| Course Unit Code | 227-0403/01 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 3 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Second Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| SKV02 | Ing. Václav Škvain |
| Summary |
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| 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. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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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.
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| Course Contents |
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- 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 |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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- 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. |
- HUDEČEK, Leopold, Eva OŽANOVÁ a Otto ROHÁČ. Železniční stavby. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7204-729-1.
- KREJČIŘÍKOVÁ, Hana a Martin LIDMILA. Železniční stavby 1. V Praze: České vysoké učení technické, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04693-7.
- 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.
- PLÁŠEK, Otto. Železniční stavby: návody do cvičení. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2003. ISBN 80-7204-267-x.
- KREJČIŘÍKOVÁ, Hana. Železniční stavby 10: (návody pro cvičení). Praha: České vysoké učení technické, 2000. ISBN 80-01-02210-2.
- ESVELD, Coenraad. Modern railway track. 2nd ed. Zaltbommel: MRT Productions, c2001. ISBN 90-800324-3-3. |
| Recommended Reading: |
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- 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. |
- ČSN EN 15273-1 Železniční aplikace - Průjezdné průřezy tratí a obrysy vozidel - Část 1: Obecně - Společné zásady pro infrastrukturu a vozidla (v platném znění).
- ČSN EN 13848-6 Železniční aplikace - Kolej - Kvalita geometrie koleje - Část 6: Stanovení kvality geometrie koleje (v platném znění).
- Studijní materiály na www.fs.vsb.cz/euprojekty/150/?ucebni-opory
- 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. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Tutorials |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Graded credit | Graded credit | 100 | 51 |