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Lecturer(s)
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Voltr Petr, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course deals with specific structural components and systems of railway vehicles with respect to design requirements, functions and current solutions. Overview of topics: 1. Introduction to rail vehicle design 2. Wheelsets of railway vehicles 3. Axle bearings 4. Wheelset guiding 5. Suspension of running gear 6. Bogie to body connection and transmission of horizontal forces 7. Power transmissions and mechanical parts of wheelset drive systems 8. Running gears and bogies of railway vehicles 9. Railway vehicle bodies 10. Draw and buffing gear
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Graphic and art activities
- Contact teaching
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for an exam
- 35 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 95 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge of design of basic structural components of rail vehicles - freight wagons, passenger coaches and powered vehicles. The students are guided to understand the function and design principles of important systems found in vehicles.
During the course, the students gain knowledge on basic mechanical elements of railway vehicles. The students understand their function and role in the complete vehicle system and are capable of acquiring and evaluating information from technical descriptions of vehicles and their components.
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Prerequisites
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Students are assumed to have knowledge from the courses of previous years of study, in particular those dealing with technical drawing and strength of materials.
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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 (the way of compensation of missed lessons to be specified by the teacher) and completion of assigned computational and graphical exercises. The exam consists of writing and oral parts, emphasis being put on graphical expressing of the student (sketching of design components and systems).
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Recommended literature
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Baur, Karl Gerhard. Drehgestelle. Freiburg im Breisgau: EK Verlag, 2006. ISBN 3-88255-147-X.
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Danzer, Jiří. Elektrická trakce I. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita, 2000. ISBN 80-7082-633-9.
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Dostál, Josef. Kolejová vozidla II. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7043-641-7.
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Dostál, Josef. Kolejová vozidla I. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7043-520-5.
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Izer, Jiří. Kolejové vozy. Bratislava: Alfa, 1986.
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Lata, Michael. Konstrukce kolejových vozidel II. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2004. ISBN 80-7194-696-6.
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Pohl R., Novotný C. Železniční vozidla I. Praha: ČVUT, 2002. ISBN 80-01-02622-1.
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Pohl, Rudolf. Dopravní prostředky : uspořádání a stavba.. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2003. ISBN 80-01-02690-6.
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