Note for Transportation Engineering 2 - TE 2 By Harsha Vardhan

Advantage, Requirement of an Ideal Permanent Way, Railway Track Gauge, Selection of Gauge, Cross Section of Permanent Way,Rails, Types of Rail Section, Selection of Rails, Rail Failures, Rail Joints, Types of Rails Joint,Function of Sleeper, Classification of Sleepers, Types of Timber for Sleeper, Advantages, Spacing of Sleeper, Sleeper Density, Creeps of Wheels, Coning of Wheels,

Alignment, Basic Requirement, Factor in Selection of Good Alignment, Engineering Surveys, Gradient, Cant Deficiency, Curves, Objects of Transition Curves, Types of Transition Curves, Length of Transition Curve, Realignment of Curve by String Line Method

Turnout, Necessity of Points and Crossing, Crossing, Signalling, Object of Signalling, Types of Signals, Working Function of Semaphore Signal, Control System, Interlocking, Necessity and Functions of Interlocking

Terminology, Requirement of a Good Port, Classification of Harbours, Classification Based on Utility, Classification Based on Locations, Planning a Harbour, Uses of Wet Docks, Repair Docks, Design of Quay Walls, Jetties, Break Waters, Type of Break Waters, Dredging, Navigational Aids, Beacon Lights, Floating Navigational Aids, Maintenance of Parts and Harbours

Airport Master Plan, FAA Recommendations, ICAO Recommendations for Master Plan, Grounding, Drainage, Soils Characteristics, Aircraft Characteristics, Zoning Laws, Imaginary Surface, Conical Surface, Wind Rose