Course detail

Specialized Project (K-ZEL)

FAST-BNB006Acad. year: 2020/2021

Railway level crossings, sight layout, road pavement structures on level crossings, traffic signs and safety.
Basics of track assessment and inspection procedures, technical state evaluation of railway infrastructure, maintenance management.
Methods and measuring devices on the inspection of the quality of track geometry parameters, measuring draisines and track recording cars.
Introduction to railway control, command and information systems, devices in tracks.
Introduction to energy systems – track overhead catenary systems.
Application of rules for persons of reduced mobility for railway infrastructure design, especially at railway stations.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

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 a preliminary thesis on bachelor’s project.

Prerequisites

Construction of transport structures – railway superstructure and substructure, track geometry design parameters, basics of track technologies, machines, measuring and diagnostic systems of structure gauges.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The objective of the subject is preliminary work on bachelor’s project.

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 BPC-SI Bachelor's

    specialization K , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Otto Plášek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Railway level crossings, sight layout. 2. Road pavement structures on level crossings, traffic signs and safety. 3. Basics of track assessment and inspection procedures, technical state evaluation of railway infrastructure, 4. Management of railway infrastructure maintenance. 5. Methods and measuring devices on the inspection of the quality of track geometry parameters. 6. Measuring draisines and track recording cars. 7. Introduction to railway control, command and information systems, devices in tracks. 8. Control command and signalling – devices in track. 9. Introduction to energy systems – track overhead catenary systems. 10. Application of rules for persons of reduced mobility for railway infrastructure design. 11. Structures used by passengers in railway stations and stops.