DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

M.TECH CIVIL ENGG. (Transportation Engineering)

(Batch 2019)
(Session 2019-2020)

Subject Teaching Sessional Theory Exam Total

S.No. Subject Title Marks
Code L T P Cr Awards Awards Hrs.

SEMESTER – I
1. Research Methodology MTE-101 3 1 0 4.0 50 50 3 hrs. 100

2. Self Study & Seminar MTE-251 0 0 6 3.0 100 -- -- 100

3. Elective Course-I 3 1 0 4.0 50 50 3 hrs. 100

4. Elective Course-II 3 1 0 4.0 50 50 3 hrs. 100
5. Highway Materials and Traffic Lab MTE -252 0 0 4 2.0 100 -- -- 100
6. Audit Course - 1 2 0 0 2.0 50 -- 50
Total Credits : 19.0 Total Marks : 550
SEMESTER – II
1. Advanced Traffic Engineering MTE-102 3 1 0 4.0 50 50 3 hrs. 100
2. Pavement Maintenance & Evaluation MTE-103 3 1 0 4.0 50 50 3 hrs. 100
Geometric Design of Transportation 100
3. MTE-104 3 1 0 4.0 50 50 3 hrs.
Infrastructure
4. Elective Course-III 3 1 0 4.0 50 50 3 hrs. 100
5. Elective Course-IV 3 1 0 4.0 50 50 3 hrs. 100
6. *Open Elective 3 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
Total Credits : 20 Total Marks : 500

SEMESTER – III
Advanced Highway Materials & MTE-105 100
1. 3 1 0 4.0 50 50 3 hrs.
Construction
2. Ground Improvement Engineering MTE-106 3 1 0 4.0 50 50 3 hrs. 100
3. Elective Course-V 3 1 0 4.0 50 50 3 hrs. 100
7. Elective Course VI 3 1 0 4.0 50 50 3 hrs. 100
4. Major Project MTE-253 0 0 6 3 100 -- -- 100
Total Credits : 19.0 Total Marks : 500

SEMESTER – IV
1. DISSERTATION MTE-254 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 400

* In addition to above mentioned subjects, there will be an optional Open Elective subject from the list
of Punjabi University approved open elective courses, offered by various University departments, with
the consent of ACD/ Head/Course Mentor of Civil Department. The list of open Elective Subjects will
be notified by the department to the students.

The open elective course is optional and not mandatory. Students can opt for this course as an additional
subject.

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 MTE-101
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

L T P CR
3- 1- 0 4.0

SECTION-A

Introduction to Research Methodology: meaning, objectives, types, significance. Research

Process, Problems faced in India.
Research Problem: formulation, preparation and presentation of research proposal.Research
funding.

Research Design: features, types, experimental designs. Types of sample designs.

Data Collection: primary and secondary data, validation. Processing and Analysis of data:
processing operations and problems, types of analysis, use of statistical measures in analysis.

SECTION-B

Sampling: fundamentals, distributions, sampling theory, sample size determination. Testing of

Hypothesis: procedure, parametric tests –z-test, t-test, chi-square test, F-test. Analysis of variance.

Interpretation: meaning, need, technique, precaution. Presentation: Report Writing, Oral

presentation. Use of software for statistical analysis: SPSS, Minitab.

REFERENCES:

1. “Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques” by C.R. Kothari.

2. “Research Methodology: An Introduction” by Wayne Goddard, Stuart Melville.
3. “Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches” by John W.
Creswell.
4. “Research Methods, Design, and Analysis” by Larry B. Christensen, R. Burke Johnson and Lisa A.
Turner.
5. “Statistical Methods for Research Workers” by R. A. Fisher.

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 MTE 102 L T P CR
ADVANCED TRAFFIC ENGINEERING 3 1 0 4.0
SECTION A

Introduction to Traffic Engineering

Properties of Traffic Engineering Elements, Road Vehicle performance
Traffic Studies
Volume studies, Speed studies, Origin and destination studies and parking studies

Traffic Control devices

Various Traffic Control devices, Principles of Intersection Design, Design of signalized and
unsignalized intersections, Signal Coordination

Traffic Regulations and Statistical methods

SECTION B
Traffic Safety and Level-of-service
Accidents, Lighting, Capacity and Level-of-service analysis

Uninterrupted traffic Flow Theory

Fundamentals of Traffic flow theory, Uninterrupted Traffic flow including Macroscopic and
Microscopic Traffic flow models

Interrupted traffic Flow Theory

Fundamentals of Interrupted Traffic Flow, Shockwave Analysis, Car following theory,
Queuing Theory, Vehicle arrival: Gap and Gap acceptance

Simulation of Traffic Systems

REFERENCES:
1.Kadiyali, L. R., Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning,. Khanna Publishers 2011

2 O’Flaherty C A, “Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering”, Butterworth Heinemann,

Elsevier, Burlington, MA 2006
3. Mannering Fred L., Kilarski Walter P. and Washburn Scott S., Principles of Traffic Engineering
and Traffic Analysis, Third Edition, Wiley 2007
4 Roess, R. P., Prassas, E. S., and McShane, W. R., Traffic Engineering, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall 2010
5 Chakroborty Partha and Animesh Das, Principles of Transportation Engineering, Prentice hall

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 MTE 103 L T P CR
PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE & EVALUATION 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A
Pavement Evaluation and Performance: General concept of pavement evaluation, evaluation of
pavement performance, evaluation of pavement structural capacity, evaluation of pavement
distress, evaluation of pavement safety.
Types of Distress: Structural and functional, serviceability, fatigue cracking, pavement
deformation and low temperature shrinkage cracking, Factors affecting performance, relation
between performance and distress.
Pavement Evaluation & Measuring Equipments: Functional & Structural Evaluation,
Functional Parameters such as Roughness, Distress, Rutting, Skid Resistance etc. Structural
Parameters such as Structural Capacity. Benkelman Beam, Bump Integrator. Pavement skid
resistance measuring equipments, fatigue testing equipments.

