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Rail Vehicles Building

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Course Unit Code342-3314/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third 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
FAM61doc. Ing. Jan Famfulík, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject Construction of rolling stock describes the construction of these subassemblies:
- wheelset
- axle bearings and vertical suspension
- wheelset guidance systems
- vehicle frames
- towing and buffer gear
- rail vehicle brakes
- drive wheels
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
After completing the course, students will understand the construction of rail vehicles. They will be able to calculate the loading forces of subassemblies.
Course Contents
1. Subject identification
2. Division of rolling stock
3. Acceleration resistors acting on the rolling stock
4. Wheelsets of rolling stock
5. Axle bearings and vertical suspension of rail vehicles
6. Wheelset guidance systems
7. Rolling stock bogies
8. Frames and contours of rail vehicles
9. Traction and impact device
10. Rail vehicle brakes
11. Rail vehicle brakes
12. Drive of wheelsets
13. Changes in axle forces due to tensile force
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
1. Booth,Trevor. Locomotive and Rolling-stock Construction. Silver Link Pub Ltd.
ISBN: 978-1857940381
1. Jaromír ŠIROKÝ, Jaroslav MÜLLER, Stanislav ZAPLETAL. Stavba železničních kolejových vozidel. VŠB TU Ostrava.
Dostupné na: https://issuu.com/michdor/docs/m10_text

Recommended Reading:
1. Jiqin Wu. Geometric Properties of Pantographs and Contact Lines. Dostupné na:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128128862000033
1. Müller, J a kol.: Mobilní prostředky, trakční zařízení I. VŠB TU Ostrava.
Skripta. ISBN 978-80-248-1394-3
2. Müller, J a kol.: Mobilní prostředky, trakční zařízení II. VŠB TU Ostrava.
Skripta. ISBN 80-248-0054-3
3. Lata, M.: Konstrukce kolejových vozidel II. Univ. Pardubice, 2004,
ISBN 80-7194-696-6.
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
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 18
        ExaminationExamination65 23