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  • Graduate School of Sciences
  • Departman of Rail Transport Engineering
  • Rail Transport Engineering Master with Thesis
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  • Introduction to Railway Vehicle and Track Interaction
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Course Introduction Information

Code - Course Title RYL505 - Introduction to Railway Vehicle and Track Interaction
Course Type Elective Courses
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Laboratory + Practice 3+0
ECTS 7.5
Course Instructor(s) DOKTOR ÖĞRETİM ÜYESİ İBRAHİM KOCABAŞ
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is face-to-face
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended There is no recommended optional program component for this course.
Required or Recommended Resources Jaromir Zelenka, Tomas Michalek, Theory of Vehicles, Jan Perner Transport Faculty, Pardubice 2014, ISBN: 978-80-7395-751-3. Garg, Vijay, and Dukkipati Rao V. Dynamics of railway vehicle systems. Academic Press, 1984.
Recommended Reading List
Assessment methods and criteria 1 Midterm, 1 Homework and 1 Final
Work Placement N/A
Sustainability Development Goals

Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 Relationship of wheelset and track- Basic terms
Week - 2 Charactheristics of wheel-rail contact geometry
Week - 3 Vehicle run in a straight track
Week - 4 Motion of wheelset coupled to frame
Week - 5 Vehicle run through a curve
Week - 6 Vehicles with tilting technology
Week - 7 Vehicle guiding through a curve
Week - 8 Safety against derailment
Week - 9 Rail vehicle suspension
Week - 10 Requirements on the suspension
Week - 11 Suspension elements
Week - 12 Theory of carbody suspension
Week - 13 Simplified dynamic models in railway vehicles
Week - 14 Problem solutions on suspension systems

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  • Problem solving
  • Elementary computing skills

Assessment Methods

Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
Homework 1 40
Final Exam 1 60
Toplam (%) 100
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