Transportation Engineering III

Bituminous materials: mix proportions, bitumen stiffness, mix stiffness, fatigue strength, Marshal test and mix design procedure.  Analytical approach to flexible pavement design: design problem and design procedure.  Maintenance and strengthening of highway pavements. Air transportation: Air safety, air traffic control, airport planning, selection of site, design standards, drainage and pavement design.   Introduction to water transportation, ports, harbours, wet and dry docks, wind, waves and currents, theory of wave motion, wave and current induced forces, design and construction of breakwaters and wharf structures.