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Lecturer(s)
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Michálek Tomáš, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Lata Michael, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Voltr Petr, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Infrastructure - overview, design of railway track 2. Infrastructure - track geometry in curves, switches & crossings 3. Rail vehicles - categories, parameters, main parts 4. Rail vehicles - wheelsets and axleboxes 5. Rail vehicles - suspension and wheelset guiding 6. Rail vehicles - power transmission, wheelset drive systems 7. Rail vehicles - running gear, bogies 8. Rail vehicles - carbody (wagons, coaches, locomotives) 9. Traction mechanics - equation of motion of a train 10. Traction mechanics - running resistances 11. Traction mechanics - adhesion, traction characteristics 12. Traction mechanics - braking systems
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Skills training
- Home preparation for classes
- 48 hours per semester
- Preparation for a credit (assessment)
- 14 hours per semester
- Preparation for an exam
- 36 hours per semester
- Participation in classes
- 52 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course is intended for students with general engineering background but without specific knowledge on railway transport. The aim is to provide overview of technical aspects of rail transport, especially vehicles and their movement in track.
After completing the course, students are acquainted with essential concepts of railway engineering, understand technical descriptions and know about main design components of rail vehicles. Students can apply calculations to solve basic tasks of rail vehicle movement.
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Prerequisites
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Students are assumed to have basic knowledge of mathematics and mechanics.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Written examination, Home assignment evaluation
The requirement for credit is active attendance in tutorial lessons and completion of computational and graphical exercises, if assigned. Particular requirements will be specified by the teacher in the first week of semester. The course is concluded by an exam in accordance with the Study and Examination Regulations of the University of Pardubice.
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Recommended literature
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BAUR, Karl, Gerhard. Drehgestelle - Bogies. Germany: EK-Verlag, 2006. ISBN 978-3-88255-147-1.
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Iwnicki, S. et al. Handbook of Railway Vehicle Dynamics. Boca Raton, 2020. ISBN 9781138602854.
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Knothe, K., Stichel, S. Rail Vehicle Dynamics. Cham, 2017. ISBN 978-3-319-45374-3.
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Michálek T., Zelenka J. Traction Mechanics. Pardubice, 2024. ISBN 978-80-7560-503-0.
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Zelenka, Jaromír. Theory of vehicles : study material. Pardubice: University of Pardubice, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7395-751-3.
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