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Rail Traffic

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Rail Traffic
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Civil Engineering, Master, ASPO 01.10.2019
Module code: DFMCE-160
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P630-0129
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
4VU (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
6
Semester: 1
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written exam

[updated 28.09.2020]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

BIMA140 (P110-0115) Civil and structural engineering, Master, ASPO 01.04.2012 , semester 1, optional course
BIMA140 (P110-0115) Civil and structural engineering, Master, ASPO 01.04.2015 , semester 1, optional course,
BIMA140 (P110-0115) Civil and structural engineering, Master, ASPO 01.10.2017 , semester 1, optional course,
DFMCE-160 (P630-0129) Civil Engineering, Master, ASPO 01.10.2019 , semester 1, mandatory course,
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 180 hours (equivalent to 6 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 135 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Cypra
Lecturer: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Cypra

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Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will:
_ have acquired the technical competence to design systems for rail-bound traffic and implement them in practical designs.
_ be able to apply the special features characteristic for the operation of such transport systems and the legal principles, as well as the scientific findings to practice-oriented problems.


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Module content:
_ Overview of rail-bound transportation systems
_ Legal principles, definitions
_ Designing railway systems in terms of their position and elevation  (driving dynamics, routing, switches, railway crossings)
_ Operational infrastructure
_ Dimensioning the superstructure
_ Technical equipment (signalling systems, overhead line, block division)
_ Planning for railways (HOAI, approval procedure, tender)


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Recommended or required reading:
EBO: Eisenbahn Bau- und Betriebsordnung mit Kommentar von Thoma, Dr.-Ing. Alfons, Hestra Verlag;
Fiedler: Bahnwesen, Werner-Verlag
Matthews, Volker: Bahnbau, Vieweg + Teubner- Verlag
Schiemann, Wolfgang: Schienenverkehrstechnik, Vieweg + Teubner- Verlag

[updated 28.09.2020]
 
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