Course detail

Railway Structures II

FAST-BN02Acad. year: 2019/2020

Construction and shape of earth formation, earth formation drainage, diagnostic methods and assessment, failures and repair works. Earth formation – embankments, cuttings and combinations, earth formation slope and its protection
Geological and geophysical prospecting, repairing works, diagnostic methods, improving of bearing capacity and stability of railway earth formation
Railway superstructure, structure development, rails, rail joints, sleepers, ballast bed, fastening systems
Static track design – track loads and track calculations
Theory of continuous welded rail, rail welding methods, long unwelded rails, continuous welded rail maintenance, failures
Modern railway structure design

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Otto Plášek, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Railway Structures and Constructions (ZEL)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

A student acquires skills in construction and shape of earth formation, railway superstructure and subdivision and modern railway structure design.

Prerequisites

Soil mechanics, stability analysis of slope, earth pressures, soil compaction, improvement of soil properties, stabilization.
Strength and elasticity of materials, basic principles of structural mechanics.
Railway track design and subdivision and construction of rail substructure and its construction layers

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Construction and shape of earth formation, embankments.
2. Cuttings and combinations.
3. Earth formation slope and its protection.
4. Earth formation drainage.
5. Diagnostic methods and assessment, failures and repair works. Geological and geophysical prospecting, repairing works.
6. Diagnostic methods, improving of bearing capacity and stability of railway earth formation
7. Railway superstructure, structure development.
8. Rails, rail joints.
9. Sleepers, ballast bed.
10. Rail fastening systems.
11. Static track design – track loads and track analysis.
12. Theory of continuous welded rail, rail welding methods, long unwelded rails. Continuous welded rail maintenance, failures.
13. Modern railway structure design.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The objective of the subject is to introduce students to the problems of Construction and shape of earth formation, railway superstructure and subdivision and modern railway structure design and to practise acquires knowledge and skills.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Klimeš, F.: Železniční stavitelství I. SNTL Praha, 1978. (CS)
kol.: British Railway Track. The Permanent Way Institution, 1993. (EN)
Coenraad Esveld: Modern Railway Track. MRT- Productions, 2001. (EN)
Plášek, O.: Železniční stavby. Návody do cvičení. CERM, 2002. (CS)
Plášek, Zvěřina, Svoboda, Mockovčiak: Železniční stavby. Železniční svršek a spodek. CERM, 2004. (CS)
Plášek, Zvěřina, Svoboda, Mockovčiak: Železniční stavby. Železniční spodek a svršek. CERM, 2007. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Otto Plášek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Construction and shape of earth formation, embankments. 2. Cuttings and combinations. 3. Earth formation slope and its protection. 4. Earth formation drainage. 5. Diagnostic methods and assessment, failures and repair works. Geological and geophysical prospecting, repairing works. 6. Diagnostic methods, improving of bearing capacity and stability of railway earth formation 7. Railway superstructure, structure development. 8. Rails, rail joints. 9. Sleepers, ballast bed. 10. Rail fastening systems. 11. Static track design – track loads and track analysis. 12. Theory of continuous welded rail, rail welding methods, long unwelded rails. Continuous welded rail maintenance, failures. 13. Modern railway structure design.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Otto Plášek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction, specifying of the project of a section of railway track 2. Design of constructive layers and their evaluation according to Railway Infrastructure Administration regulation, DORNII method, frost protection. 3. Earth formation, drainage, walls 4. Drawings, format and content 5. Technical report, consultations 6. Project submitting. Design of track geometry parameters optimization 7. Review of track superstructure components. 8. Jointed rail, assembly of rails in curves. 9. Continuous welded rail 10. Basic dimensions of turnouts. 11. Transformation of turnouts. 12. Crossovers, design of branching into parallel tracks 13. Submitting of calculations, credit.