RAILWAY,BRIDGE AND TUNNEL ENGINEERING

About the book

• This book aims at presenting the topics of Railway, Bridge and Tunnel Engineering written in a simple manner. The subject-matter is characterized by comprehension as well as methodical and easy-to-follow style.

  The Section I: Railway Engineering is well divided in to Seventeen chapters including Introduction to Railway Engineering; Rail Gauges; Surveys and Alignment of Railway Lines; Railway Traction; Rails; Creep; Rail Fastenings; Geometric Design of a Track; Resistance to Traction; Points and Crossings; Signalling; Interlocking; Station Machinery; etc. The

  Section II: Bridge Engineering is well divided in to Twelve chapters including Introduction to Bridge Engineering; Foundations - I: Pile Foundation; Foundations - II: Caissons and Cofferdams; Substructures; Fixed-Span Superstructures; Low Cost Bridges: Movable-Span Superstructures; Low Cost Bridges: Culverts and Causeways; Low Cost Bridges: Timber or Temporary Bridges; Flooring; Bearings; Erection, Maintenance and Strengthening of Bridges; Miscellaneous Topics; etc. The

  Section III: Tunnel Engineering is well divided in to Ten chapters including General Aspects of Tunnelling; Stages in Tunnel Construction; Tunnelling in Soft Ground; Tunnelling in Hard Rock; Shield Tunnelling; Shafts and Portals; Tunnel Lining; Lighting, Ventilation and Dust Control in Tunnels; Drainage of Tunnels; Safety in Tunnel Construction; etc.

  The 2 Appendices give Abbreviated Terms and also Model Question Papers. Salient features of this book are:

  488 self-explanatory and neatly drawn sketches;

  35 illustrative problems;

  41 important useful tables;

  626 typical questions at the end of the chapters.

  The text-matter has been arranged systematically according to the curriculum developed by the Gujarat Technological University (G.T.U.) for the Sixth Semester students of Civil Engineering (Subject code: 160603) and also it should prove to be extremely useful to the Civil Engineering students preparing for the Degree Examinations of all the Indian Universities, Diploma Examinations conducted by various Boards of Technical Education, Certificate Courses as well as for the A.M.I.E., U.P.S.C., G.A.T.E., I.E.S. and other similar competitive and professional examinations. It should also prove great of interest and practical use to the practicing professionals.

What is Included?

• SECTION I: RAILWAY ENGINEERING

  1 : INTRODUCTION

  2 : RAILWAY TRACK GAUGES

  3 : SURVEYS AND ALIGNMENT OF RAILWAY LINES

  4 : RAILWAY TRACTION

  5 : RAILS

  6 : SLEEPERS

  7 : BALLAST

  8 : TRACK FITTINGS

  9 : GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF A TRACK

  10 : RESISTANCE TO TRACTION

  11 : POINTS AND CROSSINGS

  12 : RAILWAY STATIONS AND YARDS

  13 : SIGNALLING AND INTERLOCKING

  SECTION II : BRIDGE ENGINEERING

  14 : INTRODUCTION

  15 : BRIDGE FOUNDATIONS

  16 : SUB-STRUCTURES

  17 : CLASSIFICATION OF BRIDGES

  18 : BRIDGE FLOORING

  19 : BRIDGE BEARINGS

  20 : DESIGN OF BRIDGES

  21 : CONSTRUCTION AND ERECTION METHODS OF BRIDGE SUPER-STRUCTURE

  22 : MAINTENANCE OF THE BRIDGES SECTION III: TUNNEL ENGINEERING

  23 : GENERAL ASPECTS OF TUNNELLING

  24 : ALIGNMENT OF A TUNNEL

  25 : SHAFTS AND PORTALS

  26 : TUNNELLING IN HARD ROCK

  27 : TUNNELLING IN SOFT GROUND

  28 : TUNNEL LINING

  29 : LIGHTING, VENTILATION AND DUST CONTROL IN TUNNELS

  30 : DRAINAGE OF TUNNELS

  31 : SAFETY IN TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION APPENDICES

  Appendix I ABBREVIATED TERMS

  Appendix II GTU EXAMINATION PAPERS