Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : CE4306 : Railway and Tunnel Engineering { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Dr. Ujjal Chattaraj
Syllabus
Track and track stresses, Train resistances and hauling power of locomotives Railway track components: Important features, Railway curves, Superelevation, Gradients and grade compensation, Points and crossing and their design approaches. Construction and maintenance of railway track, Control of train movements Signals and interlocking, Modernization of railways and future trends Track standards and track rehabilitation. Tunnel types, Tunnel boring and excavation, Finite Element Analysis of tunnels.
Course Objectives
- Knowledge on Railway safety
- Knowledge on Railway alignment and design
- Knowledge on track design
- Knowledge on tunnel design
Course Outcomes
Mastery on Railway and Tunnel Engineering
Essential Reading
- J.S. Mundrey, Railway Track Engineering, Tata McGraw Hill Co. Ltd.
- M.M. Agarwal, Railway Track Engineering, Standard Publishers
Supplementary Reading
- S. Chandra and Aqarwal, Railway Engineering, Oxford University Press
- A.D. Kerr, , Fundamentals of Railway Track Engineering, Simmons Boardman Pub