Department of Civil Engineering

B Tech V Semester
Dated:01.07.2022

Course Title : Geometric Design and Highway Materials

Course Code : 20CEC21 Academic Year: 2022-23
Course Structure : 3-1-0-3
Course Coordinator : Mr. U. Siva Rama Krishna
Instructor(S) : Mr. U. Siva Rama Krishna
Course Description:

Transportation Engineering is a branch of civil engineering that is involved in the

planning, design, operation, and maintenance of safe and efficient transportation
systems. This course is designed to make the students aware of various developments
that took place in the stream of highway engineering in India. Various geometrics
related to rural and urban highways and their design specifications were thoroughly
covered in the syllabus. In addition to this the important concepts related to traffic
management like rotary design at traffic intersections, Interchanges and highway
materials and concrete mixes characterisation were included in the subject.

OBJECTIVES:

This course is designed for fifth semester civil engineering Students. The course is
intended to make the students know and understand the concepts related to Highway
and Traffic Engineering in Transportation Engineering.
The main objective of the course is to:

i)Design for individual elements of rural and urban street geometry

ii) Design of Rotary Intersection, understand at grade and grade separated

intersections.
iii)Material Characterization of Highway materials and different concrete
mixes.
Course Outcomes

1.Summarize various considerations for rural and urban arterials

2.Explain the characteristics and considerations for rotary intersections
3.Describe the optimal characteristics of subgrade soil materials
4.Evaluate the characteristics of bitumen and bituminous mixes
5.Explain durability and quality of flexible pavements
6.Explain the components and the construction of cement concrete pavements

Syllabus:
UNIT I Geometric Design Considerations
Geometric design considerations for rural and urban highways, design speeds,
volumes, levels of service and other design considerations.
Design of Intersections: Characteristics and design considerations of at-grade
intersections; Design of rotary intersection; Interchanges - different types.

Ribbon development, Ramps

11 + 4 Hours
UNIT II Properties of Subgrade Soil and Aggregates
Subgrade soil –Soil classification for engineering purposes, Soil stabilization -
Classification, requirements, properties, tests, alternative materials for soil
stabilization. Aggregates: blending and gradation, characteristics, properties and
alternatives.
Effective CBR, Light weight deflectometer
11 + 4 Hours
UNIT III Characteristic of Bitumen and Bituminous Mixes
Origin, preparation, properties and tests, constituents of bituminous road binders,
requirements – Bituminous Emulsions and Cutbacks: Preparation, characteristics, uses
and tests. Bituminous Mixes: Mechanical properties – Resilient modulus, dynamic
modulus, rutting and fatigue characteristics of bituminous mixes.
Tar, Flow number

12+3 Hours
UNIT IV Design of bituminous and cement concrete mixes
Weathering and Durability of Bituminous Mixes – Performance based Bitumen mix
specifications – Marshall and Super pave mix design method. Cement Concrete for
Pavement Construction: Requirements, design of mix for CC pavement, joint filler and
sealer materials.
Stresses in CC pavement, Bailey gradation

11+4 Hours

Text book(s)
1. Partha Chakraborty and Animesh Das, Principle of Transportation Engineering,
PHI Learning Private Limited, New Delhi, 2012.
2. S K Khanna and C E G Justo. Highway Engineering. Nemchand Bros.,, Roorkee,
2017.
Reference book(s)
1. Kadiyali, L.R., Principles and practices of Highway Engineering , Khanna
Publishers, New Delhi, 2019
2. Alkins and Harold, “Highway Materials Soils and Concretes”, Prentice Hall,
Pearson, 4th Edition, 2003.
3. Kerbs and Walkes, “Highway Materials”, McGraw Hill Book Co. 2007
4. IRC:37-2018 Guidelines for the design of flexible pavements (fourth revision)
Indian Roads Congress.
5. IRC:73-1980 Geometric design standards for rural highways, Indian Roads
Congress.
6. IRC:86-2018 Geometric design standards for urban roads and streets, Indian
Roads Congress.

Course Plan:

Lectu Chapter in
re No Learning Objectives Topic(s) to be covered the
textbook/
Reference
Unit I Highway Geometric Design Considerations

1 Introduction to Transportation Highway geometric design T-2,R-5

Engineering Importance
2 Geometric Design Geometric Design T-2,R-5
onsiderations for Rural consideration for rural
Highways highways
3 Geometric Design Geometric Design T-2,R-5
considerations of Rural Roads considerations of Rural
Roads
4 Geometric Design Geometric Design T-2,R-6
considerations for Urban considerations for Urban
Streets Streets
5 Geometric Design Geometric Design T-2,R-6
considerations for Urban considerations for Urban
Streets Streets
6 Design Speeds and Volume Design Speeds and Volume T-2,R-1

7 Tutorial-1 Tutorial-1

8 Tutorial-2 Tutorial-2

9 LOS and Other Design LOS and Other Design T-2,R-1

Considerations Considerations
10 Characteristics and design Characteristics and design T-2,R-1
considerations of at-grade considerations of at-grade
intersections intersections
11 Design of rotary intersection Design of rotary intersection T-2,R-1

