Highway Engineering Course Code: 4350606

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (GTU)

Competency-focused Outcome-based Green Curriculum-2021 (COGC-2021)
Semester-V

Course Title: Highway Engineering

(Course Code: 4350606)

Diploma programme in which this course is offered Semester in which offered

Civil Engineering 5th Semester

1. RATIONALE

Road Transportation is the most effective and economical means of transportation in our
country. Roads make a crucial contribution to economic development and growth and bring
important social benefits. They are of vital importance in order to make a nation grow and
develop. Agencies like NHAI, R&B and private organization are intensely involved in
improving and building road networks. Construction of road is one of the major areas in
which diploma holders in Civil Engineering may get very good opportunities for employment.
The diploma holders are deals with construction and maintenance of highway. In order to
professionally contribute to the field of highway engineering, the associated engineers must
have adequate knowledge and skills relating to technical aspects of geometric design,
alignment, quality of materials, construction process of road, new developments in road
construction and use of modern and waste materials, techniques, design and maintenance
of pavement. This course provides basic concepts regarding highway components,
construction and maintenance practice.

2. COMPETENCY

This course is design to help the student to attain the following competency through various
teaching learning experiences:

Undertake construction and maintenance of pavements.

3. COURSE OUTCOMES (COs)

The practical exercises, the underpinning knowledge and the relevant soft skills associated
with this competency are to be developed in the student to display the following COs:
a) Explain road development plan and role of various agencies associate in highway
engineering.
b) Design of road geometry as per IRC.
c) Understand road construction materials and construction process of highway.
d) Describe use of various road making machineries.
e) Know basic features associate with hill road.
f) Aware about advances in highway engineering.

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4. TEACHING AND EXAMINATION SCHEME

Teaching Scheme Total Credits Examination Scheme

(In Hours) (L+T/2+P/2) Theory Marks Practical Marks Total
L T P C CA ESE CA ESE Marks
3 - 2 4 30* 70 25 25 150
(*):Out of 30 marks under the theory CA, 10 marks are for assessment of the micro-project to
facilitate integration of COs and the remaining 20 marks is the average of 2 tests to be taken
during the semester for the assessing the attainment of the cognitive domain UOs required
for the attainment of the COs.
Legends: L-Lecture; T – Tutorial/Teacher Guided Theory Practice; P -Practical; C – Credit, CA -
Continuous Assessment; ESE -End Semester Examination.

5. SUGGESTED PRACTICAL EXERCISES

The following practical outcomes (PrOs) are the sub-components of the COs. As they are
crucial for that particular CO at the ‘Precision Level’ of Dave’s Taxonomy related to
‘Psychomotor Domain’.
Approx.
Sr. Unit
Practical Outcomes (PrOs) Hrs.
No. No.
required
Draw minimum four sketches showing standard cross section of II 02
1
NH, SH, MDR, in embankment and cutting.
Carry out minor filed project: Take road of minimum of 500 meter II, III 06
length. It should be included site selection, reconnaissance survey,
fixing alignment and small cross drainage work, detailed profile
2
survey along with alignment, cross section of the road and Cross
drainage work. Prepare computer generated drawing of LS section
of the road in cutting and filling.
Calculate examples based on road geometry (Minimum 10 II 04
3
examples).
Draw line sketches of various road construction equipments. IV 02
4
(Minimum 10 equipments).
Prepare table for permissible value of various road III 02
5 (WBM/WMM/BC) construction material properties recommended
by IRC.
Visit of highway construction site and prepare report (following III, 06
points should be include) IV, V
1) Understanding construction procedure of road.
6 2) Working of highway construction machineries including hot
mix plant.
3) Inspection of road drainage condition.
4) Explore material testing laboratory available on site.
Demonstration of pavement evaluation machineries: Bump VI 02
7
Integrator and Benkelman Beam (Not required to perform).
8 Seminar based on following topics: - 04

