227-0408 – Railway Structures (ŽS)

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with problems of railway construction and to practice the acquired knowledge and skills. Students will acquire basic knowledge in designing, building and diagnostics of railway construction. Passing the student will be able to describe and solve basic problems such as tracing, construction of the superstructure, design of sleeper beds, proposals related structures such as drainage structures etc. Gets ability to formulate problems, to build an elementary design, apply knowledge and skills to solve simple problems in the field of railway construction.

The subject deals with an introduction to railway lines, railway. stations and sidings, railway problems of diagnostics and provides students the basics of the technological processes work on railways. Students are gradually introduced to the basic concepts in the field of railway construction, with design elements of the superstructure, alas. substructure, sleeper subsoil drainage, turnouts and crossing structures, with elements of construction equipment, railway stations, the building high-speed lines and elements of the modernization of railways.

- ESVELD, Coenraad. Modern railway track. 2nd ed. Zaltbommel: MRT Productions, c2001. ISBN 90-800324-3-3. - TZANAKAKIS, Konstantinos. The railway track and its long term behaviour: a handbook for a railway track of high quality. Berlin: Springer, c2013. ISBN 978-3-642-36050-3. - Practical Guide To Railway Engineering, American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA), 2003.

- EN 15273-1 Railway applications – Gauges – Part 1: General – Common rules for infrastructure and rolling stock. - EN 13848-6 Railway applications - Track — Track geometry quality — Part 6: Characterisation of track geometry quality.