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Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.E. - Civil Engineering SCIA1304 Highway Engineering Syllabus

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

SCIA1304 HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
L T P Credits Total Marks
3 0 0 3 100

UNIT 1 HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND ALIGNMENT 9 Hrs.
Introduction to Transportation systems - Highway development in India - Classification of Roads - Planning of roads –
Significance of Highway planning - Highway alignment - factors influencing highway alignment - Planning or Engineering
surveys for alignment: objectives, conventional and modern methods – Sustainability and its importance in Highway
Engineering

UNIT 2 GEOMETRIC DESIGN ELEMENTS 9 Hrs.
Cross section of Urban and Rural Roads - Cross sectional elements - Sight distance – Horizontal Curves, Super elevation,
Transition Curves, Widening of pavement on curves – Vertical Curves, Gradient (problems included) - Considerations on Hill
Roads, Hairpin Bends – Lateral and Vertical Clearance of Underpasses

UNIT 3 HIGHWAY MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE 9 Hrs.
Highway construction materials and its properties – CBR test on Sub grade soil - Tests on Aggregates - Tests on Bitumen
and Bituminous Mix Design - Construction procedure of Bituminous Roads and Cement Concrete Roads – Recycled
materials - Quality Control Measures – Construction Machineries

UNIT 4 PAVEMENT DESIGN 9 Hrs.
Pavement Components and their role - Types of Pavements: Flexible and Rigid - Design of Flexible and Rigid Pavements
(IRC Methods only) - Joints in Rigid Pavements

UNIT 5 PAVEMENT EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT 9 Hrs.
Types of Pavement failures – Pavement Maintenance - Pavement evaluation: Surface and Structural - Pavement
Management System - Strengthening of pavements - Highway drainage – Formulation of Highway Project report
Max. 45 Hrs.

COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, student will be able to
CO1 - Understand the importance of transportation, characteristics of road transport, history of highway development,
surveys and classification of roads.
CO2 - Study about the geometric design of highways and cross sectional elements of a road.
CO3 - Study about the materials used for highway construction and the methods to test the quality of those materials.
CO4 - Understand the concept of design of highway flexible and rigid pavement.
CO5 - Learn the various types of failures and its remedies and understand the types of evaluation methods of Pavement.
CO6 - Analyse the concepts of Pavement Management System (PMS) and formulation of highway project report.

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Khanna S.K., Justo C.E.G. and Veeraragavan A., “Highway Engineering”, NemChand Publishers, 2014.
2. Kadiyali L.R., “Principles and Practices of Highway Engineering”, 8th Edition, Khanna Technical Publication,
New Delhi, 2013.
3. Subramanian K.P., “Highways, Railways, Airport and Harbour Engineering”, SciTech Publications India, Chennai, 2010.
4. Indian Road Congress (IRC), “Guidelines and Special Publications of Planning and Design”.
5. IRC – 37 “Guidelines for Design of flexible Pavements”, IRC, New Delhi, 2001.
6. IRC: 58, 2002: “Guidelines for the Design of Plain Jointed Rigid Pavements for Highways”, IRC, N. Delhi, 2002.
7. Yang H. Huang, “Pavement Analysis and Design”, Pearson Education Inc, Ninth Impression, South Asia, 2012.
8. Ian D. Walsh, “ICE manual of highway design and management”, ICE Publishers, 1st Edition, USA, 2011.

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs.
PART A: 10 Questions of 2 marks each - No choice 20 Marks
PART B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice; each carrying 16 marks 80 Marks
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