Post Graduate Program inInfrastructure - Engineering Design and Project Management

• In this week, the following topics will be covered:
  • Basis of Geometric design
  • Various types and classifications of roads
  • Highway alignment

• In this week, the following topics will be covered:
  • Factors affecting the Design
    
    • Speed
    • Topography
    • Design vehicle
    • Traffic
    • Environment and other factors as per IRC

• In this week, the following topics will be covered:
  • Pavement edge
  • ROW
  • Median
  • Kerb
  • Camber
  • Shoulder
  • Footpath
  • Service road

• In this week, the following topics will be covered:
  • Sight distance
  • Reasons for providing sight distance
  • Various types of sight distance
  • Calculation of sight distance

• In this week, the following topics will be covered:
  • Horizontal alignment
  • Minimum and maximum radius values for various roads
  • Superelevation
  • Methods of attaining superelevation
  • Transition curve and method of calculation of transition curve
  • Extra widening and setback distance

• In this week, the following topics will be covered:
  • Gradient
  • Calculating the gradient
  • Types of gradient
  • Design criteria for summit and valley curves
  • Design of vertical curve for various sign distances as per IRC
  • Special design for Hill roads

• In this week, the following topics will be covered:
  • Various country standards
    • IRC (India)
    • AASHTO (America)
    • DRMB
  • Various software used in the design

• In this session, you will learn
  • To examine design standards, and how to conceptually design a project
  • The steps involved in the initial design process using GIS data and LIDAR data
  • The design considerations while laying out alignment
  • Road approved by local and state agencies
  • Visualization presentation, as well as a set of plans to present the new road

• In this session, you will learn
  • What is Civil 3D?
  • Dynamic modelling system
  • The necessary hardware requirements to use Civil 3D
  • What makes Civil 3D a system that controls all CAD standards?
  • How Civil 3D automates the creation of all your Civil 3D objects and labels?

• In this session, you will learn
  • How do you organise your drawing files and why is it vital to separate object and plan drawings?

• In this session, you will learn
  • How to create an alignment for a resurfacing project
  • The alignment layout tools, and how to use them along with aerials of the project area to layout the alignment correctly
  • How to create the proposed 2D design file that shows all the geometry for the project

• In this session, you will learn
  • To examine a full set of plans by using the tools in Civil 3D and AutoCAD
  • What is Sheet Set Manager and how can you use it to automate all parts of charting, including titleblock text, sheet numbering, and batch plotting?

• In this session, you will learn
  • How to apply pay items to regular AutoCAD objects
  • How to manually calculate quantities
  • How to make your quantity summary sheets by linking Excel files, and then we'll add all of the numbers to the project's final cost estimate.

• In this session, you will learn
  • Locating all existing features like utilities, vegetation, roadway features, etc.
  • Digital Terrain Model (DTM)
  • To examine other methodologies of creating an existing terrain from other types of data that you may receive from other forms of AutoCAD data

• In this session, you will learn
  • When to reconstruct or start a new construction project
  • To check if the existing alignment follows the design standards based on the design speed of the road
  • Superelevation in alignment

• In this session, you will learn
  • How to develop an assembly (template) following horizontal and vertical alignment
  • To examine what it takes to create an assembly and develop the corridor model
  • Intersection modelling
  • Various corridor modelling techniques

• In this session, you will learn
  • The water flow consideration while designing road
  • The settings and styles related to pipe networks, and how to create them
  • To examine all the necessary steps to create ponds

• In this session, you will learn
  • To examine and get a full set of plan to use the tools in Civil 3D and AutoCAD
  • To use Sheet Set Manager and leverage it to automate all aspects of plotting, such as titleblock text, sheet number, and batch plotting

• In this session, you will learn
  • How to apply pay items to regular AutoCAD objects?
  • How to manually calculate quantities?
  • How to get volume calculations to know your earthwork quantities?
  • How to create your quantity summary sheets by linking excel spreadsheets to add all the quantities to the projects final estimate?

As roads connect people and vehicles across different locations, it is important that they are designed to tolerate loads. Learners must understand the fundamental engineering design processes and standards followed in the civil industry when constructing roads.

This week will cover

• Why we design roads
• Importance of a holistic road network
• Various verticals and departments involved in roadway design
• Decision making process followed by highway designers

Before roads are constructed, the site and surrounding land is surveyed to determine if it is suitable and safe. For engineers working in the civil industry, it is important to understand the parameters surveyed, how the data is obtained, and how it is interpreted to make decisions.

This week will cover

• Topographical data, traffic data, axle survey data
• Design alternatives and its evaluation
• Understanding existing design criteria and proposing design standards.

Roads have a horizontal and vertical profile, each having their own design considerations. It is important to understand the basics of horizontal road design, and the tangents, spirals, and curves involved in it.

