Valid for: 2012/13
Decided by: Education Board 4
Date of Decision: 2012-02-14
Compulsory for: IBYI1, IBYV1
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish
The course is intended to give the student fundamental knowledge
of roads and railways with related technical systems and their
functions over their whole existence, i.e. the connected phases of
planning, construction, operation and maintenance.
GIS as a supporting feature in the planning process.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Describe the function and construction of flexible and rigid super structures on roads.
Analyze the interplay between horisontal and vertical alignement and its effects.
Have comprehensive understanding of the prerequisites for the Swedish transport system.
Describe the functions of the technical systems of the railway’s infrastructure.
Have fundamental knowledge of the possibilities for physical planning offered by GIS-analyses. Fundamental concepts of cartography and GIS.
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Compile and evaluate relevant information, in a sustainable way, from different disciplins, with different perspectives while designing road alignment.
Carry out a design, according to Swedish standards, of both a flexible super structure and a railway structure.
Report the results of a simpler design problem for the rail infrastructure
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
Understand the conflicts of interests that arise in connection with the road and railway project.
Orientation of planning and design of roads and railroads
Geometric design of roads and railways
Environmental issues
Orientation of planning and design of roads and railroads
Geometric design of roads and railways
Environmental issues
Dimensioning of road construction
Material tests. Bound and unbound material, ballast
Operation and maintenance of roads and railways
Structure and function of track substructure and superstructure and information about track track technology, electrical technology, signalling technology and tele communication technology within the railway
How information in the database can be connected to the cartographic information, illustrated and analysed with the help of maps and geographic information systems. A GIS exercise with a practical application to the project is included.
Grading scale: UG
Assessment: Exam is in the form of oral and written accounts of the exercises.
Parts
Code: 0112. Name: Road and Railway Engineering.
Credits: 7. Grading scale: UG.
Code: 0212. Name: Work RelatedTraining.
Credits: 0. Grading scale: UG.
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: AAK630, VTVA20, VVB620
Course coordinator: Ebrahim Parhamifar, Ebrahim.Parhamifar@tft.lth.se
Course coordinator: Andreas Persson, Andreas.Persson@tft.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.tft.lth.se/utbildning/grundutbildning/
Further information: Four exercises are performed at Järnvägsskolan, Ängelholm.