# Traffic Engineering and Management(PECE -701F -18)

Unit 1. Fundamentals of Traffic Management:

Principles of Traffic management; Highway capacity and Level of
service; Mixed Traffic flow: PCU concept and its limitations; Traffic
stream parameters: Interrupted and Uninterrupted flow
Unit 2. Traffic Regulation and Control:
Road Signs and markings; Channelization; At-grade and Grade
separated intersections; Traffic Rotary; Design principles of traffic
signals Traffic Management techniques: Regulatory measures for Traffic
management; Travel Demand Management; Role of ITS in traffic
management.
Unit 3. Road accidents:
Causes of road accidents: Vehicle design factors & Driver characteristics
influencing road safety, Road condition, Parking and its influence on
traffic safety. Road safety measures: Accident data collection methods;
Representation of accident data: Collision and condition diagram;
Methods to Identify and Prioritize Black spots; Road safety: 3 E
measures.
Unit 4. Road safety audits:
Key elements in Road safety audit; Road safety audit procedure and
investigations; Role of ITS in Road safety.
# Rural water Supply And onsite Sanitation Systems(PECE-
702B-18)
Unit 1 Rural Water Supply:
Issues of rural water supply –Various techniques for rural water
supply- merits-National rural drinking water program- rural
water quality monitoring and surveillance- operation and
maintenance of rural water supplies
Unit 2 Low Cost Water Treatment:
Introduction – Epidemiological aspects of water quality-
methods for low cost water treatment-Specific contaminant
removal systems
Unit 3 Rural Sanitation:
Introduction to rural sanitation-Community and sanitary
latrines-planning of wastewater collection system in rural
areas- Ecological sanitation approach – Grey water and storm
water management Compact and simple wastewater treatment
systems in rural areas-catch basins-constructed wetlands-
roughing filters- stabilization ponds - septic tanks – anaerobic
baffled reactors-soak pits- low cost excreta disposal systems-
Village ponds as sustainable wastewater treatment system-
Wastewater disposal
Unit 4 Solid Waste Management:
Disposal of Solid Wastes- Composting- land filling- incineration-
Biogas plants- Other specific issues and problems encountered
in rural sanitation.
 # River Engineering (PECE-703B-18)
Unit 1: Introduction to River Engineering-
River classifications, Primary functions of rivers, Rivers in India, Himalaya and
Peninsular. River flow kinematics Flow resistance in rivers- Physical properties of
sediments, sediment movement in rivers, shear stress, shields diagram, scouring
around bridge piers and embankments, Bed load and suspended load transport
for uniform and non-uniform bed material, Total load equations, sediment
sampling, Reservoir sedimentation, river flow and sediment-duration curves.
Unit 2: River Hydrology-
River morphology: thresholds in river morphology, steady river flow,
steady non-uniform river flow, river continuity equations, river
momentum equations, River gauging, river flood waves, river flood
routing. River Mechanics- River Equilibrium: particle stability, Stability
of Channel, regime relations, river bend equilibrium, downstream
hydraulic geometry, meander plan form, geomorphic analysis of river
channel responses; Fundamentals of alluvial channel flows, bars in
alluvial rivers, Lateral river migration, River dynamics: degradation and
aggradation of river bed, River Confluences and branches, River
Database.
Unit 3: River Stabilization-
River bank stability, Riverbank riprap revetment, river bank protection,
Principles of stabilisation and rectification of rivers, River bank stability
analysis, Design of river training works like Revetments, Dikesgroynes,
guide banks, gabions, Hydraulic modelling of rivers, Diversion and
Cofferdams; River regulations systems;
Unit 4: River Models-
 dimensional model studies for rivers, rigid bed models, mobile bed
river models, finite difference approximations, one-dimensional and
multi-dimensional river models.

# Metro Systems and Engineering (OECE-701-18)

PART-A
Introduction to Metro systems
Overview of Metro Systems; Need for Metros ; Routing studies; Basic Planning and
Financials.
Planning and Development
Overview and construction methods for: Elevated and underground Stations; Viaduct
span sand bridges; Underground tunnels; Depots; Commercial and Service buildings.
initial Surveys &Investigations;
Traffic Management Systems
Basics of Construction Planning & Management, Construction Quality & Safety
Systems. Traffic integration, multimodal transfers and pedestrian facilities;
Environmental and social safeguards; Track systems- permanent way. Facilities
Management Module
PART-B

Signaling Systems
IntroductiontoSignallingsystems;Automaticfarecollection;OperationControlCentre
(OCCandBCC);SCADA and other control systems; Platform Screen Doors.

