Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech

Construction of Transport Infrastructure (2500043) – Course 2025/26 PDF

Contents

Objectives, faculty, calendar, evaluation system, bibliography.

Dedication

1h Large group
Total: 1h

Pavement 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.

Dedication

1h Large group + 2h Medium group + 7h Self Study
Total: 10h

Production and quality control. Specifications.

Dedication

1h Large group + 2h 48m Self Study
Total: 3h 48m

Production. Specifications and applications.

Dedication

1h Large group + 2h 48m Self Study
Total: 3h 48m

Preparation of granular bases, laying and compaction, quality control. Specifications.

Dedication

1h Large group + 1h 24m Self Study
Total: 2h 24m

Manufacture, laying and compaction, quality control work. Specifications. Problems of cement treated bases.

Dedication

1h Large group + 2h Medium group + 4h 11m Self Study
Total: 7h 11m

Bituminous surface treatments and slurry seals. Quality control. Specifications. Problems of surface treatments.

Dedication

1h Large group + 3h Medium group + 2h 48m Self Study
Total: 6h 48m

Hot and cold mix asphalt. Design criteria. Laying, compaction and quality control of bituminous mixtures. Specifications. Problems of bituminous mixtures.

Dedication

2h Large group + 4h Medium group + 5h 36m Self Study
Total: 11h 36m

General characteristics. Manufacture, laying, compaction and quality control. Specifications. Cement concrete pavement problems.

Dedication

2h Large group + 2h Medium group + 5h 36m Self Study
Total: 9h 36m

Innovations in materials and work units in road pavements

Dedication

1h Large group + 2h Medium group + 4h 11m Self Study
Total: 7h 11m

Port pavements Airport runways

Dedication

1h Large group + 1h Medium group + 5h 36m Self Study
Total: 7h 36m

Presentation and Introduction

Dedication

2h Large group + 2h 48m Self Study
Total: 4h 48m

Bridges: 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.

Dedication

2h Large group + 2h 48m Self Study
Total: 4h 48m

Start 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.

Dedication

2h Large group + 3h Medium group + 8h 23m Self Study
Total: 13h 23m

Principles of signaling and protection systems. Description of protection systems in conventional lines. First protection systems in high speed lines. ERTMS. Interoperability. ETCS levels.

Dedication

1h Large group + 1h Medium group + 4h 11m Self Study
Total: 6h 11m

ATO, driverless and unattended. ATP Speed Control Systems. Degrees of driving automation: ATO, Driverless, Unattended. CBTC.

Dedication

2h Large group + 2h 48m Self Study
Total: 4h 48m

Criteria 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.

Dedication

2h Large group + 2h 48m Self Study
Total: 4h 48m

Progress charts Itinerary books. Planning of staff shifts and rolling stock cycles. Problems.

Dedication

1h Large group + 3h Medium group + 2h 48m Self Study
Total: 6h 48m

Methodologies for evaluating the capacity of a line. Minimum interval between circulations. Saturation of a line. Measures to increase the capacity of a line. Problems.

Dedication

1h Large group + 3h Medium group + 2h 48m Self Study
Total: 6h 48m

Suburban and regional services. Conventional and high-speed intercity services.

Dedication

1h Large group + 2h Medium group + 4h 11m Self Study
Total: 7h 11m

The railway as a logistics agent. Intermodal transport. Infrastructure and terminals for the transport of goods.

Dedication

1h Large group + 2h Medium group + 5h 41m Self Study
Total: 8h 41m

Typology and evolution of the station. Basic elements to be defined in a railway station.

Dedication

2h Large group + 2h 48m Self Study
Total: 4h 48m