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Rail Vehicles 1

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Course Unit Code342-0675/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type A
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
ZAP62Ing. Stanislav Zapletal
Summary
The subject is the structure of individual structural units kolejovýchvozidel. Gaining comprehensive knowledge in the field of power transmission, motor vehicles, railway traction.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students understand the principles of operation of basic structural units of rolling stock. They can describe and objectively compare alternatives of design solutions. Lead a discussion of your own knowledge from the recommended self-study.
Course Contents
- Legislative and other normative documents of the Czech Republic and the EU, TSI specifications
- Categorization of trailers and traction rail vehicles
- Basic elements of the construction of the mechanical part of railway cars - running gear, frame and superstructure
- Basic elements of the construction of the mechanical part of traction vehicles - travel, main frame and superstructure
- Design of rail vehicle suspension - transverse and vertical suspension
- Construction of railway wheelsets, axle bearings
- Guide of wheelsets of freight and passenger railway wagons with two axles
- Guidance of wheelsets of freight and passenger railway bogies
- Driving wheelsets for traction vehicles
- Chassis of railway wagons and tendencies of their development
- Chassis of traction vehicles and tendencies of their development
- Layout of passenger cars
- Layout solutions for trucks
- Layout solutions for special vehicles
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Spiryagin, M., Cole, C., Sun, Y., McClanachan, M., McSweeney, T., Design and Simulation of Rail Vehicles, CRC Prress, 1st Edition, 2013, ISBN 978-1466575660
Jaromír ŠIROKÝ, Jaroslav MÜLLER, Stanislav ZAPLETAL. Stavba železničních kolejových vozidel. VŠB TU Ostrava. Dostupné na: https://issuu.com/michdor/docs/m10_text
Dostál, J., Heller, P., Kolejová vozidla I, Západočeská univerzita, 2007. 119 s., ISBN 978-80-7043-520-5
Dostál, J., Heller, P., Kolejová vozidla II, Západočeská univerzita, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7043-641-7.

Recommended Reading:
Janicki, J., Schienenfahrzeugtechnik, Bahn FachverlagGmbH Berlin, 2013, ISBN 978-3-943214-07-9
Janicki, J., Systemwissen Eisenbahn, Bahn FachverlagGmbH Berlin, 2016, ISBN 978-3-943214-15-4
Baur, K., G., Drehgestelle - Bogies, EK-Verlag GmbH Freiburg, 2009, ISBN 978-3-88255-147-1
SKF - Kure, G. and team, Railway technical handbook, 2010, ISBN 978-91-978966-1-0
SKF - Kure, G. and team, Railway technical handbook Vol. 2, 2012, ISBN 978-91-978966-6-5
Iwnicki, S., Handbook of railway vehicle dynamics, CRC Press Boca Raton, 2006, ISBN 978-0-8493-3321-7
Spiryagin, M., Cole, C., Sun, Y., McClanachan, M., McSweeney, T., Design and Simulation of Rail Vehicles, CRC Prress, 1st Edition, 2013,
ISBN 978-1466575660,
Pohl, R., Novotný, C., Železniční vozidla I, ČVUT, 2002, ISBN 80-01-02622-1
Pohl, R., Novotný, C., Železniční vozidla II, ČVUT, 2003, ISBN 80-01-02690-6.
Pohl, R., Novotný, C., Hejzlar, L., Jano3, V., Železniční vozidla III, ČVUT, 2005, ISBN 80-01-02856-9
ČD, SR 15 (V), Služební rukověť - Popis brzd železničních vozidel, 10. 2. 1983, č. j. 21 144/82-15, v platném znění
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Other activities
Assesment methods and criteria
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Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51