Introduction in rail infrastructures, interoperability and technical standards, network development, infrastructure planning, design of rail infrastructures, geometric design, planning and design of railway stations
Learning objective
Teaches the basic principles of railway infrastructures, of network and infrastructure design as well as geometric design. Fundamentals for railway infrastructures 2.
Content
(1) Fundamentals: Infrastructures of public transport systems; interaction between track and vehicles; passengers and goods as infrastructure users; management and financing of networks; railway standards and normes. (2) Infrastructure planning: Planning processes and decision levels; planning processes of governmental bodies and railway companies; layout of a line. (3) Infrastructure design: Topologies of passenger stations; rail freight facilities; workshops. (4) Infrastructure design: Geometric design, switches, clearance profile; Planning and design of the passenger facilities of stations.
Lecture notes
Textbook: Ulrich Weidmann: Bahninfrastrukturen - Planen, Entwerfen, Realisieren, Erhalten. vdf Hochschulverlag 2020. German. Slides and a Zoom recording are made available.
Literature
References to technical literature to be found in the textbook.
Prerequisites / Notice
No remarks.
Competencies
Subject-specific Competencies
Concepts and Theories
assessed
Techniques and Technologies
assessed
Method-specific Competencies
Analytical Competencies
assessed
Decision-making
assessed
Problem-solving
assessed
Project Management
fostered
Social Competencies
Communication
fostered
Customer Orientation
fostered
Personal Competencies
Creative Thinking
assessed
Critical Thinking
assessed
Performance assessment
Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again)
Performance assessment as a semester course