SMUA5012 Urban Mobility Course description

Railway transportation is one of the key and fastest modes of mobility for passengers and cargo in large quantities. This course covers both basic topics such as the key components of railway systems and their characteristics, track geometric design and speed limitation, and advanced topics including coupled train-track system, track dynamics and vibration, and geotechnical aspects related to railway tracks. In this course, different types of railway tracks, the interaction between the track and the rolling stock, the static and dynamic modelling and analysis, urban railway systems, high-speed rails, as well as the safety and maintenance of railway systems will be discussed.

Language of instruction: English

Upon completing the course, the student should have the following outcomes, defined in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge

Students have in-depth knowledge of:

• various railway systems and vehicle and track structures
• track geometry, superelevation and speed limitation
• the interaction between the vehicle and the track
• dynamic behavior of railway systems
• high-speed rails, urban rails and design considerations

Skills

Students can:

• select and design an appropriate track system
• calculate the vehicle loads and speed limitation
• perform computational modelling and analysis of coupled vehicle-track system
• quantify the effect of railway imperfection and wear and tear

General competence

Students:

• can understand the principles for geometric and structural design of railway tracks
• are capable of conducting simple and complex train-track simulations with the aid of computational tools and programming languages
• are familiar with railway maintenance requirements and techniques

Lectures, exercises and projects

The following coursework requirements must be approved in order for the student to take the exam:

1 written group exercise. Each group should consist of up to 3 students.

Students who fail to meet the coursework requirements can be given up to one re-submission opportunity before the exam

The exam consists of two parts:

1) Written group project report, approx. 3000 words, weighted 70 %

2) Oral examination of project presentation by the student group (approx 30 min), weighted 30 %

Each student group should consist of up to 3 students. All assessment parts must be awarded a pass grade (E or better) in order for the student to pass the course.

Assessment part 1) can be appealed. Assessment part 2) can not be appealed.

In the event of a resit or rescheduled exam, oral examination may be used instead. If oral exams are used for resit and rescheduled exams, the result cannot be appealed.

All types of materials and equipment are allowed.

Grade scale A-F

1) One internal examiner,

2) Two internal examiners

External examiners are used regularly.

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