, Delhi
Pavement Design: Srinivasakumar, R; University press, Hyderabad
Highway Material and Pavement Testing: Khanna, S.K., Justo, C.E.G. and Veeraragavan, A.; Nem Chand and Bros., Roorkee, India.
Transportation Engineering and Planning: Papacostas, C.S. and Prevedouros, P.D.; Prentice Hall India Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
Transportation Engineering: Khisty, C.J. and Lall, Kent, B.; Prentice Hall India Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.