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a

Writ a not on automated track lninnance.

5.

Explain the term cross wind component

and wind coverag.

&

rqrs

a$e,:ting tli'

locatiors ofexit

taxi-way.

Reg.

No.

:

B.E.E.Tech.

DEGREE EXAMINATION,

NO ,EMBER/DECEMBER

20t

l

i:.,

Fifth

Semester

Civit

Engineerine

CE 2303

-

RA]LWAYS,

AIRPORTS

AND IIARBOi.JR

1.

(Regulation

2008)

Time

:

Thrce houm

,

Answer Al,I,rliestions.

PART

A-

(10

i,?e90

marts)

What is creep?

How is it

prevettedt

What is cant deficiercy?

What

is

meant

by track circutiDg?

:

100

marks

l6 =

80 marks)

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G)

(b)

(i)

Briefly explain dre

modern methods

ofsurveys for track alignment.

=-

(

10)

(ii)

What are

the objectives

of

providing

transition cuwes in railways?

Or

(i)

What are the requirements

of an ideal

permanent

wa}?ilfi/liai

are the factoft

that

govem

the cross sectjon

ard leqth

ofrails?

t

...

1 )

{ii,

Explain

superelevadon

giving

the relalionship of superelevarion wit[Aause,

speed and radius oflhe

curve.

{8)

(i)

With neat

sketches, differentiare

berwen r.eprion,

signaillani aeparture

sisnals.

(6)

{ii)

whal

is meanr

b} a cros.ing? Discuss \arious

bpes

of

c'o5sings

used

in

Indian

railsays.

',I

,

a,,"-.., e ,

{10)

Or

(b) (D

Explain

in detail the

miscellaneous

measules oftrack modemization.

(ii)

Define

'plate

laying'.

Explairrhe

telescopic mElhods

ofplate laying.

(i)

Lisl Ge

faflors ro

be considered

lor the

seleclion

of

sire

airpon.

(ii)

Wlat

are

the

fihctions

ofa{ii,6d

dirinage

system?

t

l.or

12.

(a)

13.

(a)

(8)

for a commercial

(12't

(1)

(b) (D

(ii)

(D

(i,

(D

':,

SummarizE

briefly

the,various

runway

geometrics

as recommended

by ICAO.

What is

a

wind

rose diagram?

Explain

different

types

ofwind

rose

diagrams.

Descdbe

briefly

fhe salient

features and

functions of

aprons

in an

airport.

.l\rhat

are the.passenger

facilitis,

required

ar an airport

terminat?

Explain

dsing skekA.ls.

(r0)

Or

14. (a)

:

r..

(ir)

(i)

Discus$'the

impotunce

of

air traffic

control and

list

the various

equipments

neded

for

en-route air

traffic

control.

(S)

Dscrite

ihe importance

of runway

lighting.

Explain

tkeshold

lighting

with

the help

ofskerches.

(8)

Discuss

t-be tide5

and wa\e

effecls

and hs

aclion on coasral

srructures.

s.

(a)

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