Transportation Engineering

• Author: A.K. Upadhyay
• Publisher: S.K. Kataria & Sons
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of Pages: 350
• Publication Date: 01-01-2013
• ISBN: 9788185749631
• Dimensions: 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
• Language: English

Table of Contents:

• Part-A: Highways
  • Introduction
  • Road Geometrics
  • Highway Surveys and Plans
  • Road Materials
  • Road Pavements
  • Hill Roads
  • Road Drainage
  • Road Maintenance
  • Traffic Engineering
  • Construction Equipment
  • Roadside Aboriculture
• Part-B: Railways
  • Introduction
  • Alignment and Survey
  • Permanent Way
  • Rails
  • Sleepers
  • Ballast
  • Fixtures and Fastenings
  • Tracks Geometrics
  • Points and Crossings
  • Stations and Yards
  • Signalling
• Part-C: Bridges
  • Bridges
• Part-D: Tunnels
  • Tunnels
  • Experiments
• Index

Description:
Highways, Railways, Bridges, and Tunnels by A.K. Upadhyay, published by S.K. Kataria & Sons, is an insightful 350-page guide that provides comprehensive coverage of civil engineering topics related to transportation infrastructure. The book is divided into four main parts:

• Highways, which covers the essential aspects of road construction, including geometrics, materials, pavements, drainage, and traffic engineering.
• Railways, addressing the alignment, surveying, and construction of tracks, as well as signaling and stations.
• Bridges, providing foundational knowledge about bridge construction.
• Tunnels, which explores tunnel construction methods and includes related experiments.