This week will cover

• Fundamental concepts involved in horizontal design
• Objects in horizontal alignment: Tangent, spiral and curve
• Super elevation and its importance in highway design
• Extra widening at curve locations
• Critical checks for an efficient highway design

The pavement layer of roads is essential in safely and efficiently distributing the load of passing vehicles to the soil layer below. It is important for learners to understand the basics of pavement design, and the two main types - rigid and flexible pavements.

This week will cover

• Fundamentals of pavement design
• Annual traffic calculation
• Rigid pavement design
• Flexible pavement design

Highway roads have different elevations and alignments in their vertical profile. The vertical design of a road undergoes much engineering and consideration to ensure it is safe for vehicles to travel on. It is important for learners to understand vertical design consideration when developing roads.

This week will cover

• Fundamental concepts of vertical design
• SSD check on vertical profile
• Criteria for fixing vertical design profile
• Selection of cross sections based on roadway conditions
  
• Embankment slope considerations
  
• Earthwork volume calculations

• In this session, you will learn
  • About all activities are involved in roadway design process
  • The process involved in topographical survey
  • Typical sections
  • The geometric horizontal and vertical design standards
  • In detail about superelevation design
  • Plan set

• In this session, you will learn
  • The evolution of OpenRoads technology; Native products used and recent technology
  • Introduction to the entire “Interface”
  • Explaining in detail use, importance of the various interface tools
  • MicroStation basics for OpenRoads use
  • Understanding MicroStation models
  • Understanding Reference tool

• In this session, you will learn
  • What are workspaces
  • How to read delivered workspaces
  • How to create your own workspaces
  • What are managed workspaces
  • About settings before starting to work in the dgn file
  • Understanding Feature Definitions

• In this session, you will learn
  • Briefly about all the tool set of terrain modeling
  • How to create terrain model by various methods
  • How to modify terrain model methods
  • To Analyze terrain model tools
  • How to export and import surfaces

• In this session, you wil learn
  • The basics of Horizontal geometry tools
  • Horizontal geometry simple creation tools
  • Horizontal geometry complex tools
  • More about civil rules
  • How to design and align site layout
  • The basics of vertical geometry tools
  • Simple and complex creation tools for vertical geomentry
  • Designing profile and options

• In this session, you will learn
  • About the basics of corridor modeling tools
  • What is template design and introduction to the tools
  • How to Create corridor
  • How to Create Point Controls
  • Superelevation design and modeling
  • Transition design
  • Curve Widening
  • Cross Section viewer
  • 3D Linear modeling
  • 3D Surface modeling

• In this session, you will learn
  • The basics to civil cells
  • Designing intersection
  • How to Create intersection design by civil cells
  • How to Modify placed intersection
  • Miscellaneous tools with civil cells

• In this session, you will learn
  • Quantity take offs from corridor
  • Earth work computations from cross sections
  • All kind of Reports from the OpenRoads

• In this session, you will learn
  • How to Create plan and profile drawings
  • How to Create only plans
  • Annotation set and styles
  • How to Create cross sections
  • How to Annotate cross sections
  • How to Print PDF using single and batch plotting

• In this week, the following topics are covered.
  • Objectives of Traffic Engineering
  • Responsibility, Ethics & Liability
  • Nature of Transportation Demand
  • Transportation Modes
  • Elements of Traffic Engineering
  • Modern Problems for Traffic Engineer

• In this week, the following topics are covered.
  • Visual Characteristics of Drivers
  • Perception-Reaction Time (PRT)
  • Pedestrian Characteristics
  • Vehicle Characteristics
  • Sight Distances (OSD, ISD, SSD)

• In this week, the following topics are covered.
  • Road Classification
  • Horizontal Alignment
  • Vertical Alignment
  • Superelevation
  • Types of Curves
  • Typical Cross Sections

• In this week, the following topics are covered.
  • Traffic Markings
  • Traffic Signs
  • Traffic Signals
  • Special Types of Control

• In this week, the following topics are covered.
  • Types of Facilities
  • Relationship between Flow, Speed & Density

• In this week, the following topics are covered.
  • Types of Studies
  • Data Collection Methodologies
  • Portable Traffic Data Equipment
  • Permanent Detectors
  • Aerial Photography
  • Digitizing Technology
  • Interview Studies

• In this week, the following topics are covered.
  • Volume, Demand and Capacity
  • Peak Hour Factor
  • Variation Patterns
  • Intersection Volume Studies
  • Origin & Destination Count
  • Cordon Count
  • Screen Line Counts

• In this week, the following topics are covered.
  • Spot Speed Studies
  • Travel Time Studies

• In this week, the following topics are covered.
  • Parking Generation & Supply Needs
  • Parking Characteristics
  • Design of Parking Facilities
  • Parking Modules
  • Parking Garages

• In this week, the following topic is covered.
  • Level of Service (LOS)

• In this week, the following topics are covered.
  • Objectives & Considerations
  • Signalized Intersection
  • Unsignalized Intersection