SECTION B
Pavement Overlays: Flexible overlays and determination of overlay thickness. Rigid overlays and
determination of overlay thickness. Design of Overlay by Benkelman Beam.
Design Alternatives – Analysis, Evaluation and Selection: Framework for pavement design,
design objectives and constraints, Basic structural response models, characterization of physical
design inputs, Generating alternative pavement design strategies. Economic evaluation of
alternative pavement design strategies, analysis of alternative design strategies. Predicting distress,
predicting performance, selection of optimal design strategies.
Pavement Management System: Introduction to Pavement Management System (PMS) &
Maintenance Management System (MMS), construction, maintenance and rehabilitation.
Feedback data system. Examples of Working Design and Management Systems. Implementation
of a pavement management system.

REFERENCES
1.Hass, R., Hudson, W.R. and Zaniewski, J. “Modern Pavement Management” Krieger. 1994
2 Fwa, T.F., “The Handbook of Highway Engineering”, CRC Press, Taylor & Francies Group. 2006 3
Shain, M.Y., “Pavement Management for Airports, Roads and Parking Lots”, Kluwer Academic Publishers
Group. 2004
4 Khanna, S.K. and Justo, C.E.G., “Highway Engineering” Nem Chand & Bros, Roorkee (U.A.) 8th Ed.
2005
5 Hudson, W.R., Haas, R. and Uddin, W., “Infrastructure Management”, McGraw Hill. 1997
6 Hass R. & Hudson, W.R., “Pavement Management System”, Mc Graw Hill Company, Inc. New York

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 MTE 104 L T P CR
GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A

Introduction : Geometric design provision for various transportation facilities as per IRC
guidelines,geometric design of horizontal and vertical alignment, design of expressways/ high
speed corridors
Design of at grade intersections : Principles of design, channelization, roundabouts, staggered
intersections
Design of interchanges: Major and minor interchanges, entrance and exit ramps, acceleration
and deceleration lanes

SECTION B

Geometric design of facilities for non motorized traffic: Bicycles and pedestrian facility
design, slow carriageways
Introduction to Geometric design of air fields: Airport design standards, runways, taxiways
Design of drainage facilities: Importance, Principles, drainage of various geometric elements,
surface and subsurface Drainage

REFERENCES
1.Kadyali L.R. and Lal N.B., “Principles and Practices of Highway Engineering”, Khanna
Publishers 2006
2 O’Flaherty, A. Coleman, “Highways: the Location, Design, Construction and Maintenance of
Road Pavements”, 4th Ed. , Elsevier
C. Jotin Khistya and B. Kent Lall, “Transportation Engineering”, by Prentice Hall of India
Private Limited
2006
4 Relevant IRC Codes
5 Pocket book of Highway Engineers 2002
6 Khanna S.K., Arora M.G. and S.S. Jain; Airport Planning and Design, Nem Chand & Brothers

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 MTE 105 L T P CR

ADVANCED HIGHWAY MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A

Aggregates: Classification, physical and strength characteristics, Proportioning of aggregates,

Aggregate texture and skid resistance, polishing of aggregates.
Soil: Classification, Structural and Constructional problems in soil subgrade, Identification and
strength tests, Soil-moisture movement, Sub-soil drainage, Soil stabilization.
Bitumen: Bitumen sources and manufacturing, Bitumen constituents, structure and Rheology,
Mechanical and engineering properties of bitumen, Tests on bitumen, Emulsions – Properties,
types, modifications, Durability of bitumen, Adhesion of bitumen, Modified bitumen.

SECTION B
Bituminous Mixes: Desirable properties of mixes, Design of bituminous mixes, Tests on
bituminous mixes, Fillers, Theory of fillers and specifications.
Cement Concrete Mixes: Constituents and their requirements, Physical, plastic and structural
properties of concrete, Factors influencing mix design, Design of concrete mixes
Road Construction: Bituminous road construction procedures and specifications, Quality control
requirements. Concrete Road construction: Construction methods, Quality control requirements,
Joints in cement concrete pavements, Reinforced cement concrete road construction.

REFERENCES
1.Krebs, Robert D. and Walker, R. D., “Highway Materials”, McGraw Hill Book Co., New York 1971
2 Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, “Soil Mechanics for Road Engineers”, Ministry of Transport, Road
Research Laboratory, UK 1966
3 Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, “Bituminous Materials in Road Construction”, Ministry of Transport,
Road Research Laboratory, UK 1966
4 Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, “Concrete Roads Design and Construction”, Ministry of Transport,
Road Research Laboratory, UK 1966
5 Read, J. and Whiteoak, D., “The Shell Bitumen Handbook”, 5th Edition, Shell Bitumen, Thomas
Telford Publishing, London 2003
6 Relevant IRC and IS codes

