SF3701 Transportation Systems and Safety Syllabus:
SF3701 Transportation Systems and Safety Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. Get good value for money in relation to impacts on public accounts
2. Health and safety objectives are useful to create a health and safety program that aims at reducing harm to your employees. In turn this is then will help to reduce the number of injuries and illnesses within your workplace.
3. Increase the visibility of the business health and safety expectations across all stakeholders, including suppliers and customers
4. Your organization may find it appropriate to have more than one objective, depending on the health and safety environment of the workplace. These objectives should be written with the aim of meeting the organizations health and safety policy.
5. set the stage for measuring performance and identifying opportunities for improvement.
UNIT I RAILWAY ENGINEERING
Introduction of Railway Engineering: Permanent way. Curves, super-elevation, negative superelevation, transition curve, grade compensation on curves. Railway operation ð control – points and crossings turn-out. Signaling and interlocking. Centralized traffic control.Railway accidents & safety. Rapid transit railways – types, merits & demerits.
UNIT II HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
Introduction of Highway Engineering: Classification of highways and urban road patterns. Typical cross section of roads.Factors controlling the alignment of roads. Basic geometric design – stopping and overtaking sight distances.
UNIT III TRAFFFIC ENGINEERING
Introduction of Traffic Engineering: Traffic characteristics. Various traffic studies and their applications.Traffic signals.Carriage-way markings.Traffic islands.Highway intersections. Principles of highway lighting. Road Accidents – prevention, investigation and reduction
UNIT IV HARBOUR AND DOCK ENGINEERING
Introduction of Harbour& Dock Engineering: Water transportation, classification of harbours, accessibility and size, ports, Indian ports. Layout of ports, breakwater, facilities (in brief) for docking, repair, approach, loading and unloading, storing and guiding.
UNIT V AIR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
Classification of air transportation, Types of air craft engines – Propellants-feeding systems – Ignition and combustion – Theory of rocket propulsion -Applications –Air way accidents & safety
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Students able to
CO 1 Apply the knowledge of railway track components, materials and fixtures and fastenings
CO 2 Solve problems of railway track geometrics, train resistance, points and crossings, Signaling and control system.
CO 3 Understand elements of highway safety and approaches to accident Studies
CO 4 Understand elements of highway safety and approaches to accident Studies
CO 5 Explain the significance of ports and harbours as a mode of transport. … Ozha&Ozha, “Dock and Harbour Engineering
TEXT BOOKS:
1. John Khisty C, Kent Lall B, “Transportation Engineering – An Introduction, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2002
2. B.S.Dhillon, Transportation systems, reliability and safety” CRC Press
REFERENCES:
1. Chandra, S. &Agarwal, M. M. “Railway Engineering”. Oxford University Press, New Delhi,2007
2. Khanna, S. K. and Justo, C. E. G.,”Highway Engineering” (9th ed).Nem Chand & Brothers, NewDelhi,2001.
3. GeethamTiwari& Dinesh Mohan,”Transport Planning & Traffic safety”
4. Srinivasan, R.,”Harbour, Dock and Tunnel Engineering”. Charotar Publishing House Pvt. Ltd, Anand,2013.
5. Kadiyali, L. R.,”Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning”, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi,2004