Transport Systems Engineering

1) Introduction ed educational aims 2) Railway infrastructure 3) Motion resistances 4) Timetable definition and train composition 5) Signalling functions and typologies 6) Train integrity equipment and level crossing protection 7) Station layouts 8) Station interlocking systems 9) Criteria and methods for maintenance 10) Operation regularity 11) Lines operation 12) Simple nodes operation 13) Complex nodes operation 14) Stations capacity calculation 15) Marshalling yards 16) Metro systems

Principles and methods of physics and mathematics.

Written lecture made available online by the teacher

Frontal lectures and practices completed by technical visits

Active presence in the classroom and participation to visits and seminars

Oral discussion with presentation of project works

Included in the written lectures

Railway vehicles (60 hours = 25 lectures + 25 applications + 10 field trips) VE1. Adhesion VE2. Wheel-rail interaction and running along curves VE3. Vehicle design VE4. Axle load distribution VE5. Running quality VE6. Construction of T-V curves VE7. Commercial speed VE8. Diesel traction VE9. Electric Traction VE10. Electrical Power substations VE11. Braking systems VE12. Depots and maintenance centers

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Handouts available at the URL: https://web.uniroma1.it/cdaingtrasporti/railway-engineering-0

The course comprises the following didactic models: - lectures, targeting the development of knowledge and understanding, including the description of systems, components, related mathematical models, and the ability to sustain a dialog on vehicle design issues - project work and group work, applying the knowledge and understanding gained for vehicle-mechanics problem-solving, graphical representation of the vehicle system and its components - field trips, supporting the lectures in the development of system and component knowledge

Attendance is not an assessment criterion.

Open-stimulus, open-ended-question oral exam The exam a session regarding the railway-vehicle part of the syllabus. The overall duration is variable and does not exceed 25 minutes. The objective of the exam is the assessment of a sample of at least one knowledge element of the syllabus, the ability to dialog on railway vehicle design issues, and one knowledge-application element acquired in the project work (application of basic physics to railway vehicle problems).