Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology

Department of Civil Engineering

Lecture Plan of
Transportation Engineering-I (CE-341)
Year: 2017

Teacher CLASS HOURS:

1. Dr. Mahmood Omar Imam
Professor, Dept. of CE
CUET.
E-mail: momarimam@yahoo.com

2. Dr. Swapan Kumar Palit

Professor, Dept. of CE
CUET.
E-mail: skp2001us@yahoo.com

SYLLABUS (4 Credits):
General: Introduction to transportation engineering: Development of transportation systems &
transportation in BD; Elements of transportation system. The road/traffic system,
Transportation planning: planning concepts; collection, study and analysis of basic data.
Highways: highway location and surveys; geometric design of highways; elements of design, cross-
section elements, curves and sight distances; road intersections.
Traffic engineering: traffic studies, vehicle and traffic characteristics, traffic control devices, parking
and roadway lighting; waterways and terminals.
Railways: general requirements, Railway Surveys, Train Resistances and Rolling Stock, Rail
(permanent way), station and yards, signaling, points and crossings,
maintenance.

Text Books
1) Highway Engineering- by Paul H. Wright, Radnor J. Paquette
2) Highway Engineering -by S.K. Khanna & C E G Justo
3) Railway Engineering -by K.S Rangawala & P.S Rangawala
4) Transportation Engineering and Planning (3rd Edition)- by C.S. Papacostas & P.D. Prevedouros
5) Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning- by L.R Kadyali
6) Highway Engineering- by L.R Kadyali

EVALUATION: Class participation and attendance 10%

Class Test/Class assessment 20%
Term Final Exam 70%

Course Description:
A well defined and efficient serviceable road network can provide a developed country as it
encourages investors to invest in the country in various forms as well as it enhances the personal life
national life. For creating a well defined road, need initially a successful highway planning. Then
highway requires a proper highway location survey for finding suitable location on the proposed area.
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According to traffic & national requirement, the highway is needed to be classified according to the
road system. Then starting from the various traffic surveys such as speed study, volume study,
capacity study etc. geometric design is to be properly completed. Hence the subject covers all of the
above contents along with traffic control devices, parking system and roadway lighting. Traffic control
service includes road marking, road side regulating signs, traffic signal system at intersections etc.
And geometric design of highways covers the elements of design, cross-section elements, curves and
sight distances both for horizontal & vertical alignment.
Moreover, the course includes the general requirements of railway system. For introduction of railway
Railway Surveys, Train Resistances and Rolling Stock, Rail (permanent way), station and yards,
signaling, points and crossings, maintenance.

Course Learning Outcomes (CLO):

After successful completion of the course, student will be able to:

Description
CLO01 Introduce themselves to transportation engineering principles for railways and highways
with the emphasis on safe and efficient operation of roadways and railways.
CLO02 Understand the basic elements of transportation system and their classification.
CLO03 Define a traffic problem, collection of field traffic data, analyzing and interpreting data, and
finally preparing a master plan for a project.
CLO04 Apply the knowledge for conducting various traffic surveys such as speed study, volume
study, capacity study etc.
CLO05 Design the cross-section elements, curves and sight distances both for horizontal & vertical
alignment in the various practical fields.
CLO06 Apply the knowledge for signal design at various road intersections in urban area.
CLO07 Understand the basic idea about railway system & its various elements of design.
CLO08 Train Resistances and Rolling Stock, Rail (permanent way), station and yards, signaling,
points and crossings, maintenance.

Lecture Learning Outcomes (LLO):

At the end of the lecture, student will be able to:
Teaching
Assessment
Lecture Topic Learning Outcomes Learning
Method
Methodology
Introduction to Explain and understand the various
Lecture-1 transportation branches of transportation Asking
engineering engineering & its various applications question for
feedback and
Lecture-2 Development of
Understand the history of roadway class test
Lecture-3 transportation systems
systems & transportation in BD
in Bangladesh. Class Lecture
Lecture-4 Elements of Understand the transportation through black
Lecture-5 transportation system. classification system and their and white and
The road/traffic elements. power point
system, presentation