12 Problems on Rotary design Problems on Rotary design T-2,R-1

13 Interchanges - different types. Interchanges - different T-2,R-1

types.
14 Tutorial-3 Tutorial-3

15 Tutorial-4 Tutorial-4

Unit II Properties of Subgrade soil and Aggregates

16 Soil classification for Soil classification for T-2,R-1

engineering purposes engineering purposes

17 Soil classification for Soil classification for T-2,R-1

engineering purposes engineering purposes

18 Soil stabilisation material Soil stabilisation material T-2,R-1

properties, tests properties, tests
19 Soil stabilisation material Soil stabilisation material T-2,R-1
properties, tests properties, tests
20 Soil stabilisation material Soil stabilisation material T-2,R-1
properties, tests properties, tests
alternative materials for soil alternative materials for soil T-2,R-1
21 stabilization stabilization
22 alternative materials for soil alternative materials for soil T-2,R-1
stabilization stabilization
23 Tutorial-5 Tutorial-5

24 Tutorial-6 Tutorial-6

25 Aggregates: blending and Aggregates: blending and T-1,R-2

gradation gradation
26 Aggregates: blending and Aggregates: blending and T-1,R-2
gradation gradation
27 characteristics, properties and characteristics, properties T-1,R-2
alternatives. and alternatives.

28 characteristics, properties and characteristics, properties T-1,R-2

alternatives. and alternatives.

29 characteristics, properties and characteristics, properties T-1,R-2

alternatives. and alternatives.

30 Tutorial-7 Tutorial-7
31 Tutorial-8 Tutorial-8

UNIT-III Characteristic of Bitumen and Bitumen mixes

32 Bitumen-Origin, preparation Bitumen-Origin, preparation T-1,R-2

33 Bitumen-properties and tests Bitumen-properties and tests T-1,R-2

34 Tutorial-9 Tutorial-9
35 Constituents of bituminous constituents of bituminous T-1,R-2
road binders road binders
36 Bituminous Emulsions and Bituminous Emulsions and T-1,R-2
Cutbacks Cutbacks
37 Preparation, characteristics, Preparation, characteristics, T-1,R-2
uses and tests uses and tests
38 Preparation, characteristics, Preparation, characteristics, T-1,R-2
uses and tests. uses and tests.
39 Preparation, characteristics, Preparation, characteristics, T-1,R-3
uses and tests. uses and tests.
40 Bituminous mix Resilient Bituminous mix Resilient T-1,R-3
Modulus Modulus
41 Bituminous mix dynamic Bituminous mix dynamic T-1,R-3
modulus modulus
42 rutting and fatigue rutting and fatigue T-1,R-4
characteristics of bituminous characteristics of bituminous
mixes. mixes.
43 Tutorial-10 Tutorial-10

44 Tutorial-11 Tutorial-11

UNIT-IV Design of Bituminous and cement concrete mixes

45 Weathering and Durability of Weathering and Durability of T-1,R-3
Bituminous Mixes Bituminous Mixes

46 Weathering and Durability of Weathering and Durability of T-1,R-3

Bituminous Mixes Bituminous Mixes
47 Performance based Bitumen Performance based Bitumen T-1,R-3
mix specifications mix specifications
48 Marshall method of Marshall method of T-1,R-3
Bituminous mix design Bituminous mix design
49 Marshall method of Marshall method of T-1,R-3
Bituminous mix design Bituminous mix design
50 Tutorial-12 Tutorial-12
51 Tutorial-13 Tutorial-13
52 Super pave mix design method Super pave mix design T-1,R-3
method
53 Super pave mix design method Super pave mix design T-1,R-3
method
54 Cement Concrete for Pavement Cement Concrete for T-1,R-3
Construction: Requirements, Pavement Construction
Requirements
55 Design of mix for CC pavement Design of mix for CC T-1,R-3
pavement
56 Design of mix for CC pavement Design of mix for CC T-1,R-3
pavement
57 Joint Filler Joint Filler T-1,R-3
58 Sealer materials Sealer materials T-1,R-3
59 Tutorial-14 Tutorial-14
60 Tutorial-15 Tutorial-15
 Evaluation Scheme:

% of
Component Duration Marks Weightage Date & Time Venue
(minutes)
Theory
30
Sessional exam 1 (80% of 22.08.2022 to
Block-3
90 30 highest 24.08.2022
marks and
20% of 13.10.2022 to
Sessional exam 2 lowest Block-3
90 30 19.10.2022
marks)

13.10.2022 to
Assignment Exam 60 10 10 Block-3
19.10.2022

31.10.2022 to Will be
Semester end exam
180 60 60 12.11.2022 informed

Chamber Consultation Hour: Will be announced by Instructor

Venue: III Block-First Floor Staff Room
Notices: Departmental Student Notice Board

Signature of the Instructor Signature of the course co-ordinator