Course Details
Railway Substructure Theory
Academic Year 2024/25
DNB019 course is part of 4 study plans
DKA-K Winter Semester 2nd year
DPA-K Winter Semester 2nd year
DKC-K Winter Semester 2nd year
DPC-K Winter Semester 2nd year
Students are introduced in details to the theory of static and dynamic design and estimation of railway substructure in seminars. Themes are focused on track upgrading with respect to speed and axle load increasing.
Credits
8 credits
Language of instruction
Czech
Semester
winter
Course Guarantor
Institute
Forms and criteria of assessment
examination
Entry Knowledge
Structural mechanics, nonlinear mechanics, dynamics of civil structures, numerical mathematics, physics.
Soil mechanics, stability analysis of slope, earth pressures, soil compaction, improvement of soil properties, stabilization.
Railway structures, switches, railway track geometry components and alignment, design of railway tracks and stations.
Soil mechanics, stability analysis of slope, earth pressures, soil compaction, improvement of soil properties, stabilization.
Railway structures, switches, railway track geometry components and alignment, design of railway tracks and stations.
Aims
The objective of the subject is to deepen knowledge in railway substructure theory with respect to theme of PhD thesis.
Basic Literature
ESVELD, Coenraad. Modern railway track. 2nd ed. Zaltbommel: MRT-Productions, c2001, 654 s. ISBN 90-800-3243-3. (en)
IŽVOLT, Libor. Železničný spodok: namáhanie, diagnostika, navrhovanie a realizácia konštrukčných vrstiev telesa železničného spodku. V Žiline: Žilinská univerzita, 2008. ISBN 978-808-0708-023. (sk)
LICHTBERGER, Bernhard. Track compendium: track system, substructure, maintenance, economics. 2. Hamburg: DVV Media Group, 2011. ISBN 978-3-7771-0421-8. (en)
PLÁŠEK, Otto, Pavel ZVĚŘINA, Richard SVOBODA a Milan MOCKOVČIAK. Železniční stavby: Železniční spodek a svršek. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2004. ISBN 80-214-2621-7. (cs)
IŽVOLT, Libor. Železničný spodok: namáhanie, diagnostika, navrhovanie a realizácia konštrukčných vrstiev telesa železničného spodku. V Žiline: Žilinská univerzita, 2008. ISBN 978-808-0708-023. (sk)
LICHTBERGER, Bernhard. Track compendium: track system, substructure, maintenance, economics. 2. Hamburg: DVV Media Group, 2011. ISBN 978-3-7771-0421-8. (en)
PLÁŠEK, Otto, Pavel ZVĚŘINA, Richard SVOBODA a Milan MOCKOVČIAK. Železniční stavby: Železniční spodek a svršek. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2004. ISBN 80-214-2621-7. (cs)
Recommended Reading
FRÝBA, Ladislav. Vibration of solids and structures under moving loads. Vyd. 3., angl. 4. Prague: Academia, 1999. ISBN 80-200-0715-6. (cs)
Offered to foreign students
Not to offer
Course on BUT site
Lecture
13 weeks, 3 hours/week, elective
Syllabus
- 1. Introduction and preparation of study literature.
- 2.-6. Introductory lectures.
- 7.–10. Seminars for an appointed theme.
- 11.–13. Completion seminar thesis with the appointed theme.