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Lecture-6 Define a traffic problem,
Lecture-7 Planning concepts; collection of field traffic data,
Lecture-8 collection, study and analyzing and interpreting data,
analysis of basic data. and finally able to preparing a
master plan for a project.
Lecture-9 Conduct a proper highway
Highway location and.
Lecture-10 location survey for finding suitable
surveys
location on the proposed area.
Geometric design of Understand the importance,
Lecture-11
highways; elements of considerations, and elements of
Lecture-12
design, cross-section geometric design along with various
elements dimensions of cross-section elements.
Lecture-13 Determine the various types of sight
Lecture-14 distances and able to design various Asking
Lecture-15
sight distances elements of horizontal and vertical question for
curves feedback
Lecture-16 and class
Understand the various elements of a
Lecture-17 test
Horizontal Curves horizontal curves & their proper
Lecture-18
design
Lecture-19
Lecture-20 Understand the various elements of a
Vertical curves
Lecture-21 vertical curves & their proper design
Understand the various types of
Lecture-22 traffic surveys such as speed
Lecture-23 Traffic studies study, volume study, capacity
Lecture-24 study & apply the knowledge in
the practical fields.
Understand the vehicle, road, driver
Lecture-25 Vehicle and traffic
and pedestrian characteristics for safe Class Lecture Asking
Lecture-26 characteristics, & efficient operations on the roadway through black question for
Traffic control Placing, designing and installing and white and feedback and
Lecture-27 power point
devices, parking and various traffic control devices so as to discussions
Lecture-28 presentation
roadway lighting avoid traffic jam and accidents
Lecture-29 Understand & design a signaling Class Lecture Asking
Road intersections
Lecture-30 system at a road intersection through question for
black and feedback and
white, power class test
Lecture-25  point
Process of presentation
 Discuss types of batching and
manufacturing of and study
Lecture-26 mixing, mixing time, retempering
concrete: Batching and
of concrete tour for
Mixing
Process of
understandin
Lecture-27 manufacturing of g practical
concrete: Transportation work

Lecture-28  Select proper method for placing

concrete in different situations
Process of
Lecture-29 manufacturing of
concrete: Compaction
Lecture-30  Discuss fundamental concept of
Lecture-31 curing, application of different

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 types of methods for curing
Process of
manufacturing of
Lecture-32
concrete: Curing and
Finishing
 Discuss the types, advantages,
Lecture-33 Admixture disadvantages and uses of
admixture
Lecture-34 Design of concrete mix
 Design the mix proportion of the
using different codes of
Lecture-35 constituent of concrete
practices (ACI, BS)
Lecture-36
Properties of hardened
Lecture-37 
concrete: Strength
Lecture-38
Lecture-39 Properties of hardened
Lecture-40 concrete : Elasticity,
Plasticity, Creep and 
Lecture-41 Shrinkage of concrete

 Discuss different types of special

concrete including precast, RCC,
Lecture-42 Special concrete prestressed, prepacked, vacuum,
air-entrained, lightweight,
ornamental concrete etc. Class Lecture
Asking
Durability of concrete, through black
question for
Lecture-43 Factors affecting and white and
feedback and
durability power point
class test
presentation
 Discuss phenomenon of chemical
Chemical attack on attack on concrete including
Lecture-44 concrete, Chloride and chloride and sulphate attack
sulphate attack  Explain the methods of controlling
chemical attack
 Describe the influence of concrete
Lecture-45 in sea water; Corrosion mechanism;
Corrosion control
 Discuss the mechanism,
Lecture-46 Ferrocement advantages, disadvantages and
application of ferrocement
Lecture-47
Lecture-48
Timber
Lecture-49
Lecture-50
Asking
Review of
Lecture-51 Review on course Successful participation on Review question for
course
Lecture-52 contents lectures feedback &
contents
discussions

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 Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning
Cognitive Psychomotor Affective
C1=Knowledge P1=Perception A1=Receiving phenomena
C2=Comprehension P2=Set A2=Responding to phenomena
C3=Application P3=Responding to phenomena A3=Valuing
C4=Analysis P4=Mechanism A4=Organizing values
C5=Synthesis P5=Complex overt response A5=Internalizing values
C6=Evaluation P6=Adaptation
P7=Origination

Course Code Coarse Name Credit Cognitive Psychomotor Affective

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5
CE-201 Mechanics of material-I 3.0
For bachelor Program: C4. P4, A3