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| HomeCourses in IndiaEngineering CoursesCA, CS and ICWA CoursesM.E. (Highway Engineering) |
M.E. (Highway Engineering)
Master of Engineering in Highway Engineering
| Duration: | 2 Years |
| Level: | Post Graduation |
| Type: | Degree |
| Eligibility: | Graduation |
M.E. Highway Engineering or Master of Engineering in Highway Engineering is a two year post graduate program. Highway Engineering is the national leader in providing temporary and permanent roadway traffic safety solutions. Course concentrates on techniques of planning and design of roads, bridges and drainage based on traffic and ecological studies. The student is also exposed to construction & management of highways, pavements, preventive and remedial measures of pavement failures, newer technologies in Highway design as well as lying. Highway Engineering, Inc. offers traffic safety services and equipment for the road repair, construction, and maintenance industry. Course includes a variety of concepts which utilize computers, telecommunications equipment, and control systems to improve vehicle performance and/or guide way operation and control. Advanced highway technologies may contribute to the management of such problems as congestion in the highway and air transportation systems, infrastructure deterioration, petroleum dependence, air pollution, and safety concerns.
M.E. Highway Engineering Eligibility
- B.E/ B.Tech. in relevant subject with 60% or equivalent CGPA.
- Some of the very reputed universities and institutes conduct entrance examination to get admission to the degree course.
M.E. Highway Engineering Syllabus
The following are study related subjects:-
|
Sr. No. |
Subjects of Study |
|
Semester I |
|
|
1 |
Applied Statistics |
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2 |
Pavement Materials |
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3 |
Pavement Analysis and Design |
|
4 |
Traffic Engineering |
|
5 |
Highway Planning and Economics |
|
Elective I |
|
|
1 |
Soil Mechanics for Highway Engineers |
|
2 |
Transportation Planning |
|
3 |
Seminar I |
|
Semester II |
|
|
1 |
Highway Geometric Design |
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2 |
Pavement Evaluation |
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3 |
Highway Construction |
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4 |
Advanced Traffic Engineering |
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5 |
Pavement Management System |
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Elective II |
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|
1 |
Special Problems in Highway Engineering |
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2 |
Airport Planning and Design |
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3 |
Planning and Design of Flyovers and Bridge Structures |
|
4 |
Seminar II |
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Semester III |
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1 |
Rural Roads |
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2 |
Design Project Work |
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Elective III |
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1 |
Traffic Safety and Management |
|
2 |
Road Construction Planning and Project Management |
|
3 |
Dissertation |
|
4 |
Seminar III |
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Semester IV |
|
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1 |
Dissertation |
|
2 |
Seminar IV |
M.E. Highway Engineering Colleges
M.E. Highway Engineering Course Suitability
- The course is suitable to expose the special problems in road construction with the application of modern construction equipments.
- It is well balanced program to suit the present and future requirements of infrastructure development.
- They should have skills like oral and written, identify/ recall the key issues in highway engineering analysis and design.
- They also be known of design and draw geometric alignments for road links; design the structure of flexible, rigid and composite road pavements and propose and evaluate alternative designs and options.
How is M.E. Highway Engineering Course Beneficial?
- The course is beneficial for creatively plan, design, control, and budget and priorities highway construction and maintenance programs to standards required by the engineering profession.
- The students have opportunities in infrastructure companies like, ICRA Ltd., RITES, STUP, SPAN consultants, Consulting civil engineers, L&T ECC, IBM, Louis Berger and many more.
- It will provide a professional development opportunity for practitioners who hold a relevant tertiary qualification and who seek to broaden, or develop, their knowledge of highway engineering.
M.E. Highway Engineering Course Job Types
- Design Engineer
- Highway Engineer
- Field Engineer (highway)
- Civil Engineer-Highway/ Roadway
- Resident cum Highway Engineer
- CAD Expert (Highway Design Engineer)
- Highway cum Pavement Engineer
- Project Manager-Highway Engineer
- Material Engineers
- Project Head-(road, highway)
- Planning Engineer Civil (Roads/ Highways)