TUTORIAL-1

1. Compare railway transportation with road transportation.

2. Discuss the importance of railway.
3. What do you understand by loading gauge? How it’s different from
construction gauge.
4. Explain the factor affecting selection of railway gauge.
5. Define: Gauge of railway track. List out the different types of
gauge used in India.

TUTORIAL-2
1. What are the functions of rail? Explain the various types in used.
2. Write short note on:
a. Hogged rail
b. Bucking of rail
c. Kinks in rails
3. Enlist the various types of rail failure with sketch.
4. Classify wear of rail. Discuss suitable remedial measures.
5. Describe the creep of rails with sketch. Explain it’s various causes.

TUTORIAL-3
1. Define ballast. State the requirements of good ballast material.
2. Describe the suitability of various materials which are commonly
used as ballast in a railway track.
3. Explain why periodic renewal of ballast is necessary? How it
done?
 TUTORIAL-4
1. Describe in brief the basic requirements of a good alignment.
2. What do you understand by mountain railways? Describe in brief
the various types of alignment used for mountain railways.
3. State different types of surveys conducted before fixing railway
alignment. Explain any two.

TUTORIAL-5
1. Give list of data to be collected for location of bridge site.
2. List the factors affecting selection of bridge site.
3. Define:
a. Afflux
b. Free board
c. Scour
d. Economic span
e. Linear water way
f. Span of bridge
4. Define the expression for economic span and write assumption
mode.
TUTORIAL-6
1. Give the classification of bridges. Explain any five.
2. Write short note on:
a. Piers
b. Abutment
c. Floating bridge
d. Flying bridge
3. Draw a neat sketch of bridge and show its components.
4. Give importance of bearing. Also state advantages of neoprene
bearing.