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Category: Transportation Engineering

Transportation engineering deals with designing pavements, designing airport runways, managing traffic, and a lot. It is said that roads are like the arteries of a country. Highways are divided into many types in India say National Highways, State highways, major district roads, other district roads so on. Here transportation by railways is also a part of the study.

Bituminous Concrete is used where heavy traffic is to be managed.
May 5, 2025 Transportation Engineering

What Is Bituminous Concrete? Composition and Applications

Bituminous concrete is one of the most commonly used materials in the construction field. Often recognized by its other name,

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IRC SP 13 - 2022 is an Indian Road Congress standard for Guidlines for design of small bridges and culverts.
February 25, 2025 Downloads / Transportation Engineering

IRC SP 13-2022 Guidelines for Small Bridges and Culverts

IRC SP 13-2022 is an Indian Standard code for Guidelines for the Design of Small Bridges and Culverts. Download IRC

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MORTH Specifications 2013
February 8, 2025 Transportation Engineering

MORTH Specifications 2013

MORTH Specifications 2013 are designed by Indian Road Congress. This is designed to assist highway engineers by stipulating standards. Download

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Contour map of a hill terrain
February 4, 2025 Transportation Engineering

Contour Gradient and Contour Interval

A Contour Line is a line joining equal elevation on the ground. Contour Gradient Contour gradient is the rate of change

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Sokkia CX 105 Total Station
September 9, 2024 Transportation Engineering

Sokkia CX105 Total Station User Manual

Sokkia CX series Total Stations are reflectorless. The sOkkia CX 105 Reflectorless Total Station has an accuracy of 5″ and

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Android Total Station User Manual Front Page
September 9, 2024 Transportation Engineering

SLT12 Android Total Station User Manual

Download SLT12 Android Total Station User Manual SLT12 Android Total Station is a product of SATLAB GEOSOLUTIONS. Specifications of SLT12

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camber of road
August 30, 2023 Transportation Engineering

What is Camber of the Road? Types and Benefits

Camber is defined as “transverse slope provided on road for proper drainage of surface water”Sometimes camber is also referred to

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June 3, 2023 Transportation Engineering

Types of Traffic Signs in India

Traffic signs are an excellent traffic control device. There are different types of traffic signs, namely mandatory signs, warning signs,

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National Highways
April 8, 2023 Transportation Engineering

Classification of Roads in India

Roads are classified in India on a different basis. The most popular system of classification of roads is as per

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Superelevation Design
March 18, 2023 Transportation Engineering

Superelevation in Highway Design

Superelevation design is part of the design of the horizontal alignment of a highway. Superelevation is provided to counteract the

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Metric Chain is a type of surveying chain that measures distances in meters and centimeters on the ground.
February 24, 2020 Transportation Engineering

Classification of Surveying Chains

In Surveying, linear distances are measured with chins and steel bands. Chains could be divided into the following 5 types

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Surveying
January 8, 2020 Transportation Engineering

Basic Principles of Surveying | Fundamental Civil Engineering

Surveying is the art and science of locating points in horizontal and vertical planes on the surface of the earth.

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types of surveying
January 8, 2020 Transportation Engineering

Types of Surveying (A Comprehensive Classification)

Surveying is a branch of engineering that deals with determining the relative position of different features on, above, or below

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Plane Table used in Surveying
January 6, 2020 Transportation Engineering

Plane Table Surveying: Methods and Applications

Introduction to Plane Table Surveying Plane table surveying is a graphical method of surveying, and we can plot maps directly

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Highway Alignment
November 15, 2019 Transportation Engineering

Types of Highway Alignment and its Requirements

The position and the location of the centerline of the highway on the ground is called highway alignment. Highway alignment

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