KSU5419 Railway SystemsBahçeşehir 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
KSU5419 Railway Systems Spring 3 0 3 8
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: Main objective of the course is giving general information about railway system engineering, infrastructure and superstructure systems and their functions, technical terminology of railway systems engineering.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Course learning outcomes are:

-Technical terminology about railway systems
-Pull mechanics in railway vehicles
-Line parameters
-Railway infrastructure
-Railway vehicles and components
-Railway electrification and signalization
-Railway system vehicles dynamics and control

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 Infrastructure Systems
2) Railway Superstructure Systems
3) Line parameters
4) Railway system vehicles components
5) Power transfer systems
6) Railway system electrification
7) CER power, railway system signalization
8) Railway system vehicle control
9) Bogie and its function
10) Tire and track interaction
11) Derail conditions
12) Dynamic stability of railway system vehicles
13) Braking systems
14) Other auxiliary components and their functions

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Derste Verilen Notlar / Lecture Notes
References: Demiryolu Güngör EVREN 2002 Birsen Yayınları

Practical Railway Engineering C. F. Bonett 2005 Imperial College Press

Toprak İşleri ve Demiryolu Konu ve Problemleri İnal SEÇKİN 2001 Çağatay Yayınları

Railway Engineering USA V.A. Profillidis, 1995 Cambridge University Press


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