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 MTE 106 L T P CR
GROUND IMPROVEMENT ENGINEERING 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A
Introduction: typical situations where ground improvement becomes necessary, historical review
of methods adopted in practice, current status and the scope in the Indian context
Methods of ground improvement: mechanical compaction, dynamic compaction, impact
loading, compaction by blasting, vibro-compaction; pre-compression, dynamic consolidation,
design aspects of stone columns, use of admixtures, injection of grouts, design guidelines and
quality control, design examples on preloading with sand drains, road designs with geosynthetics
Reinforced earth: basic mechanism, constituent materials and their selection; engineering
applications – shallow foundations on reinforced earth, design of reinforced earth retaining walls,
reinforced earth embankments structures, wall with reinforced backfill, analysis and design of
shallow foundations on reinforced earth

SECTION B
Geotextiles: selection and engineering applications, design examples, stabilisation/improvement
of ground using geomembranes, geocells, geonets, geosynthetic walls
Soil nailing: construction of underground structures, landslide controls, deep vertical cuts,
contiguous piles
Problematic soils: use of ply soils, improvement of saline soils, improvement of black cotton soils

REFERENCES

1. Moseley, M. P. and Kirsch K.,”Ground Improvement”, Spon press. 2004

2. Mittal, Satyendra, “Ground Improvement Engineering”, Vikas publishing house 2010
3. Koerner, R.M., ”Designing with Geosynthetics”’ Prentice hall. 1990
4. Saran, S., “Reinforced Soil and Its Engineering Applications”, I.K. international 2005
5. Rao, G.V., Geosynthetics – An Introduction, Sai Master geoenvironmental services. 2007
6. Jones, CJFP, “Earth Reinforcement and soil structure”, Thomas Telford 1996
7. Shukla, S.K., Yin, Jian-Hua, “Fundamentals of Geosynthetic Engineering”, Taylor & Francis.

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 MTE-201 L T P CR
LOW VOLUME ROADS 3 1 0 4.0
SECTION A
Planning of Rural Roads: Classification of Roads, Brief introduction to earlier 20 year Plans,
System’s Approach, NATPAC Model, Gravity Model, CRRI Model, FBRNP Model, Concepts of
PMGSY
Geometric Design: Geometric Design Standards for Rural Roads with special reference to
PMGSY, Hill Road Standards.
Pavement Design: Various pavement design methods for Rural roads including Flexible and Rigid
pavements using IRC:SP-20, IRC-72, IRC-37, IRC:SP-62, CRRI Nomograms
Mix Design Methods: CRRI Method, Triangular Chart Method, Fuller’s Method, Rothfuch
method, PI based Method

SECTION B
Materials: Brief introduction to conventional materials, Marginal and Waste Materials including
Fly Ash, GBFS, BFS, SMS, Bagasse, CRMB, etc
Construction: Case Studies of Waste Material Utilization in Rural Roads, Low Cost Techniques
for Rural Road Construction, Tractor Bound Technology, Special Considerations for Hill Areas
Drainage: Transverse and Longitudinal Drainage, Design of drains, Minor CD Works, Filter
Design etc.
Maintenance: Type and Causes of Failures, Remedies

REFERENCES
1 Rural Roads Manual , SP-20, IRC 2002

2 Document on Rural Road Development, Vol I & II, CRRI 1990

3 PMGSY Operation Manual, NRRDA, Govt of India 2005

4 Specifications for Rural Roads, MoRD, IRC 2004

5 Khanna S.K., Justo C.E.G, “Highway Engineering”, Nem Chand & Bros, Roorkee 2004

6 L R Kadiyali, “Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning”, Khanna Publishers, Delhi 1999

7 Quality Assurance Handbook for Rural Roads, NRRDA, Govt. of India 2007

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 MTE-202 L T P CR
PAVEMENT ANALYSIS AND DESIGN 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A
Introduction : Components of pavement structure, importance of subgrade soil, properties on
pavement performance. Functions of subgrade, subbase, base course and wearing course.
Stresses in Flexible Pavements: Stresses in homogeneous masses and layered systems,
deflections, shear failures, equivalent wheel and axle loads.
Elements in Design of Flexible Pavements : Loading characteristics-static, impact and repeated
loads, effects of dual wheels and tandem axles, area of contact and tyre pressure, modulus or CBR
value of different layers, equivalent single wheel load, equivalent stress and equivalent deflection
criterion; equivalent wheel load factors, climatic and environmental factors.

SECTION B
Design Methods for Flexible Pavements: California bearing ratio (CBR) method, Triaxial
method, Mcleod method, Boussinesq’s and Burmister’s analysis and design method, Triaxial
method, Design of flexible pavements, IRC method for Flexible Pavement Design.
Rigid Pavements: Wheel load stresses, Soil subgrade, Westergaard’s analysis,
Temperature Stresses: Westergaard’s and Thomlinson’s analysis of warping stresses,
Combination of stresses due to different causes, Effect of temperature variation on Rigid
Pavements.
Reinforced Concrete Slabs: Prestressed concrete slabs-general details. Design of Tie Bars and
Dowel Bars.

REFERENCES
1.Yoder, E.J. and Witczak, M.W., “Principles of Pavement Design 2nd Ed”, John Wiley & Songs, Inc.
1975

2 O’Flaherty, A. Coleman, “Highways : The Location, Design, Construction and Maintenance of Road
Pavements”, 4th Ed., Elsevier 2006
3 Fwa, T.F., “The Handbook of Highway Engineering”, CRC Press Taylor & Francies 2006 Group.
4 Khanna, S.K. and Justo, C.E.G., “Highway Engineering”, Nem Chand Jain & Bros. 2005
5 Papagiannakis, A.T. and Masad, E.A., “Pavement Design and Materials, John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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 MTE-203 L T P CR
BRIDGES & CULVERTS 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A
Introduction: Definition, components of a bridge, classifications, importance of bridges.
Investigation of Bridges: Need for investigations, selection of bridge site, preliminary data to be
collected, design discharge and its determination, linear waterway, economical span, vertical
clearance above HFL, scour depth, choice of bridge type.
Standard Specifications: Road bridges, I.R.C. loadings, code provisions on width of carriageway,
clearances, loads considered etc.

