227-0403/01 – Railway Infrastructure (DrIn)
Gurantor department | Department of Transport Constructions | Credits | 3 |
Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Vladislav Křivda, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Vladislav Křivda, Ph.D. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
Intended for the faculties | FAST | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The subject provides the basic knowledge and skills in the field of terminology rail infrastructure also will learn the basics of calculations theme routes for rail vehicles, namely: Elements arcs, spirals and vzestupnic, detailed calculations of the waypoints, horizontal and vertical solutions, designing railway construction superstructure, transform switches, designing rail connections and gain basic skills application of knowledge from previously completed courses in design sleeper subsoil.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
The course introduces Students to basic Concepts in the area of Transport Routes for Railway Vehicles, especially Railway Tracks, Railway Stations, Railway Sidings, Tram Tracks., and Then the basic issues in Rail Safety Security features and Construction for Security of the Railway Traffi, interoperability and safety of railway system in EU.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
- 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.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Continuous elaboration and submission of individually assigned programs in the required deadline and quality.
E-learning
Other requirements
At least 70% attendance at the exercises. Absence, up to a maximum of 30%, must be excused and the apology must be accepted by the teacher (the teacher decides to recognize the reason for the excuse). Tasks assigned on the exercises must be hand in within the dates set by the teacher.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
- Introduction to the subject (history, rolling stock, traction ..)
- Tracks and equipment, basic structural elements of railway track
- Switches and turnout structures
- Safety of railway transport, external safety equipment and construction solutions
- Railway crossing, crossing with drain hole etc.
- Railway infrastructure for urban transport
- Railway yard industrial plants (purpose, location, amenities, ..)
- Substructure (railway construction. Substructure, drainage ...)
- Railway station (types, purpose, equipment)
- Rail infrastructure and personal storage stations
- Infrastructure sorting station, the main sorting station Hills, engineering and construction equipment humps, automation
- Constructions of railway equipment (platforms, underpasses, overpasses, bridges, station buildings, the, warehouse, dump ...)
- Railway nodes (history, purpose, location, equipment)
- Railway system in EU, increasing speed on railway lines, railway modernization in Czech Republic
Conditions for subject completion
Conditions for completion are defined only for particular subject version and form of study
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction