Highway Engineering Syllabus — Government College of Engineering and…
Full syllabus, topics and curated resources for Highway Engineering (Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu).
Highway alignment, materials, pavement design and bridge engineering fundamentals
- Subject code: CEP-6604
- University: Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Course: BE (2022 onwards)
- Branch: Civil
- Semester: 6
Highway Engineering syllabus
Unit 1: Introduction to Highway Engineering
- Introduction and History of Highway Engineering
- Origin and Classification of Roads
- Indian Roads Congress (I.R.C.)
- Motor Vehicle Act
- National Highway Act
- Twenty Year Road Plans
- Alignment Design
- Highway Location
- Route Surveys
Unit 2: Highway Geometric Design
- Elements of Highway Geometric Design
- Traffic Signs
- Gradients
- Sight Distance
- I.R.C. Recommendations for Carriageway Width
- Superelevation
- Horizontal and Vertical Alignments
- Horizontal Curves
- Transition Curves
- Widening at Curves
- Vertical Curves
- Special Considerations for Hill Roads
Unit 3: Highway Materials
- Subgrade Soil and its Preparation
- Tests for Subgrade Soil
- Properties of Aggregates Used in Road Construction
- Tests on Road Stone Aggregates
- Tests on Bitumen
- Classification of Bitumen
Unit 4: Highway Pavement Design
- Types of Pavement Structure
- Objects and Requirements of Pavements
- Functions of Pavement Components
- Design Factors for Pavement
- Equivalent Single Wheel Load (ESWL)
- Group Index Method for Flexible Pavement Design
- CBR Method for Flexible Pavement Design
- Burmister's Method for Flexible Pavement Design
- Triaxial Method for Flexible Pavement Design
- General Design Considerations of Rigid Pavements
- Difference between Rigid and Flexible Pavements
- Westergaard's Method for Design of Rigid Pavements
- Stresses due to Load and Temperature in Rigid Pavements
Unit 5: Bridges
- Introduction and Importance of Bridges
- Brief History of Development of Bridges
- Basic Components of a Bridge
- Classification of Bridges
- Selection of Bridge Site
- Site Exploration and Soil Investigation for Bridges
- Determination of Flood Discharge
- Scour Depth
- Afflux
- Economic Span
- Requirements of an Ideal Bridge
- Introduction to Foundation of Bridges
- I.R.C. Class AA Loading
- I.R.C. Class A Loading
- I.R.C. Class B Loading
- I.R.C. Class 70R Loading