• In this week, the following topics are covered.
  • Signal Phase Plans
  • Vehicular Signal Requirement
  • Pedestrian Signal Requirement
  • Compound Signal Timing

• What is a Project?
• Project Vs Operations or Manufacturing
• Project Stakeholders
• Project Process Group
• Project Lifecycle processes
• Typical Construction Organization Structure

• Tendering Process
• Bid and Budget Preparation
• What is a Contract?
• Different Construction Contracts
• Different Forms of Contract
• Important Clauses of the Contract

• Stages of Engineering
• Types of Structures and Design Methods
• Deliverables of Engineering
• Different Disciplines of Design
• Types of Drawings
• Drawings Content and Management
• Prominent Software for Design

• Material Take-off from Drawings or Model
• Types of Procurement
• Pre-requisites of the Procurement Process
• Procurement Process
• Subcontract Procurement
• Logistics of Procurement
• Long Lead and Special Items Procurement Process
• Procurement of Imported Items
  
  

• Material Management at the Project Store
• Material Stored at the Site
• Site Store Activities
• Storage Requirement for Materials
• Inventory Management
• Material Reconciliation
• Physical Verification
• Waste Management and Scrap

• Introduction to P&M
• Types of Construction Equipment (P&M)
• Equipment Management at Site
• Selection Criterion for Equipment
• Hire or Procure Decision
• Depreciation of Asset
• Efficiency of Machinery

• Importance of Project Schedule
• Levels of Schedule
• Baseline Schedule
• Schedule Preparation Requirements
• Schedule Basis Document
• Actual Progress Update
• Labor Productivity Measurement
• Schedule Change Management (MOC and Change Document)

• Importance of Cost Management
• Budget for the Project
• Cost Booking Methodology
• Cost Change Management
• Earned Value Management
• Forecasting
• Delay Analysis and Extension of Time Claims

• Client Billing
  • Request for Inspection
  • Invoice Process
  • Deductions, Recoveries, and Retentions
  • Advances
  • Memorandum of Payment
• Vendor Bill Certification

• Introduction to HSE on Construction Projects
• HSE Plan
• HSE Management System
• HSE Practices
• HSE Monitoring Process
• HSE Response Management

• Quality Management System
• Developing a Project Quality Plan (PQP)
• Inspection Test Plans (ITPs)
• Quality Assurance Vs Quality Controls
• Quality Controls at Site

• Introduction to Technology in Construction
• Current Status of Technology Usage in Industry
• Different Tools and Technologies
  • Common Data Environment (CDE)
  • 5D BIM
  • Scan to BIM
  • IoT - Equipment Monitoring and RFID for Workforce
  • Data Analytics - Real-time Progress Reporting and Dashboard
  • ML For Subcontract

• Introduction to the Project and its Management
• About Primavera
• Client GUI for P6 Release 8.2
• OBS Overview
• Creating OBS
• Modifying OBS
• EPS Overview
• Creating EPS
• Modifying EPS

• Introduction to Calendar
• Types of Calendar
• About Projects
• Client Project Development
• Project Details Window
• Introduction to WBS
• WBS Structure
• Working with WBS (Add, edit, and delete)

• Introduction to Activity
• Assigning a Calendar to an Activity
• Activities (Add, edit, and delete)
• Activity Types
• Defining Activity Types
• Activity Duration Types

• Introduction to Relationships
• Types of Relationship
• Adding Relationships to the Activities
• Introduction to Scheduling
• Critical Path Method
• Advantages of Critical Path Method
• Constraints
• Types of Constraints

• Introduction to Resources
• Introduction to Roles
• Resources Vs Roles
• Adding a Resource
• Displaying the Resource Details
• Editing the Resource Information
• Copying and Pasting a Resource
• Deleting a Resource
• Adding a Role
• Assigning Roles to Resources from the Roles Dialog Box
• Changing the Proficiency of a Role
• Assigning Roles to Activities
• Recalculating the Resource and Role Assignment

• Resource Analysis
• Resource Leveling
• Resource Curves
• Budget Management

• Constraints
• Purpose of Constraints
• Types of Constraints
• Benefits of using Constraints
• Reflection in P6
• Creation and using Reflection
• Codes
• Grouping and Sorting

• Work Products and Documents
• Notebook Tab
• Baselines
• Setting Baselines
• Assign Baselines
• Display Baselines
• Restoring Baselines
• Project Updates

• Project Updates
• Updating Progress for Individual Activities
• Suspending or Resuming an Activity's Progress
• Progress Spotlight
• Project Progress on Gantt Chart
• Project Progress on Table

• Earned Value Management
• Earned Value Parameters in Primavera
• S-Curve
• EVM Graph
• Activity Usage Profile – Monthly Cash flow

• Issues and Thresholds
• Risk Register
• User-defined Fields
• Global Change
• Formatting Project Data

• User Preference
• Admin Option
• Primavera Visualizer
• Project Website Publisher
• Print and Page Setup
• Reports
• Import and Export