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Week - 1 |
Wheel-Rail interaction: Interface, Guiding, Klingel Theory |
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Week - 2 |
Curves: General considerations, Curvature and superelevation, Transition curves |
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Week - 3 |
Track Loads: General considerations, Vertical forces, Lateral forces |
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Week - 4 |
Track Loads: Longitudinal forces, Influence of load and speed increase |
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Week - 5 |
Static design: Winkler model, Discrete and cont. models, |
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Week - 6 |
Rail, sleeper and ballast stresses; |
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Week - 7 |
Dynamic design: Basic principles, Track modelling |
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Week - 8 |
Track stabilization: Rail buckling, Lateral stability, Vertical stability |
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Week - 9 |
Ballasted track: Ballast bedding, Fundamental components |
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Week - 10 |
Tram tracks |
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Week - 11 |
Slab-track design |
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Week - 12 |
Rails: Modern rails, rail joints |
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Week - 13 |
Switches |
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Week - 14 |
Track maintenance and repair |
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