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Technical University of Munich

Design of Transportation Networks

In the Master Study program of Transportation Systems, the Chair of Road, Railway and Airfield Construction offers the following lectures during Elective Module 11: Design of Transportation Networks:

Construction of Traffic Infrastructure

Number 820800038
Type lecture
Duration 3 SWS
Term Sommersemester 2023
Language of instruction English
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Description

Principles of design and construction of roads, railways and airfield pavements;Earthworks and other substructures, water drainage, frost protection, base layers, asphalt and concrete pavements, ballasted and ballastless tracks; maintenance and re-construction; material properties and procedures of construction
Intention/aim of the course:
Knowledge of fundamentals and requirements concerning design and construction of traffic infrastructure systems ;

Teaching and learning methods

Examination: written, unsplit examination without additives

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Road design

Number 240818260
Type lecture with integrated exercises
Duration 3 SWS
Term Wintersemester 2023/24
Language of instruction English
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Objectives

At the end of the module students are able to apply pavement design tools and calculation methods for concrete and asphalt pavements for road, rail and other application. Students are able to evaluate environmental impacts to pavement performance and durability.

Description

Pavement design;
Pavement modelling and calculation tools; Asphalt and concrete pavement design
Environmental impact on pavement performance and durability;
Design of pavements for ballastless track application, for container terminals and other infrastructure receiving special loading;
Design of air-side pavements for airports (Runways, taxiways and aprons)
Pavement management and maintenance

Prerequisites

Content of the lecture "Construction of traffic infrastructure", offered in summer term

Examination

Written examination with helping material, 60min, About 3 to 5 calculation tasks and additionally 5 to 10 general questions

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Rail design

Number 240814878
Type lecture with integrated exercises
Duration 3 SWS
Term Wintersemester 2023/24
Language of instruction English
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Objectives

Introduction into layout criteria, design tools and calculation methods for permanent ways and ballastless tracks

Description

Horizontal and vertical track alignment (Standards and requirement)
Turnouts; Station design and signalling
Track modelling and calculations; Ballastless track
Environmental impacts; Green tracks; Noise and vibrations

Examination

Schriftliche Prüfung mit Hilfsmitteln, 60min, Ca. 3 bis 5 Berechnungsaufgaben und zusätzlich ca. 5 bis 10 allgemeine Fragen

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Air Transport and Airports

Number 0000000417
Type lecture
Duration 3 SWS
Term Wintersemester 2023/24
Language of instruction English
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Objectives

Studying flight operation and its resulting impact on airport design. The students are able to understand the requirements at airports resulting from the flight dynamics of an aircraft system. Students are able to apply the discussed methods of dimensioning and design of airfields and analyze and evaluate airfield constructions.

Description

- Aircraft characteristics (technical and operational aspects) and development
- Physical behavior of an aircraft (nomenclature, coordinate systems, equations of motion, state space model and modeling, external forces)
- Flight dynamics at the flight phases takeoff and landing
- Introduction to the flight operations (cockpit instruments / layout, radio beacons, instrument landing system ILS, multi-crew concept, weather, weight and balance)
- Aircraft and propulsion system,
- Airport operation, airline operation, air traffic control, safety and airworthiness in air traffic,
- Legal aspects of air transport
- Layouts and dimensions for international airports; General installations; Layout and configuration of terminal buildings, aprons, taxiways and runways;
- Aircraft loads and design features for airside pavements; Aircraft and Pavement Classification ACN-PCN.

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