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Approx.
Sr. Unit
Practical Outcomes (PrOs) Hrs.
No. No.
required
Highway Material testing*, Highway Construction Machineries,
Morden Tools and Techniques utilized in road construction, Road
Maintenance Techniques, Construction of hill road, Software used
in highway engineering and other topics suggested by faculty.
*Weightage should be given for highway material testing.
Total 28
Note
i. More Practical Exercises can be designed and offered by the respective course teacher to
develop the industry relevant skills/outcomes to match the COs. The above table is only a
suggestive list.
ii. The following are some sample ‘Process’ and ‘Product’ related skills (more may be
added/deleted depending on the course)that occur in the above listed Practical Exercises
of this course required which are embedded in the COs and ultimately the competency.

S. No. Sample Performance Indicators for the PrOs Weightage in %

For PrOs 1, 3, 4,
1 Prepare drawing/sketches. 40
2 Neatness, accuracy in work and drawings. 20
3 Notation in the given drawing and writing text. 20
4 Answer the questions. 10
5 Submission of drawing in time. 10
Total 100

S. No. Sample Performance Indicators for the PrOs Weightage in %

For PrOs 2
1 Calculate numerical based on given data. 50
2 Accuracy in calculation. 20
3 Draw sketches related to the example. 10
4 Answer the questions. 10
5 Submission of example in time. 10
Total 100

S. No. Sample Performance Indicators for the PrOs Weightage in %

For PrOs 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
1 Participation in the site visit 40
2 Data collection during site visit 30
3 Technical involvement during site visit. 20
4 Preparation and submission of report. 10
Total 100

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6. MAJOR EQUIPMENT/ INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED

Major equipments must be made available in all institutions across the state for practical
performance as prescribed in curriculum of Basic Transportation Engineering (4340604).
These equipments are California Bearing Ratio, Impact Testing Machine, Los Angeles
Abrasion Testing Machine, Ring and Ball Apparatus, Standard Penetrometer, Flash and Fire
Point test. These apparatus utilized for demonstration in highway engineering.

7. AFFECTIVE DOMAIN OUTCOMES

The following sample Affective Domain Outcomes (ADOs) are embedded in many of the
above mentioned Cos and PrOs. More could be added to fulfil the development of this
competency.
a) Work as a leader/a team member.
b) Follow ethical practices.
c) Practice environmental friendly methods and processes. (Environment related)

The ADOs are best developed through the laboratory/field based exercises. Moreover, the
level of achievement of the ADOs according to Krathwohl’s ‘Affective Domain Taxonomy’
should gradually increase as planned below:
i. ‘Valuing Level’ in 1st year
ii. ‘Organization Level’ in 2nd year.
iii. ‘Characterization Level’ in 3rd year.

8. UNDERPINNING THEORY

‘Only the major Underpinning Theory is formulated as higher level UOs of Revised Bloom’s
taxonomy in order development of the COs and competency is not missed out by the
students and teachers. If required, more such higher level UOs could be included by the
course teacher to focus on attainment of COs and competency.

Unit Unit Outcomes (UOs) Topics and Sub-topics

Unit – I 1a. Explain Highway1.1. Scope and Importance of
Highway Development in India Highway in India.
Developments considering future scope. 1.2. Road classification in India:
1b. Explain 20 year road Nagpur Plan, Bombay Plan,
development plan for India. Lakhnow Plan.
1c. Describe functions of various
1.3. Concept of Smart Highways.
agencies involved in highway1.4. Role of various agencies for
engineering. planning, construction and
1d. Explain funding system for maintenance of road (IRC, NHAI,
highway. R&B, MORTH, CRRI).
1.5. Funding system of state
government and central
government for the road
construction and development.
Unit – II 2a. Explain various terms used in 2.1 Cross sectional elements: Right of
Highway road geometry. Way, Width of Carriageway, Road

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Unit Unit Outcomes (UOs) Topics and Sub-topics

