Course detail

Railway Structures 2

FAST-BN002Acad. year: 2020/2021

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, 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. 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

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

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

  • Programme B-K-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.