CE3025 Airports and Harbours Syllabus:

CE3025 Airports and Harbours Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

 To introduce the students about airport planning, design, construction and planning design principles of seaport

UNIT I AIRPORT PLANNING

Air transport characteristics – airport classification – ICAO – airport planning: Site selection typical Airport Layouts, Case Studies, parking and Circulation Area

UNIT II AIRPORT COMPONENTS

Airport Classification, Planning of Airfield Components – Runway, Taxiway, Apron, HangarPassenger Terminals- Geometric design of runway and taxiways-Runway pavement DesignDifference between Highway and airport pavements- Introduction to various design methods- Airport drainage.

UNIT III AIRPORT DESIGN

Runway Design: Orientation, Wind Rose Diagram, Problems on basic and Actual Length, Geometric Design – Elements of Runway Design – Airport Zones – Passenger Facilities and Services – Runway and Taxiway Markings- Air Traffic Control Tower- Instrumental Landing.

UNIT IV SEAPORTS COMPONENTS AND CONSTRUCTION

Definition of Basic Terms: Harbor, Port, Satellite Port, Docks- Dry and Floating Dock, Waves and Tides – Planning and Design of Harbors: Harbour Layout and Terminal Facilities – Coastal Structures: Piers, Break waters, Wharves, Jetties, Quays, Spring Fenders, Dolphins Floating Landing Stage – Navigational Aids-Inland Water Transport.

UNIT V SEAPORT REGULATIONS AND EIA

Wave action on Coastal Structures and Shore Protection and Reclamation – Coastal Regulation Zone, 2011-EIA – methods of impact analysis and its process

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES

CO1 Gain an insight on the planning and site selection of Airport Planning and design.
CO2 Knowledge on Design of various Airport components
CO3 Analyze and design the elements for orientation of runways and passenger facility systems.
CO4 Understand the various features in Harbours and Ports, their construction, coastal protection works
CO5 Knowledge on various Environmental Regulations and Acts

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Khanna.S.K. Arora.M.G and Jain.S.S, Airport Planning and Design, Nemachand and Bros, Roorkee,1994
2. Robert Honjeff and Francis X.Mckelvey, “Planning and Design of Airports”, McGraw Hill, New York,1996 2. Richard De Neufille and Amedeo Odoni, “Airport Systems Planning and Design”, McGraw Hill, New York,2003
3. Subramanian K.P., Highways, Railways, Airport and Harbour Engineering,Scitech Publications (India), Chennai, 2010

REFERENCES:

1. Venkatramaiah. C., Transportation Engineering-Vol.2 Railways, Airports, Docks and Harbours, Bridges and Tunnels.,Universities Press (India) Private Limited, Hyderabad, 2015.
2. Mundrey J S, Railway Track Engineering, McGraw Hill Education ( India) Private Ltd, New Delhi, 2013.