Design and Construction of High-Speed Rail Lines

TEACHING UNIT 1. INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINES 1. INTRODUCTION 2. EARTHWORKS 2.1. Embankments and cuttings 2.2. Transition wedges 2.3. Construction Methods 3. HYDROLOGY AND DRAINAGE 3.1. Hydrological Study 3.2. Transverse Drainage 3.3. Longitudinal Drainage 4. LINE LAYOUT 4.1. Geometric Parameters 4.2. Typical cross-sections 5. TUNNELS 5.3. Free section 5.4. Construction methodologies 6. STRUCTURES 6.1. Concrete structures. 6.2. Mixed structures. 6.3. Track-structure interaction. 6.4. Slab track structures. 6.5. Overpasses 7. AFFECTED SERVICES 8. ADDITIONAL WORKS 8.1. Service roads 8.2. Fencing 9. EXPROPRIATIONS 10. ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND SAFETY 10.1. Environment 10.2. Health and safety TEACHING UNIT 2. HIGH-SPEED SUPERSTRUCTURE 1. INTRODUCTION 2. TRACK GEOMETRY 2.1. Cant calculation based on geometric parameters and standard practice 3. TRACK TYPES 3.1. Ballast track 3.2. Slab track 4. TRACK COMPONENTS 4.1. Ballast 4.2. Sleepers 4.3. Fastening system 4.4. Rail 4.5. Turnouts (Switches, crossings, and expansion joints) 4.6. Welding 5. TRACK–STRUCTURE INTERACTION 5.1. Expansion Joints 5.2. Structure–Embankment or Tunnel–Embankment Transitions 5.3. Ballastless Track–Ballasted Track Transitions 6. RAILWAY FACILITIES 6.1. Loops 6.2. Two-way track switching posts (crossover) 6.3. Gauge changeovers TEACHING UNIT 3. ELECTRIFICATION ON HIGH-SPEED LINES 1. HIGH-SPEED ELECTRIFICATION 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Energy and Railway Layout 1.3. Overhead Contact Line 1.4. Characteristics of the Overhead Contact Line 1.5. Specific Equipment 1.6. Substations 1.7. Physical Impact of Electrification Installations on the Cross-Section TEACHING UNIT 4. SIGNALING ON HIGH-SPEED LINES 1. INTRODUCTION 2. SIGNALS 2.1. Examples of signals 3. INTERLOCKS 3.1. Definition 3.2. Basic principles 3.3. Types of interlocks 4. BLOCK SYSTEMS 4.1. Basic principles of block systems 4.2. Types of Blockades 5. TRAIN DETECTION 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Methods for Train Detection 6. CENTRALIZED TRAFFIC CONTROL (CTC) 6.1. CTC Functions 7. IN-CAB SIGNALING – ATP SYSTEMS 7.1. Types of in-cab signaling: 7.2. ATP Systems TEACHING UNIT 5. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGH-SPEED RAILWAYS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Track Types and Evolution 2. NEW FEATURES USED ON HIGH-SPEED LINES 2.1. Civil Engineering 2.2. Energy 2.3. Signaling 3. INNOVATION CENTERS 3.1. Testing Centers 4. Maglev Train 4.2. Hyperloop 5. BIBLIOGRAPHY 5.1. Regulations 5.2. Books and Articles