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CE-502 Transportation Engineering- II Notes

5 notes for Transportation Engineering- II, unit by unit.

Unit 1 · Short notes Highway Planning, Alignment & Geometric Design Principles of highway planning · Road planning in India and financing of roads · Classification patterns · Requirements and engineering surveys for highway location · Cross‑sectional elements – width, camber, superelevation, sight distances · Extra widening at curves
Unit 2 · Short notes Bituminous & Cement Concrete Pavements Design of flexible (bituminous) pavements · Design of mixes and stability (WBM, WMM, BM, IBM) · Surface dressing and interfacial treatments – seal coat, tack coat, prime coat, wearing coats · Grouted macadam and bituminous concrete specifications · Construction and maintenance of flexible pavements · Advantages and disadvantages of rigid (cement concrete) pavements
Unit 3 · Short notes Low Cost Roads, Drainage, Traffic Engineering & Transportation Planning Principles of stabilization and mechanical stabilization of low‑cost roads · Requirements, advantages, disadvantages and uses of stabilization techniques · Quality control of stabilization works · Macadam roads – types, specifications, construction, maintenance and causes of failure · Surface and sub‑surface drainage of roads · Highway materials – properties and testing
Unit 4 · Short notes Airport Planning, Runway & Taxiway Airport site selection and classification of airports · Aircraft characteristics and their effects on runway alignment · Wind‑rose diagrams and basic runway length calculations with corrections · Geometrical elements of taxiways and runways · Runway capacity patterns
Unit 5 · Short notes Airport Obstructions, Lightning & Traffic Control Zoning regulations and approach areas · Approach surface types – imaginary, conical and horizontal · Runway and taxiway lighting, rotating beacon, boundary lights and approach lights · Instrument landing system, precision approach radar and VOR en‑route traffic control

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