Course detail

Environment and Trasportation Structures

FAST-BN091Acad. year: 2024/2025

Introduction into transportation structures problems, hygiene standards and regulations. Aims and physical principles of measurements and devices. Types of measuring sensors, principles of electronical measurements of physical quantities.
Multi-channel measurements, measuring software, principles of data recorded elaboration and proportional dependencies on various quantities. Measurements of mechanical and fatigue material properties within transportation structures, measurements, analyses and modelling of mechanical exertion, static and dynamic phenomena. Measuring, modelling and analysis of temperature and thermal fields.
Measurements and analyses of noise and trembling. Comparison of measuring and modelling techniques. Prediction of noise levels from road, rail transport and air transport. Modal analyses, comparison of measuring and modelling techniques. Analyses of measurements. Project and analyses of anti-noise and anti-vibration measurements. Rail defects – measurement, analysis, classification. Track recording cars.
Atmosphere contamination originate from road and railway transport, measurement and computation of emission. Roughness measurement, measurement of longitudinal and lateral deformations of road surface, recording cars for alignment measurement and for measurement of road surface properties. Measurement of road bearing capacity, modelling and bearing estimation, complex measurement utilisation for maintenance and renewal of roads.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jaroslav Smutný, Dr.

Department

Institute of Railway Structures and Constructions (ZEL)

Entry knowledge

fondements de la physique

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

The objective of the subject is to introduce students to the problems of hygiene standards and regulations, measurements and analyses of noise and trembling measurements, design and analyses of anti-noise and anti-vibration structures, environment contamination originate from road and railway transport and to practise acquires knowledge and skills.
A student acquires skills in hygiene standards and regulations, measurements and analyses of noise and trembling measurements, design and analyses of anti-noise and anti-vibration structures, environment contamination originate from road and railway transport.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Nový R.: Hluk a chvění, ČVUT v Praze, 2009, ISBN 978-80-01-04347-9 (CS)
SMUTNÝ J., PAZDERA L.: Snižování hluku u železničních vlakových souprav, Akustika, 2008, roč. 10, č. 2, s. 27-41. ISSN: 1801- 9064. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jaroslav Smutný, Dr.

Syllabus

1. Introduction into transportation structures problems, hygiene standards and regulations. 2. Aims and physical principles of measurements and devices. 3. Types of measuring sensors, principles of electronical measurements of physical quantities. 4. Multi-channel measurements, measuring software, principles of data recorded elaboration and proportional dependencies on various quantities. 5. Measurements of mechanical and fatigue material properties within transportation structures, measurements, analyses and modelling of mechanical exertion, static and dynamic phenomena. 6. Measuring, modelling and analysis of temperature and thermal fields. 7. Measurements and analyses of noise and trembling. Comparison of measuring and modelling techniques. Prediction of noise levels from road, rail transport and air transport. 8. Modal analyses, comparison of measuring and modelling techniques. Analyses of measurements. 9. Design and analyses of anti-noise and anti-vibration measurements. 10. Rail defects – measurement, analysis, classification. Track recording cars. 11. Atmosphere contamination originate from road and railway transport, measurement and computation of emission. 12. Roughness measurement, measurement of longitudinal and lateral deformations of road surface, recording cars for alignment measurement and for measurement of road surface properties. 13. Measurement of road bearing capacity, modelling and bearing estimation, complex measurement utilisation for maintenance and renewal of roads.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jaroslav Smutný, Dr.

Syllabus

1. Calculating emissions from road and rail transport, calculation example 2. The analysis of the measured data, demonstration 3. Measurement and analysis of noise from road traffic, practical demonstration 4. Measurement and analysis of noise from rail, demonstration 5. Measurement and analysis of vibration from road traffic, practical demonstration 6. Analysis of noise from traffic, creating noise maps, calculation example 7. Analysis of noise from traffic, creating noise maps, calculation example 8. Analysis of noise from traffic, creating noise maps, calculation example 9. An action plan - noise from traffic 10. Sound insulation of walls and windows, measurement and analysis 11. Basic noise and anti-vibration measures (road and rail) and a comparison sample application 12. Credit test