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  • Rail Transport Engineering Master with Thesis
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  • Urban Rail Transit System Design and Livable Cities I
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Course Introduction Information

Code - Course Title RYL511 - Urban Rail Transit System Design and Livable Cities I
Course Type Elective Courses
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Laboratory + Practice 3+0
ECTS 7.5
Course Instructor(s) DOKTOR ÖĞRETİM ÜYESİ SEYFETTİN UMUT UMU
Mode of Delivery Face to face
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended Urban Rail Transit System Design and Livable Cities II
Recommended Reading List Vukan R. Vuchic, 2005, Urban Transit: Operations, Planning, and EconomicsVukan R. Vuchic, 1999, Transportation for Livable CitiesVukan R. Vuchic, 2007, Urban transit systems and technologyVukan R. Vuchic, 2002, Urban public transportationTRB (2003) Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual; 2nd EditionMeyer, Michaled D. & Eric J. Miller (2001) Urban Transportation Planning, 2nd EditionOppenheim, Norbert Urban Travel Demand ModellingASHGATE (2005), Urban Planning and Environment
Assessment methods and criteria 1 Midterm, 1 Final Exam, 1 Presentation
Work Placement Not Applicable
Sustainability Development Goals

Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 Classification of Transportation Modes
Week - 2 The Family of Rail Transit Modes
Week - 3 General characteristics, Definitions and characteristics of individual rail modes
Week - 4 Urban Rail Vehicles
Week - 5 Types and basic components of Rail Transit Vehicles
Week - 6 Bogies, trucks and mechanical/ electrical equipment
Week - 7 Vehicle body of rail urban transit
Week - 8 Review of characteristics of different urban rail transit vehicle models
Week - 9 Urban Rail Transit Ways
Week - 10 Geometric elements of urban rail transit systems
Week - 11 Track superstructure of urban rail transit systems
Week - 12 Rights-of-way
Week - 13 Urban Rail Transit Stops
Week - 14 Urban Rail Transit Yards.

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Question & Answer
  • Observation
  • Field Trip
  • Team/Group Work
  • Demonstration
  • Case Study
  • Problem Solving
  • Brain Storming
  • Report Preparation and/or Presentation
  • Proje Design/Management
  • Competences
  • Productive
  • Rational
  • Questoning
  • Entrepreneur
  • Creative
  • Civic awareness
  • Environmental awareness
  • Effective use of a foreign language
  • Work in teams
  • Use time effectively
  • Eleştirel düşünebilme
  • Abstract analysis and synthesis
  • Problem solving
  • Applying theoretical knowledge into practice
  • Concern for quality
  • Information Management
  • Organization and planning
  • Decision making
  • To work in interdisciplinary projects
  • Project Design and Management
  • To work in international projects

Assessment Methods

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