Construction of Transport Infrastructure (2500043) – Course 2025/26 PDF
Contents
Objectives, faculty, calendar, evaluation system, bibliography.
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1h Large groupPavement design Previous operations to earthmoving. Landfills and rockfills. Soil compaction machinery. Quality control. Completion and refinement. Protection against erosion. Specifications implementation . Soil stabilization with lime and cement. Stabilization execution. Specifications. Soil stabilized design, specifications application.
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1h Large group + 2h Medium group + 7h Self StudyProduction and quality control. Specifications.
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1h Large group + 2h 48m Self StudyProduction. Specifications and applications.
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1h Large group + 2h 48m Self StudyPreparation of granular bases, laying and compaction, quality control. Specifications.
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1h Large group + 1h 24m Self StudyManufacture, laying and compaction, quality control work. Specifications. Problems of cement treated bases.
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1h Large group + 2h Medium group + 4h 11m Self StudyBituminous surface treatments and slurry seals. Quality control. Specifications. Problems of surface treatments.
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1h Large group + 3h Medium group + 2h 48m Self StudyHot and cold mix asphalt. Design criteria. Laying, compaction and quality control of bituminous mixtures. Specifications. Problems of bituminous mixtures.
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2h Large group + 4h Medium group + 5h 36m Self StudyGeneral characteristics. Manufacture, laying, compaction and quality control. Specifications. Cement concrete pavement problems.
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2h Large group + 2h Medium group + 5h 36m Self StudyInnovations in materials and work units in road pavements
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1h Large group + 2h Medium group + 4h 11m Self StudyPort pavements Airport runways
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1h Large group + 1h Medium group + 5h 36m Self StudyPresentation and Introduction
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2h Large group + 2h 48m Self StudyBridges: Typology. Specific problems of concrete railway bridges. Main differences between railway and road bridges. Limitation of arrows on railway bridges. Tunnels: Typology and examples. Aerodynamic phenomena. Determination of the cross section.
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2h Large group + 2h 48m Self StudyStart and circulation at constant speed. Resistance to the advance of a vehicle. Towable load for a train at start-up and at constant speed. Resistances to the advance of high speed trains. Power required. Towable load. Main aspects of braking a train. Evolution and development of braking systems. High speed braking. Geometric planning criteria of a line. Geometric parameters for the design of new lines. Influence of the operating system. Problems.
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2h Large group + 3h Medium group + 8h 23m Self StudyPrinciples of signaling and protection systems. Description of protection systems in conventional lines. First protection systems in high speed lines. ERTMS. Interoperability. ETCS levels.
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1h Large group + 1h Medium group + 4h 11m Self StudyATO, driverless and unattended. ATP Speed Control Systems. Degrees of driving automation: ATO, Driverless, Unattended. CBTC.
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2h Large group + 2h 48m Self StudyCriteria for the electrification of a line. Typology of current collection systems. Basic design parameters of the electrification of a line. Problems arising from the pantograph-catenary interaction.
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2h Large group + 2h 48m Self StudyProgress charts Itinerary books. Planning of staff shifts and rolling stock cycles. Problems.
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1h Large group + 3h Medium group + 2h 48m Self StudyMethodologies for evaluating the capacity of a line. Minimum interval between circulations. Saturation of a line. Measures to increase the capacity of a line. Problems.
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1h Large group + 3h Medium group + 2h 48m Self StudySuburban and regional services. Conventional and high-speed intercity services.
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1h Large group + 2h Medium group + 4h 11m Self StudyThe railway as a logistics agent. Intermodal transport. Infrastructure and terminals for the transport of goods.
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1h Large group + 2h Medium group + 5h 41m Self StudyTypology and evolution of the station. Basic elements to be defined in a railway station.
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2h Large group + 2h 48m Self Study