CE-404 RGPV B.Tech

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING –I (TE)

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Previous Year Papers

5 papers, latest Jun 2025

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Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Introduction, Tractive resistances \& Permanent way 7

Principles of transportation and modes (roads, railways, airways, waterways) and their limitations.
Route surveys, alignment, railway track development and gauge considerations.
Hauling capacity and tractive effort.
Rail types, welding, wear, creep.
Sleeper types, comparison, density requirements.
Rail fastenings: fish plates, fish bolts, spikes, bearing plates, chain keys, check and guard rails.
Ballast requirements, material types, quantity, plate laying methods, material trains and relaying of track.

Unit 1 notes

Unit 2 Geometric Design ; Station \& Yards; Points and Crossings \& Signaling and interlocking 5

Formation and cross‑section design, super‑elevation, equilibrium, cant and cant deficiency.
Curve geometry and permissible speeds on curves.
Types and locations of stations and yards, general equipment and layout planning.
Design of simple turnouts and layout details.
Signal types used in stations and yards and principles of signaling and interlocking.

Unit 2 notes

Unit 3 Bridge Site Investigation and Planning ; Loading Standards \& Component parts 6

Site selection, alignment and collection of bridge design data.
Essential surveys, hydraulic design and scour depth assessment.
Economic span, clearance, afflux, classification of road and railway bridges.
Design loads, impact factors and Indian loading standards for railway and highway bridges.
Superstructure and sub‑structure components: abutments, piers, wing walls, return walls, approaches, decks and flooring systems.
Selection of appropriate superstructure type.

Unit 3 notes

Unit 4 Bridge Foundations, Construction, Testing and Strengthening of Bridges 5

Foundation types for bridges: piles, wells, sinking wells, cofferdams.
Material selection for bridges and construction techniques (underwater and above water).
Use of sheet piles and cofferdams, erection of girders, equipment and plant.
Inspection, data collection and strengthening methods for bridges.
Causes and analysis of bridge failures.

Unit 4 notes

Unit 5 Tunnels 6

Route selection, engineering surveys, alignment, tunnel cross‑section, bridge action and pressure‑relief phenomena.
Tunnel approaches, shafts and pilot shafts.
Construction methods in soft soil, hard soil and rock.
Lining types and installation methods.
Mucking, drainage and ventilation practices.
Notable examples of important tunnels in India and abroad.

Unit 5 notes

Counted from 5 past CE-404 papers.

Unit 1 Introduction, Tractive resistances & Permanent way 22 marks
Unit 2 Geometric Design ; Station & Yards; Points and Crossings & Signaling and interlocking 21 marks
Unit 3 Bridge Site Investigation and Planning ; Loading Standards & Component parts 21 marks
Unit 4 Bridge Foundations, Construction, Testing and Strengthening of Bridges 22 marks
Unit 5 Tunnels 22 marks

Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.

Explain super elevation and with a neat sketch explain advantages of negative super elevation.

Asked 5 times: 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019
Explain well foundations, well sinking, and precautions to be taken while sinking of well.

Asked 5 times: 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019
Explain the process of route surveys and alignment for rail / transportation infrastructure development.

Asked 4 times: 2024, 2022, 2020, 2019