Course detail
Railway Structures II
FAST-BN02Acad. year: 2009/2010
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
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
Prerequisites
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
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
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Course curriculum
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.
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Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Klimeš, F.: Železniční stavitelství I. SNTL Praha, 1978. (CS)
kol.: British Railway Track. The Permanent Way Institution, 1993. (EN)
Plášek, O.: Železniční stavby. Návody do cvičení. CERM, 2002. (CS)
Plášek, Zvěřina, Svoboda, Mockovčiak: Železniční stavby. Železniční spodek a svršek. CERM, 2007. (CS)
Plášek, Zvěřina, Svoboda, Mockovčiak: Železniční stavby. Železniční svršek a spodek. CERM, 2004. (CS)
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