232.518 Railway engineering
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2021W, UE, 1.5h, 1.5EC, to be held in blocked form
TUWEL

Properties

  • Semester hours: 1.5
  • Credits: 1.5
  • Type: UE Exercise
  • Format: Online

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of the course, students are able to

  • design timetable sketches
  • create track allocation plans
  • design track diagrams
  • design simple lines of a double-track and single-track line
  • construct turnout connections
  • generate and determine curvature images and perform the associated jerk checks
  • create transverse profiles taking the clearance gauge into account
  • develop longitudinal inclination of the track

Subject of course

Practicle use of the basics from lecture; - only available in german.

The exercise involves solving a scenario with various tasks. The solutions to the tasks are then presented and submitted in written form.

The following tasks are to be solved:

  1. Timetable draft - Part 1: Calculation of blocking periods
  2. Draft timetable - Part 2: Track layout + number of tracks
  3. Track design - Part 1: Division railway station
  4. Track design - Part 2: Track spacing and turnout dimensioning
  5. Route design - Part 1: curved points + track connection
  6. Routing design - Part 2: Transition bends, curvature bands + changes of slope

Teaching methods

Im Rahmen der Übung ist ein Szenario mit verschiedenen Aufgaben zu lösen. Die Lösungen der Aufgaben werden anschließend präsentiert und in schriftlicher Form abgegeben.

Mode of examination

Immanent

Additional information

Die Übung wird in Teams von je 3 Personen abgehalten. Es besteht vollständige Anwesenheitspflicht zur Einführungsveranstaltung und zur Endpräsentation!

Zu den restlichen Terminen muss von jedem Team mindestens eine Person anwesend sein!

Lecturers

Institute

Course dates

DayTimeDateLocationDescription
Thu14:00 - 16:0011.11.2021 TUWEL & Zoom: Teilnahme verpflichtend (LIVE)Einführungsvortrag: Teilnahme verpflichtend
Fri14:00 - 20:0012.11.2021 TUWEL-Online Kurs (LIVE)Zustimmung zur Teilnahme für Nachrückende im TUWEL
Tue14:00 - 16:0016.11.2021 TUWEL & Zoom (LIVE)Vortrag Sperrzeitenberechnung
Wed14:00 - 16:0017.11.2021 TUWEL & Zoom (LIVE)Vortrag Gleisbelegungsplan
Thu14:00 - 16:0018.11.2021 TUWEL & Zoom (LIVE)Vortrag Anordnung Bahnhofsinfrastruktur
Fri14:00 - 16:0019.11.2021 TUWEL & Zoom (LIVE)Vortrag Weichendimensionierung
Mon14:00 - 16:0022.11.2021 TUWEL & Zoom (LIVE)Vortrag Trassierung 1
Tue14:00 - 16:0023.11.2021 TUWEL & Zoom (LIVE)Vortrag Trassierung 2
Fri00:00 - 18:0014.01.2022 TUWEL-Online Kurs (LIVE)Abgabe der Ausarbeitungen
Course is held blocked

Examination modalities

only avaliable in German.

The evidence of performance is based on the assessment of:

  • submission of documents
  • Online-Multiple-Choice-Exam

Group dates

GroupDayTimeDateLocationDescription
Block AMon08:00 - 13:3017.01.2022 TUWEL & Zoom232.518 Railway engineering Block A
Block BMon08:00 - 13:3017.01.2022 TUWEL & Zoom232.518 Railway engineering Block B
Block CTue08:00 - 13:3018.01.2022 TUWEL & Zoom232.518 Railway engineering Block C
Block DTue08:00 - 13:3018.01.2022 TUWEL & Zoom232.518 Railway engineering Block D

Course registration

Use Group Registration to register.

Precondition

The student has to be enrolled for at least one of the studies listed below

Group Registration

GroupRegistration FromTo
Block A11.10.2021 08:0010.11.2021 10:00
Block B11.10.2021 08:0010.11.2021 10:00
Block C11.10.2021 08:0010.11.2021 10:00
Block D11.10.2021 08:0010.11.2021 10:00

Curricula

Study CodeObligationSemesterPrecon.Info
033 265 Civil Engineering Mandatory4. SemesterSTEOP
Course requires the completion of the introductory and orientation phase
610 Civil Engineering Mandatory6. Semester

Literature

EN 13803:2017

TSI 1299/2014

Systemtechnik des Schienenverkehr - Jörn Pachl

Fahrdynamik des Schienenverkehrs - Dietrich Wende

Bahnwesen - Joachim Fiedler

Bahnbau und Bahninfrastruktur - Reinhard Menius & Volker Matthews

Planung von Bahnanlagen - Haldor Jochim & Frank Lademann

Previous knowledge

The completion of the course railways is strongly recommended! Only available in german.

Preceding courses

Accompanying courses

Continuative courses

Miscellaneous

  • Attendance Required!

Language

German