Railway Engineering

Author:   Satish Chandra ,  Aqarwal (Retired Chief Engineer, Northern Railway)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
ISBN:  

9780195687798


Pages:   560
Publication Date:   01 March 2007
Format:   Paperback
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Railway Engineering has been specially designed for undergraduate students of civil engineering. From fundamental topics to modern technological developments, the book covers all aspects of the railways including various modernization plans covering tracks, locomotives, and rolling stock. Important statistical data about the Indian Railways and other useful information have also been incorporated to make the coverage comprehensive. A number of illustrative examples supplement text to aid easy understanding of design methods discussed. The book should also serve the need of students of polytechnics and those appearing of the AMIE examination and would also be a ready reference for railway professionals.

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Author:   Satish Chandra ,  Aqarwal (Retired Chief Engineer, Northern Railway)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.722kg
ISBN:  

9780195687798


ISBN 10:   0195687795
Pages:   560
Publication Date:   01 March 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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Satish Chandra is currently Professor, Civil Engineering Department, at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. A Ph D from IIT Roorkee, Dr. Chandra is involved in teaching, research, and consultancy in the area of highway materials and traffic-flow modelling. He has published over 100 research papers in national and international journals and conference proceedings and has guided several MTech and PhD students. He has many awards to his credit including The Institution of Engineers (India) award in 1996 and 2001, IRC award in 1999, and Khosla awards in 2001 & 2002 for his research papers. He has authored two books Engineering Graphics and Air Transportation: Planning and Design. M.M. Agarwal retired as Chief Engineer, Northern Railway, after serving the Indian Railways for more then 30 years. Currently he is an honorary advisor to the Institution of Permanent Way Engineers (India), New Delhi. He has also served as a senior engineer in Zambian Railways for five years. He was the project manager for supervision of construction activities of a World Bank-aided project of national importance. Mr. Agarwal has authored several books. He is the recipient of the national award for his special work on track maintance and President's award for the best original book in Hindi for professionals.

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