SECTION B
Reinforced Concrete Bridges: T-Beam Bridge, Courbon’s theory for load distribution. Balanced
cantilever bridges, Pre-stressed concrete bridges (General discussions), slab culverts.
Sub Structure: Types of piers and abutments, design forces, design of piers and abutments.
Bearing and Joints: Various types of expansion bearing and fixed bearings, elastomeric bearings,
joints and their types, design of bearings.
Introduction to suspension bridges, cantilever bridges, cable-stayed bridges

REFERENCES
1. Victor, D. Johnson, Elements of Bridge Engineering, Oxford and IBH Publishers, New
Delhi(2009)
2. Vazirani & Ratwani, Design of Concrete Bridges, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi(2010)
Reference Books:
1. Raina, V.K., Analysis, Design and Construction of Bridges, Tata McGraw Hill (2010)
2. Raju, N. Krishna, Design of Bridges, Oxford and IBH .(2006).
3. N. Rajagopalan, Bridge Superstructure, Narosa Publishing house (2006)

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 MTE-204 L T P CR
ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A
Advanced Construction Materials: Plastics, Timber products and Preservation, materials for
thermal insulation, materials for sound insulation. Smart Materials and their applications.
Self-compacting Concrete - Concept, materials, tests, properties, application and typical mix.
Fiber Reinforced Concrete - Fibres types and properties, Behavior of FRC in compression,
tension including pre-cracking stage and post-cracking stages, behavior in flexure and shear, Ferro
cement - materials, techniques of manufacture, properties and application.

SECTION B
Light Weight Concrete-Materials properties and types. Typical light weight concrete mix High
density concrete and high performance concrete-materials, properties and applications, typical
mix.
RMC Concrete - manufacture, transporting, placing, precautions, Methods of concreting-
Pumping, under water concreting, shotcrete, high volume fly ash concrete concept, properties,
typical mix.
Techniques for Tunneling and Formwork: Earthwork including cut and cover method, TBM,
EBM and trenchless technology, Slip Form Shuttering, Latest type of Formwork, e.g. DOKA.
Concreting in tunnels.

REFERENCES
1. Concrete technology by Neville.
2. Concrete Technology by M.S Shetty.
3. New Concrete Materials –Vol.1 by Swami.

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 MTE-205 L T P CR
AIRPORT PLANNING AND DESIGN 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A
Airport Planning: Airport master plan, aircraft characteristics re
Geometric Design: Airport classification, runway and taxiway geometric standards, exit taxiways,
separation and clearances.
Terminal Areas: Facilities, space requirement, number and size of gate positions, aircraft parking
system.
Visual Aids : Airport day time markings, airport lighting, visibility, visual aids

SECTION B
Structural design of airport pavements: Design Factors, Design of flexible and rigid pavements
Air Traffic Control: Importance of flight rules, navigational aids, air traffic controls, obstruction
and clearance requirements
Airport Drainage : Design run-off, inlet size and location design, surface and subsurface design

REFERENCES

1.Robert Horonjeff and Francis X. McKelvey, “Planning & Design of Airports, McGraw Hill, Inc, 1993
2 S. K. Khanna, M. G. Arora and S. S. Jain, “Airport Planning & Design”, Nem Chand and Bros.
Roorkee 2004
3 Ashford, N. and Wright, P. H., “Airport Engineering”, John Wiley & Sons, NY., 1992
4 ICAO, “Aerodrome Design Manual”, International Civil Aviation Organization, Montreal, Canada

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 MTE-206 L T P CR
PRESTRESSED CONCRETE 3 1 0 4.0
SECTION A
Introduction: Basic concepts of pre-stressing, terminology, advantages and applications of pre-
stressed concrete.
Materials for Pre-stressed Concrete: High strength Concrete, permissible stresses in concrete,
high strength steel, permissible stresses in steel.
Pre-stressing Systems: Pre-tensioning and post tensioning systems, various types of tensioning
devices, Lec-Macall systems, Magnel Blaton post tensioning, Freyssinet systems, Gifford Udal
system.
Losses of Prestress : Types of losses of prestress, loss due to elastic deformation of concrete, loss
due to shrinkage of concrete, loss due to creep of concrete, loss due to relaxation of stress in steel,
loss due to friction, loss due to anchorage slip, total loss in pretensioned and post tensioned
members.
SECTION B
Analysis of Prestress and Bending stresses: Basic assumptions, resultant stresses at a section,
concept of load balancing, cracking moment.
Deflections: Factors influencing deflections, short term deflections of un-cracked members,
deflections of cracked members, prediction of long term deflections.
Shear and Torsional Resistance: Ultimate shear resistance of prestressed concrete members,
prestressed concrete members in torsion, design of reinforcements for torsion, shear and bending.
REFERENCES
1. Raju, N. Krishna, Prestressed Concrete by, TMH Publishing Company, New Delhi.
Reference books
2.Dayartnam,, P., Prestressed Concrete , Oxford and IBH Publication, New Delhi.

