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.

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)

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.