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AKTU Highway Construction and Maintenance (HTTE601) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech Honors Degree in Transportation Engineering
Highway Construction and Maintenance HTTE601
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Official AKTU syllabus of Highway Construction and Maintenance (HTTE601) for B.Tech Honors Degree in Transportation Engineering – 4 credits, L-T-P 3-1-0. Read the unit-wise course content, course outcomes, evaluation pattern and recommended books online, or download the PDF.
Syllabus — Highway Construction and Maintenance
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CO1.Understand the various equipment used for road construction and difficulties associated with highway drainage.
CO2. Select suitable equipment for preparation of sub grade in cutting or filling and also the preparation steps for base and sub base layers.
CO3. Characteristics of different types of bituminous layers and design of bituminous surfacing along with safety aspects needed for roads.
CO4. Design the base course thickness and selection of materials as base layer for CC pavements.
CO5. Analyse the defects in road construction and general pavement failures with remedies.
Course Content
| Unit-1 | Components of road and pavement structure including sub grade, drainage system, functions, requirements and sequence of construction operations Plants and equipment for production of materials - crushers, mixers, bituminous mixing plants, cement concrete mixers – various types, advantages and choice. Drainage – Assessment of drainage requirements for the road and design of various components, drainage materials, Construction of surface and subsurface drainage system and design of filter materials for roads. Drainage of urban roads, problems. | 8 |
| Unit-2 | ROAD CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT: Different types of excavators, graders, soil compactors / rollers, pavers and other equipment for construction of different pavement layers – their uses and choice Problem on equipment usage charges. Pre-construction surveys and marking on ground - Specifications and steps for the construction of road formation in embankment and cut, construction steps for sub grade (preparation of sub grade) in cutting, filling and at grade. Construction of sub grade in marshy areas and weak / expansive soils and water- logged - areas. Construction steps for granular sub-base, quality control tests. | 8 |
| Unit-3 | DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRANULAR BASE COURSE: WMM, CRM, WBM, specifications, construction method and quality control tests. Different types of bituminous layers for binder and surface courses, their specifications (as per IRC and MORTH), construction method and quality control tests. Special structural courses like stone matrix asphalt and mastic asphalt and construction of porous asphalt. | 8 |
| Unit-4 | DIFFERENT TYPES OF SUB: Base and base course for cement concrete (CC) pavement and construction method. Construction of cement concrete (PQC) pavements and joints, quality control during construction. Construction of special Cement concrete pavements like interlocking concrete block pavements (ICBP), Continuously reinforced cement concrete pavements (CRCP), Fibre reinforced cement concrete pavements (FRCP), white topping, Ultra thin white topping etc. General Aspects: Quality assurance, statistical approach, quality system for road construction. Safety aspects during road construction and maintenance works. Installation of various traffic safety devices and information system Principle of construction planning, application of CPM and PERT ( Problems not included). | 8 |
| Unit-5 | ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKS: Day to day and periodic maintenance works of various components of road works and road furniture. Preventive maintenance of road drainage system, pavements and other components of road. Preparation of existing pavement – patching, profile correction, Special measures to deal with reflection cracks in pavement layers, slipperiness of surface, etc. Requirements for rehabilitation, recycling and re- construction. Special problems in construction & maintenance of hill roads, land slide, causes, investigation. | 8 |
Text Books
- Peurifoy, R.L., and Clifford,JS “Construction Planning Equipment and Method”- McGraw Hill Book Co. Inc.
- Sharma S.C., “Construction Equipment and its Management”- Khanna Publishers.
Reference Books
- Freddy L Roberts, Prithvi S Kandhal et al, “Hot Mix Asphalt Materials, mixture design and construction”- (2nd Edition), National Asphalt Pavement Association Research and Education Foundation, Maryland, USA.
- National Asphalt Pavement Association “Hot Mix Asphalt Paving Hand book”- 5100 Forbes Boulevard, Lanhm, Mary Land, USA.
- “Hand Book on Cement Concrete Roads”- Cement Manufacturers Association, New Delhi.
- MoRTH “Specifications for Roads and Bridge Works”- 2001,fourth revision, Indian Roads Congress.
- MoRTH “Manual for Construction and Supervision of Bituminous Works”- 2001, Indian Roads Congress.
- MoRTH “Manual for Maintenance of Roads”- 1989, Indian Roads Congress.
- IRC: 42-1994, IRC:15-2002, IRC SP :11-1988, , 55-2001, 57-2001,58-2001, IRC 19-1977, 27-1967, 29- 1988, 34- 1970, 36-1970,48-1972,61-1976, 63-1976, 68-1976, 81-1997,82-1982, 84-1983,93-1985, 94- 1986, 95-1987, 98-1997, 105-1988.
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