Course syllabus

Väg- och järnvägsteknik
Road and Railway Engineering

VTVA45, 7 credits, G1 (First Cycle)

Valid for: 2014/15
Decided by: Education Board D
Date of Decision: 2014-04-03

General Information

Compulsory for: IBYI1, IBYV1
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

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.

Learning outcomes

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.

Contents

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.

Examination details

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.

Admission

The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: AAK630, VTVA20, VVB620

Reading list

• Ebrahim Parhamifar, Sven Agardh: Kompendium i Vägbyggnad. LTH, 2009. Is beeing sold by course teacher.

Contact and other information

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. Any travel expences related to AFU/mandatory field trips are paid for by the student.