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 MTE-207 L T P CR
BOT SYSTEM & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 3 1 0 4.0
SECTION A

Construction Project Management: an Overview- Construction industry; construction project;

product development process; project management ; main causes of project failure; BOT, BOOT,
BORT and other variants of BOT. causes of introducing this system, Liberalization policies of
GOI for these system; GOI, state governments, other local bodies, board, corporation etc are
adopting these system for construction project management
Construction Project Management: an Overview- Construction industry; construction project;
product development process; project management ; main causes of project failure; BOT, BOOT,
BORT and other variants of BOT. causes of introducing this system, Liberalization policies of
GOI for these system; GOI, state governments, other local bodies, board, corporation etc are
adopting these system for construction project management
Management in Construction: Overview; Risk Management process: when to use, procedure of
providing Advice; Risk Management Responsibility: risk manager, risk owner, team approach;
Stages of risk Management: stages, assessment, management, typical sequence, identification
classification, direct/ indirect costs, risk matrix, quantification; Response: hold, avoid, reduce,
transfer, share, review.; conclusion.
SECTION B
Management Process: Introduction; risk identification; brainstorming: interviews, The Delphi
Technique, expert systems.; Qualitative Assessment: classification and reference, description of
risk, risk trigger, relationship to other risk, potential impact, likelihood of occurrence, response.;
Mitigation: meaning, avoidance, risk avoidance risk transfer, residual or retained risk. Risk
analyse: meaning, a brief introduction to stastics, method of risk assessment
Tools and techniques of risk management: Introduction; qualitative methods: risk register, risk
estimate, simple arithmetic analysis, MERA, decision trees, sensitivity analysis, influence
diagrams, probability analysis, computer software; conclusion.
Construction Project Insurance: Introduction; insurance policy structure; types of insurance
mentioned in the model; guidance on insurance for construction projects; current conditions of
contract; general services provided by the project insurance companies.
REFERENCES
1. Risk management in construction projects NCP-centre of distance education for
construction industry manager
2. Indian highways – a framework for commercialization by Gajendra Haldia
3. Construction project management by KK Chitkara, Tata McGraw Hill
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 MTE-208 L T P CR
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 3 1 0 4.0
SECTION A

General Importance of transportation, transportation planning methodology, hierarchical levels of

planning and its relation to rural, urban areas. Long range planning, Passenger and goods
transportation, General concept and process of transport planning, Land-use transport interactions,
Socio-economic characteristics of Land use
Transportation Systems Multi modal transportation system; Characteristics of Mass Transit
systems including technical, demand operational and economic problems, fixed Track Facility,
Mass Rapid Transit System Elevated, Surface and Underground construction , Express Bus
System, integrated Operating Characteristics of Terminal and Transfer facilities

SECTION B

Urban Transportation Planning Studies Urban Travel Characteristics, Private and Public Behavior
analysis, Transportation demand Surveys, Delineation of the urban area, zoning, Origin-
Destination Studies, Home Interviews, trip Classification and Socio- Economic variables in trip
making projections
Planning Methodology and Systems analysis Study of existing network-trip generation techniques,
Category analysis, multiple regression techniques, Modal split analysis, Trip distribution
techniques, Growth Factor model, Gravity models, Opportunity models and multiple regression
models, Traffic assignment methods, Minimum Path tree-All or nothing assignment and capacity
restraint techniques, analysis and evaluation techniques

REFERENCES
1. Kadiyali, L. R., Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning, Khanna Publishers
2. Highway Engg.-Khanna S.K. and Justo C. E. G. New Chand Publication
3. C A O’Flaherty, “Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering”, Butterworth Heinemann,
Elsevier, Burlington, MA

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 MTE-209 L T P CR
PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A
Introduction Pavement Management Systems; Components of pavement management
systems
Pavement conditions survey and ratings
Pavement performance prediction Concepts, modeling techniques, Comparison of different
deterioration models
Highway Development and Management tools Rehabilitation budget planning; Ranking
and optimization methodologies

SECTION B
Alternate pavement design Strategies and economic evaluation
Reliability concepts in pavement engineering; life cycle costing
Road asset management, pavement preservation programs
Expert systems and pavement management

REFERENCES

1. Haas, R., W.R. Hudson, and J.P. Zaniewski, “Modern Pavement Management”,
Krieger Press
2. Yoder E.J. and Witezak, “Principles of Pavement Design,” John Wiley & Sons
3. Shahin M.Y. “Pavement Management for Air Port, Roads and Parking Lots”, Chapman
and Hall/Springer

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 MTE-210 L T P CR
LAND USE & REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A

Urbanisation; urban forms and structures, Delineation of regions

Landuse transportation models;
Transit oriented landuse planning
Regional and intercity travel demand estimation

SECTION B

Freight travel demand modeling

Regional network planning
Policy formulation and evaluation

REFERENCES

1. Blundon, W. R. and J Black, The Land Use Transport System, 2nd Edition,
Australian Natl Univ Press
2. Eric Koomen and Judith Borsboom-van Beurden, Land-Use Modelling in Planning
Practice (GeoJournal Library), 1st Edition, Springer

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 MTE-211 L T P CR
TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS AND FINANCE 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A

Economic evaluation of transport plans Need for economic evaluation, cost and benefits of
transport projects, time horizon in economic assessment, basic principles of economic evaluation,
interest rate, method of economic evaluation, benefit cost ratio method, first year rate of return,
net present value method, internal rate of return method, comparison of various methods of
economic evaluation.
Vehicle operating costs Introduction, road user cost study in India , components of VOC, factors
affecting VOC, fuel consumption relationship, spare parts consumption, maintenance and repairs,
labour cost, tyre life, lubricants, utilization, and fixed costs.

