COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RAILWAY ENGINEERING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5058 RAILWAY ENGINEERING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SERHAN TANYEL

Offered to

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Course Objective

The aim of the course to give knowledge about railways, railway vehicles and geometrical properties of railway route. Also it will give knowledge about railway superstructure design principles and traffic estimation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To recognize and classify railway vehicles, railway transport properties and activities.
2   To describe necessary facilities and features for railway infrastructure.
3   Railway capacities and estimate the factors with main lines that affect the capacity.
4   To compare railway superstructure design methods.
5   To identify deformations in railway superstructure, to decide about maintenance and repair methods.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Railway Engineering Benefits of Railways Historical Development of Railways
2 Classification of Railways Types of Operating Types of Vehicle and Their Properties
3 Attraction Mechanic Homework assignment
4 Resistance to Moving Vehicles Types of Applications of Moving Equation
5 Route Definitions Related With Route Elements and Geometric Properties
6 Standard Route Elements and Geometric Properties
7 Standard Route Elements Slopes
8 Curves and superelevation
9 Transition Curves Wide and Number Of Route Cross Sections Standard Dimensions
10 The Railway Route Survey Preliminary Project Studies
11 Properties of Railway Elements Poses Construction Techniques of Routes
12 Traffic Possible Traffic
13 Incomes
14 Homework Submission and Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
ÜNSAÇ, N. (1972): "Demiryolları ders Notları", E.Ü:M.B.F. Mühendislik ve Mimarlık Yüksek Okulu, Izmir
Materials:
Presentations, course notes.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The visual presentations and presentation slides.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.20 + MTE 2 * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.20 + MTE 2 * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-2-3: Consideration with mid-term exams and final exam
LO 4-5: Consideration with homework assignments

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Serhan TANYEL: serhan.tanyel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The course schedule will be announced by the faculty member is created.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 35 35
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 188

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1542
LO.2432
LO.3234
LO.453
LO.5344

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