Basic Railway and Light rail - Planning and Design

Code

CE-INF3

Version

3.0

Offered by

Civil Engineering

ECTS

Prerequisites

Main purpose

To prepare students to work with planning and design of railways and light rail.

Knowledge

After completion of the course, the student must have the overall knowledge on key elements of railways and light rails.

Skills

After completion of the course, the student must have the skills to:
• Explain and execute the geometrical design of an open line
• Design of intersections with light rails.

Competences

After completion of this course, the student must have the competences to:
• Explain the infrastructure elements of railways and light rail
• Describe elements in horizontal and vertical alignments
• Describe elements in a typical ballast track cross section
• Propose relevant designs of horizontal alignments, as well as, cross sections for an open line and a station
• Explain the gauge structure and fouling point
• Explain the terms cant excess, cant deficiency and ideal cant and describe how they are determined
• Propose a speed profile for a track alignment
• Calculate the running time of a train
• Propose and evaluate timetables for a railway section
• Explain the use of track engineering rules (requested-, standard and exceptional regulations) and railway norms (BN1-, BN2- and BN3-regulations), and define design criteria based on these.

Topics

Teaching methods and study activities

4 lessons per week for 12 weeks will be implemented, corresponding to a 137.5-hour workload for the student.
Study activities are:

• Lectures taught in class

• Exercises, course work and consultation

• Self-study

Resources

• Railway norms and regulations

• Translated guidelines of railway norms and regulations

• Modern Railway Track

Evaluation

Examination

Prerequisites:
None

Type of examination:

Ongoing tests in the form of three written individual/ group assignments, weighing 15%, 15% and 20% respectively, and an individual written exam, weighing 50%.
Internal assessment

Allowed tools:

Not applicable

Re-exams:

Individual oral exam with an internal examiner. Exam is without preparation based upon a subject found by draw.

Any third exam is an individual oral exam with an internal examiner. Exam is without preparation based upon a subject found by draw, similar to the first re-exam.

Grading criteria

Grading based on the Danish 7-point scale.

Additional information

Responsible

Helle Rosengreen

Valid from

01-08-2024 00:00:00

Course type

Keywords

Railway and light rail operational planning, norms and regulations, track alignment design and intersection design.