KSU5317 Railway Superstructure CalculationsBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs URBAN SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, THESIS)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
URBAN SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, THESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
KSU5317 Railway Superstructure Calculations Fall 3 0 3 12
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Assist. Prof. NİLGÜN CAMKESEN
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: In this course, existing, constructing and planning railway projects, construction methods of railway projects, usage materials and equipments are investigated with current examples.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
This course gives integrated information with 'Railways' course in licence programmes and 'Urban Railway Systems' in master programmes.

Course Content

The aim of the course is to introduce the poject components for railway systems and to idetify the relationships between these components and demonstrate through applications. Selection of project standards for railway systems; traffic calculations; selection of pulling and being pulled vehicles and train formation; route investigation; geometric and physical design of the railway; components of traffic control systems and corresponding calculations; calculations for project costs.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Railway Systems
2) Railway Systems
3) Railway Planning
4) Railway Projects
5) Railway Projects
6) Railway Advantages
7) Railway Superstructure
8) Railway Superstructure
9) Railway Superstructure
10) Railway Costs
11) Railway Advantages-2
12) Railway Projects-2
13) Railway Advantages-3
14) Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Derste Verilen Notlar / Lecture Notes
References: Modern Railway Track, Second Edition Esveld, C. 2001

Demiryolu Üstyapısı Erel, A. 2005

Demiryolunun Tarihsel Gelişimi ve Demiryolu Üstyapısı Erkul, C 2002

Gleisdynamik Knothe, K. 2001

Demiryolu Üstyapısının Dinamik Analizi Yalcin, S.N. 2006

Ankara Metrosu 3. Aşama İşleri İçin Rijit Üstyapı Seçeneklerinin
Araştırılması Erel, A. 2002

Ankara Metrosu 3. Aşama İşleri Travers Aralıklarının Dinamik Analizle
Tahkiki Erel, A. 2003

In-service Evaluation of Four Types of Damped Subway Car Wheels Manning, J.E. 1985

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 10 % 0
Quizzes 4 % 10
Homework Assignments 5 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 10 6 60
Homework Assignments 5 20 100
Quizzes 4 10 40
Midterms 1 30 30
Final 1 40 40
Total Workload 270

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Improving and enhancing information in expertise level on the concept of transportation licence level abilities in terms of transportation department and related departments. 5
2) Having detailed information about current technics, methods and their constraints in transportation engineering. 5
3) Estabilishing engineering problems, improving methods for solution, implementing new methods in solutions 5
4) Completing and implementing information with limited datas, integrating informations of different discipline datas
5) Estabilishing engineering problems, improving methods for solution, implementing new methods in solutions
6) New/origin idea and method implementing, improving new solutions in system, part and process designs.
7) Understanding process and results of studies, presenting the datas oral and written in related department on national and international scales, understanding a foreign language, having speaking, writing and reading level at least Europan Language Portfolio B2.
8) Understanding social and environmental phases of technological implementations. Listing ability of current technics, methods, effects, constraints and results of technological implementations.
9) Considering social-scientific-ethic values in collecting-understanding-implementing-presenting phases and all activities.
10) Having information detailed and deeply by implemented researching in technology, evaluating and implementing of information
11) Developing method for defined technological problems and implementing innovative methods in solutions.
12) Modelling and implementing of experimental investigations, solving of complex cases in this process