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Transport Complexes

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Course Unit Code342-0503/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
BRA37doc. Ing. Robert Brázda, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject Transport Complexes closes and covers a block of subjects in terms of content
from the field of theory and construction of transport and process machines and equipment. It deals mainly with optimization, design (capacity and strength) calculations of selected structural nodes of transport and process equipment and material flows, including the identification of critical points.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
By completing this course, students should acquire the following skills:
- identify transport complexes in key industries,
- describe individual structural nodes, including basic technological calculations,
- identify critical areas and optimize them,
- to orientate in the current state of technology with regard to transport complexes.

By completing this course, students should be competent to:
- design technological and strength calculations of transport complexes,
- compilation of material flow schemes in selected transport complexes.
Course Contents
1. Construction of the track: basic definitions and terms - track top and bottom, track field, construction of sleepers, rails and fastening of rails to sleepers
2. Basic calculation of track: Calculation of rails, sleepers and track bed - Winkler, Timoshenko, Hofmann
3. Basics of calculation of rolling stock: basics of traction calculations, determination of running resistances of rolling stock, rolling stock - locomotives and trailers (eg Falls, Res, Zacns)
4. External railway connection of an industrial plant: basic definitions and terms - railway siding, rules of technical operation, clear cross-section, design principles of the siding - wide track, free and passable handling space, side space, slopes, level breaks
5. Vehicles on tires: determination of the coefficient of adhesion, resistance to movement of the vehicle, including determination of the adhesion weight of the vehicle. External road connection of an industrial plant: basic definitions and terms - roads, road vehicles, design principles - parking, parking, turning, loading and unloading, design of road vehicles
6.-7. Transport complexes in foundries: material flow - example of material flow in foundry, layout of foundries, sorting of foundry furnaces - cupolas, induction furnaces, electric arc furnaces, loading of foundry furnaces - cupolas, induction furnaces, electric arc furnaces, material flow - example of material flow in foundry, layout of foundries, storage and treatment of quartz sands - the concept of molding mixture, raw and dried sand, transport systems in foundries - transported substances versus transport systems
8. Transport complexes in energy: transport and storage of fuels - basic information, material flow, equipment, transport, storage and use of fly ash - basic information, material flow, equipment
9. Transport complexes in rolling mills: rolling process, roller conveyors (for elevated temperatures), cranes and gripping means for individual assortments of rolling mills, Transport complexes in coking plants: coke ovens - scheme of coking plant, material flow (coal, coke, additives)
10. Transport complexes in the construction industry: means of transport and material handling, transport, storage and dosing of aggregates - types of aggregates, primary and secondary transport, equipment for storage and dosing, transport, storage and dosing of cement - basic terms and definitions, means and transport equipment, storage and dosing, transport of building mixtures - basic concepts, means, primary and secondary transport, means for transport and handling of material on the construction site - cranes, trucks, etc.
11. Specific conditions of mining at opencast mining, transport systems: nomenclature and basic concepts, quarrying mining systems (transverse, longitudinal, combined), relocation systems (transport-free, transport), transport at surface mines - technological and auxiliary, Technology of long-distance belt transport on surface mines: coal and overburden transport technology, drive and return station, middle part, conveyor belt, technological accessories (hopper, dump truck, belt reserve)
12. Mining machines and equipment: principles of mining equipment and main parts, division of mining machines, advantages, disadvantages, ropes for mining machines and transport containers
13. Transport complexes and equipment for transport of coal and stone in deep mines: transport schemes for coal and stone (from preparations and openings), description of individual equipment and continuity, Transport complexes and equipment for transport of material and persons in deep mines: transport schemes for transport of material with a focus on the transport of heavy loads, transport diagrams and a description of individual facilities for passenger transport
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Wolhbier,R.H.: Mechanical Conveying. ISBN 0878491198. 2000.
Fayed,M.E., Skocir,T.S.:Mechanical Conveyors. ISBN 1-56676-416-5. Technomic
Publishing Company, Inc. 1997.
Shapiro,H.I., Shapiro,J.P., Shapiro,L.K.: Cranes and Derrics. Third edition. ISBN 0-07-057889-3.McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., USA, 2000
McGuire, Patrick M. Conveyors: Application, Selection, and Integration. Velká Británie, CRC Press, 2009. ISBN 9781439803905.
Narayanan, Subash S.. Aircraft Ground Handling. Velká Británie, Austin Macauley, 2019. ISBN9789948373711
Simulations in Bulk Solids Handling: Applications of DEM and Other Methods. Německo, Wiley, 2023. ISBN 9783527835928
Stephens, Matthew P.. Manufacturing Facilities Design & Material Handling: Sixth Edition. Spojené státy americké, Purdue University Press, 2019. ISBN 9781612495729
Richards, Gwynne. Warehouse Management: The Definitive Guide to Improving Efficiency and Minimizing Costs in the Modern Warehouse. Indie, Kogan Page, 2021. ISBN 9781789668414
Martin, Heinrich. Warehousing and Transportation Logistics: Systems, Planning, Application and Cost Effectiveness. Velká Británie, Kogan Page, 2018. ISBN 9780749482213
KRYL, V.; JISKRA, J. a kol.: Technologie lomového dobývání uhelných ložisek, VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2005. ISBN 80-248-0831-5
MARŠÁL, P.: Stavební stroje, VUT Brno, 2004. ISBN 80-214-2774-4
CHRÁST, J.: Slévárenská zařízení, CERM Brno, 2006, ISBN 80-7204-455-9
Recommended Reading:
Wohlbier,R.H.: Belt Conveying Technology I,II.III. ISBN 0878491147. 2000.
Yardley, E.D., Stace, L.R.: Belt Conveying of Minerals. ISBN 978-1-84569-230-8. Woodhead Publishing Limited, England. 2008
PEŠAT, Z.: Manipulace s materiálem v hutích, VŠB-TU Ostrava, 1992
DANĚK, J.; PAVLISKA, J.: Technologie ložných a skladových operací I, VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2002, ISBN 80-248-0063-2
DANĚK, J.; PAVLISKA, J.: Technologie ložných a skladových operací II, VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2002, ISBN 80-248-0218-X
JASAŇ, V.; KOŠÁBEK, J.; SZUTTOR, N.: Teória dopravných a manipulačných zariadení, Alfa Bratislava, 1989, ISBN 80-05-00125-8
DRAŽAN, J.; JEŘÁBEK, K.: Manipulace s materiálem, SNTL Praha, 1979. 546s.
SMITKA, V. a kol.: Mechanizace a provádění staveb, SNTL Praha, 1968. 356s.
DAŠEK, M. a kol.: Závěsné řetězové dopravníky, SNTL Praha, 1964.
POLÁK, J.; PAVLISKA, J.; SLÍVA, A.: Dopravní a manipulační zařízení I, VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2001, ISBN 80-248-0043-8
POLÁK, J.; BAILOTTI, K.; PAVLISKA, J.; HRABOVSKÝ, L.: Dopravní a manipulační zařízení II, VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2003, ISBN 80-248-0493-X
POLÁK, J.; SLÍVA, A.: Dopravní a manipulační zařízení III, VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2005, ISBN 80-248-0963-X
PAVLISKA, J.; HRABOVSKÝ, L.: Dopravní a manipulační zařízení IV, VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2004, ISBN 80-248-0537-5
SLÍVA, A.: Základy logistiky, VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2004, ISBN 80-248-0678-9
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit30 (30)18
                ProjectProject20 13
                Written examWritten test10 5
        ExaminationExamination70 (70)21
                Written examinationWritten examination60 15
                OralOral examination10 6