The book "Construction Engineering and Management" meets the long felt need of comprehensive book for in depth study of various essential aspects of construction techniques for infrastructure projects and construction management which highlights the concepts and principles of management for managing resources, finances, materials and equipments. The implementation aspects like infrastructure development, safety and post construction management techniques are also discussed in the book. The book also deals with the latest developments in the field of various construction activities/methods.

CONTENTS:
PART-I RAILWAYS *History of Railways *Track alignment *Railway surveys *Formation *Permanent way *Rails *Rail joints *Creep of rails *Sleepers *Ballast *Rail fixtures and fastenings *Geometrics of railway tracks *Points and crossings *Track junctions *Stations and yards *Station equipments *Tractive power and resistance *Plate laying *Track maintenance *Signalling and interlocking *Tunnels *Metro tracks *Mono rail track *High speed trains. PART-II Roads *History of road development *Roads *Highways *Highway geometric design *Road patterns *Hill roads *Road accidents *Low cost roads *Expressways *Bus rapid transit corridors *Embankments PART-III *Airport *Airport Surveys *Classification of Airports *Cross Drainage Structures *Elementary Soil Engineering * Pavements PART- IV *Port and Harbors *Waterways *Solved multiple choice type questions of GATE Examinations *Appendix-I Classified Solved Questions of UPSC Engg. Services Examinations * Appendix-II Standard Dimensions of Permanent Way * Index