Railway Engineering:
Introduction to Railway Engg.: Railway terminologies, survey for track alignment, railway track
component parts, gauges, wheel and axle arrangements.
Tractive Resistance: Resistance to traction, various resistances and their evaluation, hauling capacity and
tractive effort.
Permanent way: Permanent way component parts, rails, railway sleepers, types, railway creep, anti creep
devices, check and guard rails, ballast requirements, types, specifications, formation, cross section and
drainage.
Geometric Design: Alignment, horizontal curves, super elevation, equilibrium cant and cant deficiency,
Gradients and grade compensation.
Railway Station Yard: Site, requirements, classification of railway stations.
Signaling and Inter looking: Objectives, principles of signaling, classification and types of signals in
stations and yards & methods of interlocking.
Docks & Harbours :
i) Harbours : Types, accessibility and size
ii) Tides, wind and waves : Definitions, spring and neap tides, wave movement, littoral drift,
deflection of waves, length of waves and wave action on marine structures.
iii) Breakwaters : Classifications, materials used, methods of construction and protection
iv) Docks : Shapes of docks and basin, location, arrangement of berth, dockwalls, dock entrances,
repair dock types.
v) Quays : Forces, types and design consideration.
vi) Miscellaneous topics on docks and harbours, Transit sheds, warehouses, navigational aids.
Airports:
Introduction to airport planning and development: General philosophy of airport planning and
development, ICAO classification of airports, site selection factors, characteristics of jet aircraft.
Airport design standards ; Orientation of runways, length of runways and corrections, width of runways,
sight distances, gradients and clearances, taxiways and Aprons.
Airport planning : Centralized and decentralized planning concepts, terminal requirements, terminal
facilities and Typical layout of airports.