Electrical Systems
OHE,TractionPower;Substations-TSSandASS;PowerSCADA;StandbyandBack-
upsystems;Greenbuildings, Carbon credits and clear air mechanics.

Mechanical Systems
Ventilation systems; Air conditioning for stations and buildings; Fire control systems ;
Lifts and Escalators

# Professional Practice, Law & Ethics (HSMC -255)

UNIT 1.Professional Ethics –
Definition of Ethics, Professional Ethics, Business Ethics, Corporate Ethics, Engineering
Ethics, Personal Ethics; Code of Ethics as defined in the website of Institution of
Engineers (India); Profession, Professionalism, Professional Responsibility,
Professional Ethics; Conflict of Interest, Gift Vs Bribery, Environmental breaches,
Negligence, Deficiencies in state-of-the-art; Vigil Mechanism, Whistle blowing,
protected disclosures.

UNIT 2:General Principles of Contracts Management:

Indian Contract Act, 1972 and amendments covering General principles of contracting;
Contract Formation & Law; Privacy of contract; Various types of contract and their
features; Valid & Voidable Contracts; Prime and sub-contracts; Joint Ventures &
Consortium; Complex contract terminology; Tenders, Request For Proposals, Bids
& Proposals; Bid Evaluation; Contract Conditions &Specifications; Critical /“Red
Flag” conditions; Contract award & Notice To Proceed; Variations & Changes in
Contracts; Differing site conditions; Cost escalation; Delays, Suspensions &
Terminations; Time extensions & Force Majeure; Delay Analysis; Liquidated
damages & Penalties; Insurance & Taxation; Performance and Excusable Non-
performance ;Contract documentation; Contract Notices; Wrong practices in
contracting (Bid shopping ,Bid fixing, Cartels); Reverse auction; Case Studies;
Build-Own-Operate & variations; Public-Private Partnerships; International
Commercial Terms;

UNIT 3 :Arbitration, Conciliation and ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution)

system:
Arbitration – meaning, scope and types – distinction between laws of 1940 and
1996;UNCITRAL model law – Arbitration and expert determination; Extent of
judicial intervention ; International commercial arbitration; Arbitration
agreements – essential and kinds, validity, reference and interim measures by
court; Arbitration tribunal – appointment, challenge, jurisdiction of arbitral
tribunal, powers, grounds of challenge, procedure and court assistance; Award
including Form and content, Grounds for setting aside an award, Enforcement,
Appeal and Revision; Enforcement of foreign awards – New York and Geneva
Convention Awards; Distinction between conciliation, negotiation, mediation and
arbitration ,confidentiality, resort to judicial

UNIT 4: Engagement of Labor and Labor& other construction-related Laws:

Role of Labor in Civil Engineering; Methods of engaging labor- on rolls, labor sub-
contract, piece rate work; Industrial Disputes Act, 1947; Collective bargaining;
Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946; Workmen’s Compensation
Act, 1923; Building & Other Construction Workers (regulation of employment and
conditions of service) Act (1996) and Rules (1998); RERA Act 2017, NBC 2017

UNIT 5 : Law relating to Intellectual property:

Introduction – meaning of intellectual property, main forms of IP, Copyright,
Trademarks, Patents and Designs, Secrets; Law relating to Copyright in India
including Historical evolution of Copy Rights Act, 1957, Meaning of copyright –
computer programs, Ownership of copyrights and assignment, Criteria of
infringement, Piracy in Internet – Remedies and procedures in India; Law relating
to Patents under Patents Act, 1970 including Concept and historical perspective of
patents law in India, Patentable inventions with special reference to
biotechnology products, Patent protection for computer programs, Process of
obtaining patent – application, examination, opposition and sealing of patents,
Patent cooperation treaty and grounds for opposition, Rights and obligations of
patentee, Duration of patents – law and policy considerations, Infringement and
related remedies;