Geometric 2b. Explain road alignment. Margins, Kerbs, Medians,
Design 2c. Draw various cross section Formation Width, Camber,
of highway in embankment Shoulders, Side Slope, Lateral and
and cutting. vertical clearance, Typical Cross-
2d. Discuss various sight sections.
distance. 2.2 Road Alignment
2e. Solve numerical based on a) Horizontal Alignment: Design
highway geometry. Speed, Super elevation,
Horizontal curve, Widening
on horizontal curve,
Transition curve.
b) Vertical Alignment: Road
gradient, Vertical curves
2.3. Standard cross section of national
highway in Embankment and
Cutting.
2.4. Sight Distance: Stopping Sight
Distance, Overtaking Sight
Distance, Intermediate Sight
Distance.
2.5. Simple Numerical based on sight
distances.
Unit– III 3a. To know the road materials 3.1 List various highway construction
Highway and it’s characteristics. materials, give their
Construction 3b. Describe road construction characteristics.
method. 3.2 Road pavement: Flexible and rigid
pavement, typical cross-sections,
functions of various components.
Construction of WBM/WMM
road, merits and demerits of
WBM/WMM road.
3.3 Construction of Flexible
pavement, types of bitumen
(emulsion, cutback, tar) terms
used in bituminous road: prime
coat, tack coat, seal coat, merits
and demerits of bituminous road.
3.4 Construction of rigid pavements:
methods of construction
alternate and continuous bay
method, construction joints, filler
and sealer, merits and demerits
of concrete road.
Unit– IV 4a. Discuss various machineries 4.1 Earthwork and transporting
Highway for road construction. equipments: Dozer, Scraper,
Construction Grader, Tripper Truck.
Equipment 4.2 Compaction Equipments:

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Unit Unit Outcomes (UOs) Topics and Sub-topics

Shipsfoot Roller, Pneumatic Tyred
Roller, Vibratory Roller,
4.3 Bituminous Hot Mix plants: Batch
mixing plant, Drum Mixing plant,
Cold mix Plant, Paver Finisher.
4.4 Batching and Mixing plant for
Cement Concrete road
construction.
Unit– V 5a. Describe components of hill 5.1 Hill road components and it’s
Hill Road road. function.
5b. Discuss drainage and 5.2 Drainage of hill road, Side
protection work on hill road. drainage, catch water drain, cross
5c. Explain causes of landslide drain.
and classification. 5.3 Landslide: Types, Causes and
prevention
Unit– VI 6a. Know different highway 6.1 Brief overview of Highway Design
Advances In engineering design software. Software: MX ROAD, IIT PAVED,
Highway 6b. Discuss Recycled and IIT GRID.
Engineering innovative materials in 6.2 Uses of various Recycled and new
pavement construction. innovative materials in pavement
6b. Explain basic concept of construction.
Bituminous Mix Design. 6.3 Brief overview of bituminous mix
6c. Discuss Pavement Evaluation design and marshal stability test.
Machineries. 6.4 Use of Bump Integrator,
Benkelman Beam for pavement
evaluation.
Note: The UOs need to be formulated at the ‘Application Level’ and above of Revised Bloom’s
Taxonomy’ to accelerate the attainment of the COs and the competency.

9. SUGGESTED SPECIFICATION TABLE FOR QUESTION PAPER DESIGN

Unit Unit Title Teaching Distribution of Theory Marks

No. Hours R U A Total
Level Level Level Marks
I Highway Developments 04 04 04 00 08

II Highway Geometric Design 12 02 06 10 18

III Highway Construction 14 02 08 10 20

IV Highway Construction Equipments 04 02 02 04 08

V Hill Road 04 02 04 02 08

VI Advances In Highway Engineering 04 02 02 04 08

Total 42 14 26 30 70
Legends: R=Remember, U=Understand, A=Apply and above (Revised Bloom’s taxonomy)

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Note: This specification table provides general guidelines to assist student for their learning
and to teachers to teach and question paper designers/setters to formulate test
items/questions assess the attainment of the UOs. The actual distribution of marks at
different taxonomy levels (of R, U and A) in the question paper may vary slightly from above
table.

