RAILWAY ENGINEERING (2 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: Summarise about railways such as history and evolution, strength and weakness of railways transportation; Explain about railways signal, switch, train schedule graphic and type of train station; Explain the type of rail structure, components, function of every component and classifications; Calculate the upper structure of rail design with static and dynamic load; Calculate the lower structure of rail design, track ballast, subgrade bearing capacity and drainage; Calculate the railway geometric design, vertical and horizontal alignment, radius of curvature, widening and raising the rail.

Topics:

1. Introduction of Railway Transport and Railway Track;
2. Upper Structure Design;
3. Lower Structure Design;
4. Geometric Design of Railway Track.