SECTION B

Value of travel time savings Introduction, classes of transport users enjoying travel time savings,
methodology for monetary evaluation of passengers’ travel time, review of work in India on
passengers’ travel time.
Accident costs Introduction, relevance of accident costing for a developing country, review of
alternative methodologies for accident costing, Indian studies.
Traffic congestion, traffic restraints and road pricing Congestion as a factor in road traffic, traffic
restraint, road pricing
Highway finance Basic principles, distribution of highway cost, sources of revenue, highway
financing in India

REFERANCES

1. Principles of Transportation engineering by Chakroborty & Das, Prentice Hall, India.

2. Highway Engg by S.K Khanna & CEG Justo, Nem Chand Bros., Roorkee
3. Principles and practices of Highway engg by L.R Kadyali, Khanna Publishers, Delhi.
4. Principles of Transportation and Highway engg by G.V Rao, Tata Mc graw- Hill
Publishing Co.Ltd. N.Delhi
5. Harral Clell G., A Manual for the Economic Appraisal of Transport Projects, World Bank
Report, Washington D.C

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 MTE-212 L T P CR
TRANSPORTATION & ENVIORNMENT 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A

Introduction Classification, effects of air pollutants on humans, plants and materials

Vehicular emissions Sources, meteorology and photochemical reactivity of pollutants;
Monitoring and control measures of automobile emissions
EIA studies of highways and ambient air quality standards

SECTION B

Noise measurements, noise levels and noise control Effects of transportation noise, road traffic
noise, train and rail noise, aircraft noise; Active noise control, vibration control principles;
Noise survey; Environmental Impact Statements and case studies on noise control
Introduction to sustainable Transportation infrastructure

REFERANCES

1. Transport, Environment and Society by Michael Cahill

2. India and the Path to Environmental Sustainability By Ethan Goffman
3. Transport, Environment and Health, World Health Organisation

Page 19 of 31 M Tech. Civil (Transportation Engg.) Batch 2019

 MTE-213 L T P CR
MASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A

Introduction to various types of mass transportation systems Need of mass transportation,

recent trends in transit, mass transportation characteristics

Urban mass transportation planning demand projection, selection of mass transportation

system, Economic evaluation method

SECTION B

Terminals and their functions conceptual design, typical requirement, scheduling, vehicle
dispatch policy, spacing of stops, route spacing and performance

Operational and management issues in transit planning. Priority measures and their
implementation

REFERANCES

1. Principles & Practices of Traffic Engg.-L.R.Kadiyali

2. Principles, Practice and design of Highway Engg.-S.K.Sharma
3. Highway Engg.-Khanna S K & Justo C.E. G
4. Metropolitan Transportation Planning- John W.Dickey Taylor & Francis Group

Page 20 of 31 M Tech. Civil (Transportation Engg.) Batch 2019

 MTE-214 L T P CR
ADVANCED SOIL ENGINEERING 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A

Origin, nature and distribution of soils. Engineering Behaviour of Soils of India: Black cotton
soils, alluvial silts and sands, laterites, collapsible and sensitive soils, aeolin deposits
Description of individual particle Clay mineralogy, clay-water-electrolytes. Soil fabric and
structure. Effective stress principle. Steady state flow in soils. Effect of flow on effective
stress.
Consolidation One, two and three dimensional and radial consolidation. Sand drain and
prefabricated drain. Variation of effective stress during consolidation, Stress-path. Shear
behaviour of granular soils. Factors affecting shear beahviour. Determination of parameters.
Shear behaviour of fine grained soils. Pore-pressure parameters. UU, CU, CD tests. Total and
effective stress paths.
Factors affecting strength: Stress history, rate of testing, structure and temperature. Anisotropy
of strength, thixotropy, creep. Stress-strain characteristics of soils. Determination of modulus
values.Critical state model.

SECTION B

Geosynthetics: Types and functions; Materials and manufacturing processes; Principles of soil
reinforcement; Design and construction of geosynthetic reinforced soil retaining structures –
walls and slopes; embankments on soft soils; Geosynthetics in Pavements:Geosynthetics in
roads and railways; separations, drainage and filtering in road pavements and railway tracks.
Methods of site investigations: Direct methods, semi-direct methods and indirect methods,
Drilling methods. Boring in soils and rocks, methods of stabilizing the bore holes,
measurement of water table, field record. Field tests: In-situ shear test, in-situ permeability
test, SPT, DCPT, SCPT, in-situ vane shear test, pressure meter test, Dilatometer test Codal
provisions.

REFERANCES

1. Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice, Terzaghi and Peck, John Wiley and Sons.

2. Physical and geotechnical properties of soils, Bowles

3. Design aids in soil mechanics and foundation engineering, Kaniraj S.K.

4. Soil Mechanics, Lambe and Whitman, Wiley India

5. Reinforced soil and its engineering application, Swami Saran, I k International

Page 21 of 31 M Tech. Civil (Transportation Engg.) Batch 2019

 MTE-215 L T P CR
ADVANCED ENGINEERING GEOLOGY 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A

MINEROLOGY AND GEOMECHANICS Important rock forming minerals, their

megascopic and Microscopic properties. Outline classification, mode of formation &
occurrence of important Rock groups (Sedimentary, Igneous and Metamorphic).
GEOMORPHOLOGY Principles of geomorphology, occurrence of ground water in different
rock types. Geophoto interpretation of Aerial photograph. Application in highway planning,
Analysis of land forms, soil types, vegetative cover, Land forms (glacial, arid and fluvial),
Snow cover features from aerial photographs.