10. SUGGESTED STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Other than the classroom and laboratory learning, following are the suggested student-
related co-curricular activities which can be undertaken to accelerate the attainment of the
various outcomes in this course: Students should conduct following activities in group and
prepare reports of about 5 pages for each activity, also collect/record physical evidences for
their (student’s) portfolio which will be useful for their placement interviews:
a) Prepare seminar on relevant topic.
b) Collect various drawing and other details related to road construction from
R&B/NHAI department and prepare report on it.
c) Undertake micro project related to highway construction.
d) Search the software/freeware on the course content and learn it application.
e) Observe the components of roadway nearby area and draw your observation
sketches with necessary details.

11. SUGGESTED SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES (if any)

These are sample strategies, which the teacher can use to accelerate the attainment of the
various outcomes in this course:
a) Massive open online courses (MOOCs) may be used to teach various topics/sub
topics.
b) Guide student(s) in undertaking micro-projects.
c) ‘L’ in section No. 4 does not means only traditional lecture method, different types
of teaching methods that are to be employed by teachers to develop the outcomes.
d) About 20% of the topics/sub-topics which are relatively simpler or descriptive in
nature is to be given to the students for self-learning but to be assessed using
different assessment methods.
e) With respect to section No.10, teachers need to ensure to create opportunities and
provisions for co-curricular activities.
f) Guide students on how to address issues on environment and sustainability.
g) Demonstrate through of video lecture construction work of rigid and flexible
pavement.
h) Expert lecture on latest software for highway engineering.

12. SUGGESTED MICRO-PROJECTS

Only one micro-project is planned to be undertaken by a student that needs to be assigned

to him/her in the beginning of the semester. In the first four semesters, the micro-project is
group-based. However, in the fifth and sixth semesters, it should be preferably be
individually undertaken to build up the skill and confidence in every student to become
problem solver so that s/he contributes to the projects of the industry. In special situations

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where groups have to be formed for micro-projects, the number of students in the group
should not exceed three.

The micro-project could be industry application based, internet-based, workshop-based,

laboratory-based or field-based. Each micro-project should encompass two or more COs
which are in fact, an integration of PrOs, UOs and ADOs. Each student will have to maintain
dated work diary consisting of individual contribution in the project work and give a seminar
presentation of it before submission. The total duration of the micro-project should not be
less than 16 (sixteen) student engagement hours during the course. The student ought to
submit micro-project by the end of the semester to develop the industry oriented COs.

A suggestive list of micro-projects is given here. This has to match the competency and the
COs. Similar micro-projects could be added by the concerned course teacher:
a) Evaluate camber and gradient of a pavement in nearby area.
b) Prepare model of ground profile of road in cutting and filling.
c) Prepare computer generated drawing of longitudinal section of various road in
cutting as well as filling.
d) Generate report/output from the software related to highway engineering.
e) Use and study different types of software related to highway.
f) Prepare a model of smart highway.
g) Draw dimensional cross section of rigid pavement and flexible pavement.
h) Draw different types of road pattern.
i) Prepare organization structure of various agencies related to highway.
j) Prepare a map showing existing location of NH, SH & NE of India.
k) Collect all the details of all types of existing NH, SH, NE across the country.
l) Collect the information of ongoing major road construction across the India.
m) Prepare documentary of WBM and BM road construction.
n) Carryout market survey about alternative materials used in road construction.
o) Prepare chart showing different types of road alignment.
p) Collect typical sample of the drawings and legal documents required for road
construction from nearby R & B/NHAI Office.
q) Prepare report on methods of economic evaluation of highway projects.
r) Prepare report on procedure of financing of road projects and administration of
roads including road safety audit.
s) Collect accidental data from nearby traffic department/RTO and technically
analyse with respect to road design.
t) Study application of different material like: Glass, Fiber, Plastic, Geo-Textiles, and
Geo-Membrane in road construction.
u) Explore Advance technique of maintenance and repairs of highway.
v) Case study on landslides causes, prevention and control measure.
w) Report on use of Geo-textile, Geo-grids and Geo-synthetics in construction of hill
road.
x) Prepare model of typical cross section showing details of typical hill road partially
in cutting and partially in filling.
y) Case study of land subsidence in hill road.
z) Any other micro-project suggested by subject faculty.

