Railway Track Structure-Advanced Topics [grd1gž]

Programme
Civil Engineering
Study type
Doctoral Studies
Teachers
Course status
optional
ECTS
8.5
Required courses
# active classes - per week
Lectures
Exercises
Other
Personal research activity
4
2
0
0
Teaching methods

Individual mentor work

Grading scheme - max. 100 points
Colocviums
Semestral work
Oral exam
Written exam
Other
0
100
0
0
0
Aim

Development of the knowledge from the railway track structure

Outcome

Qualification of the participants to be able to follow the current tendencies and to use the 

Contents

Development tendency of track structure elements; Track structures on the bridges, in tunnels, etc.; High-speed tracks; High-loaded tracks; Continuously Welded Tracks; Slab tracks; Urban track systems; Turnout as a track system; Modern track maintenance and renewal.

Literature

1. Esveld C.: Modern Railway Track, MRT-Production, 2001

2. Lichtberger B.: Track Compendium, Tetzlaff Verlag, 2005

3. Tomicic-Torlakovic M.: Stability of Continuously Welded Track, Budapest Univ. of Tech. and Econ., 2001

4 Selig E., Waters J.: Track Geotechnology and Substructure Management, Thomas Telford 1994

 

5 Girnau G., Krüger F.: Local and Regional Railway Tracks in Germany, VDV, 2007

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