SECTION B

ENGINEERING PROBLEMS Landslides: cause, classification, zonation and protection,

subsidence and related phenomenon, structure of rocks (folds, faults, joints, unconformity) and
their significance in Engineering construction, foundation problems in different types rocks.
Geological considerations in the selection of site for buildings, dams, reservoirs, tunnels,
abutments, air fields. Road stones and suitability of various rocks for road use.

REFERANCES

1. Blyth, F.G.H. and de Freitas, M.H. Geology for Engineers, ELBS

2. Goodman, R.E. Engineering Geology, John Wiley and Sons, NY 1993
3. Skinner, B.J. and Porter, S.C. The Dynamic Earth-An Introduction to Physical Geology,
John Wiley and Sons, N.Y

Page 22 of 31 M Tech. Civil (Transportation Engg.) Batch 2019

 MTE-216 L T P CR
RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE, PLANNING AND DESIGN 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A

Rail transportation Importance, rail transportation as compared to other means of transport,

current position, demand analysis and forecasting, project analysis and design, case studies.
Railway track gauges and Geometric design of track

SECTION B

Track maintenance including modern method Necessity and advantages of track maintenance;
equipment and tools for tracks; mechanized methods of track maintenance; off-track tampers
Railway accidents and Disaster Management Train accidents; classification of accidents;
Derailment and its causes; safety measures
Suburban railways in Metro cities Urban transport; MRTS in Delhi

REFERANCES

1. Railway Engineering by Rangwala 2008

2. Chandra S. and Aggarwal M.M., Railway Engg 2007
3. Saxena S.C. and Arora S.P., Railway Engineering Dhanpat rai 1981
4. Hay, W.W Railway Engineering John Wiley and Sons, New York 1982
5. Victor D.J Essential of Bridge Engineering Oxford & I.B.H. Publishing Co., New Delhi

Page 23 of 31 M Tech. Civil (Transportation Engg.) Batch 2019

 MTE-217 L T P CR
ADVANCED FOUNDATION ENGINEERING 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A

Shallow Foundations: Design considerations - factors of safety (including limit state),

allowable settlements, location and depth of foundations, Codal provisions. Presumptive
bearing, capacity. Bearing capacity theories. Layered soils. Choice of shear strength
parameters. Bearing capacity from N-values, static cone tests, plate load tests .Settlement:
Total and differential settlement. Stress distribution. Consolidation settlement in clays (with
correction factors). Immediate settlement. Settlement in sands from Nvalues, elastic solutions.
Static cone tests, Plate load test.
Deep foundations: Type of Piles. Construction methods. Axial capacity of single piles-static
formulae, Skin friction and end bearing in sands and clays. Axial capacity of groups.

SECTION B

Settlement of single piles and groups. Uplift capacity (including under-reamed piles). Negative
skin friction. Pile load tests. Pile integrity tests. Codal provisions. Laterally Loaded Piles: Short
and long piles; Free head and fixed head piles; Lateral load capacity of single piles; Lateral
deflection; Elastic analysis; Group effect; Lateral load test; Codal provisions. Caissons and
Wells.
Soil structure interaction: Introduction to soil-foundation interaction problems, soil behaviour
,Foundation behaviour, Interface behaviour, Soil Foundation interaction analysis, Soil
response models, Winkler, Elastic continuum, Two parameter elastic models, Elastic plastic
behaviour, Time dependent behaviour.
Soil Liquefaction and remedial measures, stone column, vibrfloatation, deep compaction.
Foundations in difficult soils: Expansive soils, chemically aggressive environment, soft soils,
fills, regions of subsidence.

REFERANCES

1. Design aids in soil mechanics and foundation engineering, Kaniraj S.K.

2. Pile Foundation Analysis and Design, Poulos, H.G., and Davis, E.H., John Wiley
3. Foundation Analysis and Design, Joseph E. Bowles

Page 24 of 31 M Tech. Civil (Transportation Engg.) Batch 2019

 MTE-218 L T P CR
ADVANCED STEEL STRUCTURES 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A

Concept of Plastic Design: Introduction, Theory of plastic bending, Assumptions, Bending of

rectangular section, Plastic hinge, Redistribution of moments, Computation of plastic moment,
Shape factor, Overload factor, Method of plastic analysis : Statical Method, Mechanism
method, Upper bound, Lower bound and uniqueness theorem, Partial, Complete and over
complete failure of indeterminate structures.
Plastic Analysis and design of Beams: Single span and continuous Beam, Moment Balancing
Method.
Plastic Analysis of Frames: Plastic analysis and design of portal frames subjected to transverse
and lateral loads, Analysis of gable frames, Analysis of multibay multistoreyed frames.

SECTION B

Minimum Weight Design: Concept, Assumptions, Design of frames with prismatic members,
Elements of linear programming and its applications to minimum weight design problems.
Deflections: Assumption, Calculation of deflection at ultimate loads, Deflection at working
loads, Rotation capacity.
Secondary Design Considerations: General, Influence of axial force on the plastic moment,
Influence of shear force, Local buckling of flanges and webs, Lateral buckling, General design
procedure.
Introduction to Light Gauge Steel Structures.

REFERANCES

1. Plastic Design by Neal. 1977 2. Plastic Design of Steel Frames by LYNN.S.Beedle.

2. The steel skeleton Volume I and II by J.F. Baker Publication English Language Book
Society.
3. Steel Structure- Design and Behaviour Salmon and Johnson Publication Harper And Row.
4. Structural Steel Designer’s Hand Book by Merritt.
5. Plastic analysis of steel structures by Hedge G. Philips.
6. Handbook for Structural Engineers, SP: 6(6)-1972

Page 25 of 31 M Tech. Civil (Transportation Engg.) Batch 2019

 MTE-219 L T P CR
SEISMIC DESIGN OF STRUCTURES 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A

Earthquakes: Causes, Magnitude and Intensity, Ground Motions, Site Effects. Linear
Earthquake analysis, Idealization of Structures.
Response Spectrum: Construction, Design Response Spectrum
Introduction to Indian Standards, related to Seismic Resistant Design. .
Concepts of Seismic Design: Earthquake Resistant Design of R.C.C Buildings

SECTION B

Analysis and Design of Shear walls, Concept of Soft Storey.

