RAIILAY,BRIDGE AND TUNNEL ENGINEERING

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SECTION I: RAILWAY ENGINEERING 1 : INTRODUCTION 2 : RAILWAY TRACK GAUGES 3 : SURVEYS AND ALIGNMENT OF RAILWAY LINES 4 : RAILWAY TRACK, TRACTION AND STRESSE 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 14 : CONSTRUCTION AND DRAINAGE OF RAILWAY TRACK 15 : MAINTENANCE, ACCIDENTS AND SAFETY SECTION II: BRIDGE ENGINEERING 16 : INTRODUCTION 17 : BRIDGE FOUNDATIONS 18 : SUB-STRUCTURES 19 : CLASSIFICATION OF BRIDGES 20 : BRIDGE FLOORING 21 : BRIDGE BEARINGS 22 : DESIGN OF BRIDGES 23 : CONSTRUCTION AND ERECTION METHODS OF BRIDGE 24 : TESTING, STRENGTHENING AND MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGES SECTION III: TUNNEL ENGINEERING 25 : GENERAL ASPECTS OF TUNNELLING 26 : ALIGNMENT OF TUNNEL 27 : SHAFTS AND PORTALS 28 : TUNNELLING IN HARD ROCK 29 : TUNNELLING IN SOFT SOIL 30 : TUNNEL BORING MACHINE 31 : NEW AUSTRIAN TUNNELLING METHOD (NATM) [SEQUENTIAL EXCAVATION METHOD] 32 : TUNNEL LINING 33 : LIGHTING, VENTILATION AND DUST CONTROL IN TUNNELS 34 : DRAINAGE IN TUNNELS 35 : SAFETY IN TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION APPENDICES Appendix I ABBREVIATED TERMS Appendix II GTU EXAMINATION PAPERS