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13. SUGGESTED LEARNING RESOURCES

S. Author Publication with place, year and

Title of Book
No. ISBN
1 Highway Engineering Khanna S.K, New Chand and Brothers,
Justo C.E.G and Roorkee, 2010,
Veeraragavan A. ISBN 978-8185240800
2 Principles and Practices of Dr. L. R. Kadyali, Khanna Pulishers, Delhi, 2013,
Highway Engineering Dr. N.B. Lal ISBN 8174091653
3 Principles, Practices and Dr. S. K. Sharma S. Chand, & Company Pvt. Ltd.,
Design of Highway Delhi, 2012, ISBN 8121901316
Engineering
4 Highway Engineering Bindra S. P. Dhanpat Rai Publication Delhi,
2008, ISBN 978-8189929862
5 A Textbook of Highway Srinivasa Kumar Orient Blackswan, 2011,
Engineering ISBN 978-8173716812
6 Highway Construction and Avinash Gupta Random Publication, 2017
Maintenance ISBN 978-9386314055
7 Laboratory Manual in Ajay K Duggal, New Age International Pvt. Ltd.
Highway Engineering Vijay P. Puri ISBN 978-9386286703
8 IRC:37-2015, IRC:58-2015, IRC --
MORTH: Manual for
maintenance of road.

14. SOFTWARE/LEARNING WEBSITES

a) https://www.cadd.co.in/software/mxroad.php
b) https://iit-pave-software91621.peatix.com
c) https://morth.nic.in/
d) https://nhai.gov.in/
e) http://www.rnbgujarat.org/
f) https://nptel.ac.in/
g) https://swayam.gov.in/
h) https://ts-nitk.vlabs.ac.in/List%20of%20experiments.html

15. PO-COMPETENCY-CO MAPPING

Semester V HIGHWAY ENGINEERING (Course Code: 4350604)

POs and PSOs
PO 1 PO 2 PO 3 PO 4 PO 5 Engineering PO 6 PO 7 PSO 1 PSO PSO 3
Basic & Probl Design/ Engineering practices for Project Life- 2 (If
Discipline em developmen Tools, society, Managem long neede
Competency specific Analy t of Experimentatio sustainability & ent learnin d)
& Course Outcomes knowledg sis solutions n &Testing environment g
e
Competency Undertake construction and maintenance of pavements.
(CO a) Explain road development
plan and role of various
agencies associate in 3 - - - 2 2 3
highway engineering.
(CO b) Design of road geometry
3 3 3 2 2 3 2
as per IRC.

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(CO c) Understand road

construction materials and
construction process of 3 2 2 3 3 3 3
highway.
(CO d) Describe use of various
road making machineries. 3 2 - 2 3 3 3
(CO e) Know basic features
associate with hill road. 2 2 - 2 2 2 3
(CO f) Aware about advances in
highway engineering. 2 2 2 2 2 2 3

Legend: ‘3’ for high, ‘2’ for medium, ‘1’ for low or ‘-’ for the relevant correlation of each competency, CO, with PO/ PSO

16. COURSE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

GTU Resource Persons

S. Name and
Institute Contact No. Email
No. Designation
1 Dr. V. P. Kukadia G.P. Porbandar 0286-2220553 vijaykukadia1110@gmail.com
2 Miss P. P. Patel G.P. Porbandar 0286-2220553 purvi2068@gmail.com
3 Dr. M. M. Vala G.P. Porbandar 0286-2220553 monicaba.vala@gmail.com

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