OGS07PZ - Railway design

Course specification
Type of study	Bachelor academic studies
Study programme
Course title	Railway design
Acronym	Status	Semester	Number of classes	ECTS
OGS07PŽ	mandatory	7	2L + 2E	5.0
Lecturers
Lecturer	prof. dr Ljiljana Milić Marković
Lecturer/Associate (practicals)	Žarko Grujić, ma
Prerequisite				Form of prerequisites
Railways				passed exam
Learning objectives
Acquisition of necessary theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of railway design. Railway design is studied from the point of view of traffic, spatial, driving-dynamic, geometric, aesthetic, economic and ecological aspects, with detailed acquaintance with design methodology, in order to determine the optimal solution of the railway route.
Learning outcomes
Mastering the program contents of the course enables students to participate in the development of mutually conditioned and hierarchically arranged phases of railway projects that necessarily precede its construction: general, conceptual and main design, as well as a presentation of the project of the constructed facility.
Content
Railways and traffic. Current situation and development forecasts. Classification of railways and stations. Administrative division of railways. Classification of railway rolling stock. Performance indicators. Types and size of traffic. Train towing theory. Forces acting on a train. The basic equation of train motion. Stopping distance. Calculation of train mass, speed, driving time and energy consumption. Structural elements of the railway. Cross section profiles. Elements and criteria for dimensioning. Situational plan. Longitudinal profile. Level slopes and choice of relevant slope. Mitigation of grades in curves and tunnels. Railway elements in stations. Principles of route management. Classification of routes according to terrain relief. Railway design. Location and shape of stations and intersections on the route. Tunnels, viaducts and bridges as a means of guiding the route. Railway and environment. Reconstruction of railways. Increasing the capacity of existing railways. Reconstruction of plan and profile elements. Second track design. Traffic management and electrification. Stable electric traction plants and devices. Signal-security station and railway systems. Hitchhiking devices. Telecommand. Integrated computer control system. Railway equipment. Design methodology and technology. Basic procedures in the design process. Composition and equipment of project documentation. Solution optimization. High speed tracks. Elements of plan and profile. Substructure.
Teaching Methods
lectures, exercises, consultations.
Literature
Popović, Z., Osnove projektovanja železničkih pruga, Građevinski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu, Beograd 2004. (Original title) Bajić, D., Osnovi projektovanja železničkih pruga, Građevinski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu, Beograd, 1978. (Original title) Jeftimijades, S., Projektovanje i građenje železničkih pruga, Građevinski fakultet Univerziteta u Nišu, 1980. (Original title)
Evaluation and grading
class attendance, project, calculation colloquium, final exam
Specific remarks
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