Railways Design is a course of the Master's Degree in Road Infrastructures and Transport. The main objective of this degree is to train a highly qualified civil engineer able to operate in the sectors of road infrastructures and transport systems. Railways Design aims to provide students with the most advanced knowledge with regard to the design and management of a railway infrastructure.
The course will provide students with the most advanced knowledge of the following topics: 1) main railways design methods; 2) evaluation of the optimization of the infrastructure planning in both the territory and the infrastructure environment; 3) planning and management of engineering design activities; 4) evaluation of both the safety and environmental issues related to railways infrastructures.
At the end of the course the students shall be able of: 1) specifying the requirements of the railway project, identifying the constraints and the relevant codes; 2) planning the design activities for a new or for a modernization of an existing railway; 3) developing analysis to provide inputs and limits for the design activities, including the safety and environmental issues; 4) defining alternative design solutions and select the optimal one, also considering an improvement of the infrastructure; 5) presenting orally the design and writing accurate reports; 6) working in team.
The course will provide students with the most advanced knowledge of the following topics: 1) main railways design methods; 2) evaluation of the optimization of the infrastructure planning in both the territory and the infrastructure environment; 3) planning and management of engineering design activities; 4) evaluation of both the safety and environmental issues related to railways infrastructures.
At the end of the course the students shall be able of: 1) specifying the requirements of the railway project, identifying the constraints and the relevant codes; 2) planning the design activities for a new or for a modernization of an existing railway; 3) developing analysis to provide inputs and limits for the design activities, including the safety and environmental issues; 4) defining alternative design solutions and select the optimal one, also considering an improvement of the infrastructure; 5) presenting orally the design and writing accurate reports; 6) working in team.
scheda docente
materiale didattico
• Railway safety and interoperability regulations; Italian regulatory references and authorization procedures.
• The technique of the railway system: Description of the system - Fundamental functional principles, Classification of railway systems, Design and operational considerations, Loads on track.
• Design of railway layout: Inputs of design, Alignment elements and their sizing with reference to performance, Railway layout performance audit for the maintenance works.
• Railway junctions and connections with other transportation system
• Railway traction systems; Railway signal and traffic control systems
Programma
• Railway networks: management, relations with the surrounding area and other transport systems.• Railway safety and interoperability regulations; Italian regulatory references and authorization procedures.
• The technique of the railway system: Description of the system - Fundamental functional principles, Classification of railway systems, Design and operational considerations, Loads on track.
• Design of railway layout: Inputs of design, Alignment elements and their sizing with reference to performance, Railway layout performance audit for the maintenance works.
• Railway junctions and connections with other transportation system
• Railway traction systems; Railway signal and traffic control systems
Testi Adottati
Handouts by the lecturerModalità Erogazione
Class lectures. Dissemination of educational material by Moodle platform. Theoretical exercises.Modalità Valutazione
Oral discussion