Transportation Engineering II. Instructor: Prof. Rajat Rastogi, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee.
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September 26, 2023
English
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Description
This course deals with topics in railway engineering and airport engineering. The first part of this course covers topics in railway engineering: wheel and axles, track resistances, stresses in track, rails, creep in rails, jointed and welded rails, speeds on track, train control systems, and high speed tracks. The second part discusses topics in airport engineering: aircraft characteristics, aircraft controls, runway, taxiway, terminal area and building, and visual-aids markings. (from nptel.ac.in)
Course Curriculum
- Lecture 01 – Introduction to Railway Engineering Unlimited
- Lecture 02 – Gauges and Permanent Way Unlimited
- Lecture 03 – Wheel and Axles, Coning of Wheels Unlimited
- Lecture 04 – Track Resistances, Hauling Capacity Unlimited
- Lecture 05 – Track Modulus, Stresses in Track Unlimited
- Lecture 06 – Stresses in Components of Track Unlimited
- Lecture 07 – Rails Unlimited
- Lecture 08 – Creep in Rails Unlimited
- Lecture 09 – Wears and Failures in Rails Unlimited
- Lecture 10 – Jointed or Welded Rails Unlimited
- Lecture 11 – Sleepers Unlimited
- Lecture 12 – Ballast Unlimited
- Lecture 13 – Fastenings Unlimited
- Lecture 14 – Geometric Design – Alignment of Track Unlimited
- Lecture 15 – Horizontal Curve and Superelevation Unlimited
- Lecture 16 – Speeds on Track Unlimited
- Lecture 17 – Transition Curve and Widening of Track Unlimited
- Lecture 18 – Vertical Curve and Gradients Unlimited
- Lecture 19 – Turnouts – Components Unlimited
- Lecture 20 – Crossing and Design of Turnout Unlimited
- Lecture 21 – Track Junctions and Designs Unlimited
- Lecture 22 – Signals Unlimited
- Lecture 23 – Signals (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 24 – Train Control Systems Unlimited
- Lecture 25 – Interlocking of Track Unlimited
- Lecture 26 – High Speed Tracks Unlimited
- Lecture 27 – Introduction to Air Transport Unlimited
- Lecture 28 – Aircraft Characteristics Unlimited
- Lecture 29 – Aircraft Controls, Airport Site and Size Selection Unlimited
- Lecture 30 – Aircraft Obstructions Unlimited
- Lecture 31 – Runway Orientation Unlimited
- Lecture 32 – Runway Length Unlimited
- Lecture 33 – Runway Geometric Unlimited
- Lecture 34 – Taxiway Unlimited
- Lecture 35 – Exit Taxiway Unlimited
- Lecture 36 – Aprons and Aircraft Parking Unlimited
- Lecture 37 – Terminal Area and Building Unlimited
- Lecture 38 – Terminal Planning and Hangers Unlimited
- Lecture 39 – Visual Aids-Markings Unlimited
- Lecture 40 – Visual Aids-Lighting and Signage Unlimited
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