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  • Vocational School of Transportation
  • Dep. of Motor Vehicles and Transportation Tech.
  • Program in Railroad Construction
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  • Superstructure Technique and Maintenance
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Course Introduction Information

Code - Course Title RAY220 - Superstructure Technique and Maintenance
Course Type Required Courses
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Laboratory + Practice 3+2
ECTS 4.0
Course Instructor(s) ÖĞRETİM GÖREVLİSİ MUSTAFA GÖRKEM ATAR
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 programme component for this course.
Required or Recommended Resources Mehmet Ektaş, 2009, ‘Yol Üstyapı İnşa ve Bakımı’. Şehzat Günoral, 2023, ‘Demiryolu hatlarının döşenmesi (Poz)’, Karabük Üniversitesi Yayınları. Enis Sevil, 2023, ‘Raylı Sistemlerde Üstyapı Elemanları’, Karabük Üniversitesi Yayınları. Prof. Dr. Güngör Evren, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Selim Dündar, 2016, ‘Demiryolu’. Dr. Veysel Arlı, 2019, ‘Demiryolu Mühendisliği’. Prof. Dr. İnal Seçkin, 2003, ‘Toprak İşleri ve Demiryolu’. TCDD, 2013, ‘Hat Bakım El Kitabı’, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları.
Recommended Reading List Mehmet Ektaş, 2009, ‘Yol Üstyapı İnşa ve Bakımı’. Şehzat Günoral, 2023, ‘Demiryolu hatlarının döşenmesi (Poz)’, Karabük Üniversitesi Yayınları. Enis Sevil, 2023, ‘Raylı Sistemlerde Üstyapı Elemanları’, Karabük Üniversitesi Yayınları. Prof. Dr. Güngör Evren, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Selim Dündar, 2016, ‘Demiryolu’. Dr. Veysel Arlı, 2019, ‘Demiryolu Mühendisliği’. Prof. Dr. İnal Seçkin, 2003, ‘Toprak İşleri ve Demiryolu’. TCDD, 2013, ‘Hat Bakım El Kitabı’, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları.
Assessment methods and criteria 1 Midterm Exam, 1 Final Exam
Work Placement Not Applicable
Sustainability Development Goals Quality Education , Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 Basic Properties of the Railway Superstructure and the Forces Affecting the Superstructure
Week - 2 Superstructure Materials: Rails
Week - 3 Superstructure Materials: Sleepers
Week - 4 Superstructure Materials: Rail Fastening Materials, Pads
Week - 5 Superstructure Materials: Ballasted and Ballastless Superstructures
Week - 6 Superstructure Materials: Railway Turnouts
Week - 7 Laying the Railway Track
Week - 8 Railway Track Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair - Rail Faults and Required Actions
Week - 9 Railway Track Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair - Faults in Sleepers and Fastening Materials and Required Actions
Week - 10 Railway Track Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair - Other Faults Observed in the Superstructure and Required Actions
Week - 11 Railway Superstructure Techniques - Surveying, Horizontal Curves, Transition Curve, Cant
Week - 12 Railway Superstructure Technique - Superelevation Applications, Vertical Curves and Vertical Acceleration
Week - 13 Railway Superstructure Technique - Track Geometry Design Criteria according to UIC703, Versine Measuring
Week - 14 Railway Superstructure Technique - Control of Track Gauge

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  • Lecture
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  • Question & Answer
  • Observation
  • Team/Group Work
  • Demonstration
  • Drill - Practise
  • Case Study
  • Problem Solving
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  • Productive
  • Rational
  • Questoning
  • Entrepreneur
  • Follow ethical and moral rules
  • Environmental awareness
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  • Use time effectively
  • Eleştirel düşünebilme
  • Problem solving
  • Applying theoretical knowledge into practice
  • Concern for quality
  • Information Management
  • Organization and planning
  • Elementary computing skills
  • Decision making
  • To work in interdisciplinary projects

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