Concept of Base isolation and energy dissipation devices.
Earthquake Resistant Design of Brick Masonry Structures.

REFERANCES

1. Pankaj Agarwal and Manish ShriKhande, Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures,

Prentice- Hall of India, 2007, New Delhi
2. Bullen K.E., Introduction to the Theory of Seismology, Great Britain at the University
Printing houses, Cambridge University Press
3. Relevant code of practices

Page 26 of 31 M Tech. Civil (Transportation Engg.) Batch 2019

 MTE-220 L T P CR
PLATED AND SHELL STRUCTURES 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A

Pure Bending of Plates: Slope and curvature, Relation between bending moments and
curvature, Strain Energy.

Symmetrical Bending Of Circular Plates: Differential equation in polar coordinates,

Uniformly loaded circular plate with or without a hole at the center and with various edge
conditions.
Rectangular Plates: Differential equation of the deflection surface (small deflection theory
only). Fourier series expansion for various type of loads, Rectangular plate with various
loadings and edge conditions, Navier’s and Levy’s methods.
Orthotropic Plates: Differential equation for orthotropic plates. Rigidities for various stiffening
systems, Solution for open grids, Navier’s solution for orthotropic plates,

SECTION B

Working Design of a Coffer slab Construction.

Shell Structures: Elements of Differential Geometry, Classifications of Shells, Shells of
revolution loaded symmetrically with respect to their axis, Membrane theory, Edge
disturbance, Application to conical shells, Spherical shells, Shells of revolution under
unsymmetrical loading.
Cylindrical Shells: Membrane theory, General theory for circular cylindrical shell loaded
symmetrically with respect to its axis, Circular cylindrical tank with various edge conditions.
Folded Plates: Introduction to Folded Plates, Beam action, Plate action, Stress distribution,
Introduction to Simpson method.

REFERANCES

1. Timoshenko, S.”Theory of Plates & Shells” – McGraw Hill.

Ramaswamy, “Concrete Shell roofs”
2. Szilard,R. “Theory and analysis of plates”.
3. Donnel, L.H.”Beams Plates and Shells”.
4. Chatterjee,”Design of Shell Roofs”.
5. Paduart, A.”Shell Roof Analysis”

Page 27 of 31 M Tech. Civil (Transportation Engg.) Batch 2019

 MTE-221 L T P CR
LIQUID RETAINING STRUCTURES 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A
Introduction of Containers: Types of Tanks, Materials, Types of joints, their spacing and design,
Design considerations, Cover requirement, tanks resting on ground, Circular and rectangular tanks.
Under Grounds Tanks: Circular and rectangular tanks, Problem of high ground water table, Tanks
containing liquids at high temperature.

SECTION B

Elevated Tanks: Elevated tanks of different shapes with staging arrangement of columns /
cylindrical shaft. Design of tank foundations. A complete design and drawings of high capacity
O.H.S.R.
Elevated Steel Tanks: Circular tanks with conical bottom, Circular tank with segmental bottom,
Design considerations, Staging, Pressed steel plate tanks.
Maintenance of Liquid Retaining Structures.

REFERANCES

1. Concrete Structures” by Vazirani & Ratwani.

2. Reinforced Concrete Structures” by I.C.Syal & A.K.Goel.
3. “Design of Steel Structures” by Arya and Ajmani.

Page 28 of 31 M Tech. Civil (Transportation Engg.) Batch 2019

 MTE-222 L T P CR
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS 3 1 0 4.0

SECTION A

Advanced traffic management systems

Advanced traveller information systems
Commercial vehicle operations
Advanced public transportation systems

SECTION B

Advanced rural transportation systems

Advanced vehicle control systems
ITS standards; ITS technologies and future of ITS

REFERANCES

1. Chowdhury, M. A., and Sadek, A., Fundamentals of Intelligent Transportation Systems

Planning, Artech House
2. Sussman, J. M., Perspectives on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Springe
3. Turban, E., and Aronson, J. E., Decision Support Systems and Intelligent Systems, 5th
Edition, Prentice Hall

Page 29 of 31 M Tech. Civil (Transportation Engg.) Batch 2019

 MTE-252 L T P CR
HIGHWAY MATERIALS AND TRAFFIC LAB 0 0 4 2.0

1. Benkelman Beam Deflection Studies

2. Marshall Mix Design for Bituminous Concrete
3. Marshall Mix Design for Dense Bituminous Macadam
4. Bitumen extraction test
5. Traffic Volume Studies
6. Speed Studies
7. Parking Studies
8. Origin and Destination Studies

References
“Highway Materials and Pavement Testing” by SK Khanna, CEG Justo and A.Veeraragavan

Page 30 of 31 M Tech. Civil (Transportation Engg.) Batch 2019

 MTE-251
Self Study & Seminar
L T P CR
0- 0- 6 3.0

A course on self study should be considered for the candidate. He/she should select a topic and
prepare it well. Based on it a seminar would be conducted at the last of the semester.

Page 31 of 31 M Tech. Civil (Transportation Engg.) Batch 2019