Course detail

Railway Structures 2

FAST-BN002Acad. year: 2018/2019

Subdivision and construction of rail substructure and its construction layers – basic terms. Ballast bed and formation – bearing capacity, stress distribution, types and design of railway substructure, construction layers.
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, rail fastening systems.
Construction of continuous welded rail, rail welding methods, continuous welded rail maintenance.
Switches and crossing, types, turnout parts. Terms, geometry of set of switches and common crossings. Manufactured types and notation.
The single turnout, stock rail, switch rail (blade), common and crossings, sleepers, fastenings systems. Operating and locking systems. Crossings and slip points.
Turnout collections. Cross overs, connection of parallel track.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

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, drainage of railway substructure, design of constructive layers and their evaluation. The student is introduced in geotechnical prospecting and other diagnostic methods. The student also acquires skills in railway superstructure, its components and modern structures and recent technical development. The student also introduces to switches and crossings and learns design of turnout assemblies.

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

Physical-mechanical and technological properties of the rock and geological environment. Design of prestressed concrete structural elements.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching is kept in a form lectures, seminars and individual consultations. The students' work is completed by specified individual work, work assigned for individual study with the active participation of students and students' work with LMS Moodle. Excursions to the construction sites or to manufacturers are organized.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The course is completed with a credit and exam. Exam consists of two parts - practical, in which a student designs characteristic cross-section of railway track and theoretical, in which answers questions regarding the construction of the superstructure and substructure.
Acquisition of the credit is conditional on attendance, delivery of a design of section of the railway track, including the construction of the superstructure and substructure and submitting of all calculations.

Course curriculum

1. Subdivision and construction of rail substructure and its construction layers – basic terms, types and design of railway substructure.
2. Design of construction layers in compliance with SŽDC S4 regulation, DORNII method, protection against frost.
3. Geosynthetics. Improved and stabilized soils. Earth formation.
4. Earth formation slope and its stability. Protection of embankments and cuts. Earth formation drainage.
5. Diagnostic methods and assessment, failures and repair works.
6. Railway superstructure, structure development, rails.
8. Assembly of rail joints. Sleepers.
9. Construction of continuous welded rail, rail welding methods. Continuous welded rail maintenance.
10. Rail fastening systems.
11. Switches and crossing, types, turnout parts. Terms, geometry of set of switches and common crossings. Manufactured types and notation.
12. The single turnout, stock rail, switch rail (blade), common and crossings, sleepers, fastenings systems. Operating and locking systems. Crossings and slip points.
13. Turnout collections. Cross overs, connection of parallel track.

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

A student can attend conferences, workshops or excursions focused on railway structures.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-K-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch K , 4 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch K , 4 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-E-SI Bachelor's

    branch K , 4 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Otto Plášek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Subdivision and construction of rail substructure and its construction layers – basic terms, types and design of railway substructure.
2. Design of construction layers in compliance with SŽDC S4 regulation, DORNII method, protection against frost.
3. Geosynthetics. Improved and stabilized soils. Earth formation.
4. Earth formation slope and its stability. Protection of embankments and cuts. Earth formation drainage.
5. Diagnostic methods and assessment, failures and repair works.
6. Railway superstructure, structure development, rails.
8. Assembly of rail joints. Sleepers.
9. Construction of continuous welded rail, rail welding methods. Continuous welded rail maintenance.
10. Rail fastening systems.
11. Switches and crossing, types, turnout parts. Terms, geometry of set of switches and common crossings. Manufactured types and notation.
12. The single turnout, stock rail, switch rail (blade), common and crossings, sleepers, fastenings systems. Operating and locking systems. Crossings and slip points.
13. Turnout collections. Cross overs, connection of parallel track.

Exercise

26 hod., 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.