Surface Transportation (Railways, Highways, Airways And Shipways)

The whole treatise has been divided into four Main Parts :

Part I—RAILWAYS explain the essential components of Indian Railways, Metro Railways and Mono railways

Part II—ROADS explain the essentials components of Roads, Highways and Expressways.

Part III—Airways explain the essentials of Airports.

Part IV—Shipways explain the essentials of Shipways.

Syllabi for degree examinations in Civil Engineering of various Indian Universities have guided me to include the topics in this treatise.

Part—I Railways

1. History of Railways

2. Track Alignment

3. Railway Surveys

4. Formation

5. Permanent Way

6. Rails

7. Rail Joints

8. Creep of Rails

9. Sleepers

10. Ballast

11. Rail Fixtures and Fastenings

12. Geometrics of Railway Tracks

13. Points and Crossings

14. Track Junctions

15. Stations and Yards

16. Station Equipments

17. Tractive Power and Resistance

18. Plate Laying

19. Track Maintenance

20. Signalling and Interlocking

21. Tunnels

22. Metro Tracks

23. Mono Rail Track

24. High Speed Trains

Part—II Roads

1. History of Road Development

2. Roads

3. Highways

4. Highway Geometric Design

5. Road Patterns

6. Hill Roads

7. Road Accidents

8. Low Cost Roads

9. Expressways

10. Bus Rapid Transit Corridors

11. Embankments

Part—III Airways

1. Airports

2. Airport Surveys

3. Classification of Airports

4. Cross Drainage Structures

5. Elementary Soil Engineering

6. Pavements

Part—IV Shipways

1. Ports and Harbours

2. Waterways

Solved Multiple Choice Type Questions of GATE Examinations

Appendices

Index