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 | Summer semester 2023 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Position within curricula | See TUMonline |
| Dates | See TUMonline |
Admission information
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 ;
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 | Winter semester 2023/24 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Position within curricula | See TUMonline |
| Dates | See TUMonline |
Admission information
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
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
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Rail design
| Number | 240814878 |
|---|---|
| Type | lecture with integrated exercises |
| Duration | 3 SWS |
| Term | Winter semester 2023/24 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Position within curricula | See TUMonline |
| Dates | See TUMonline |
Admission information
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
Turnouts; Station design and signalling
Track modelling and calculations; Ballastless track
Environmental impacts; Green tracks; Noise and vibrations
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Air Transport and Airports
| Number | 0000000417 |
|---|---|
| Type | lecture |
| Duration | 3 SWS |
| Term | Winter semester 2023/24 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Position within curricula | See TUMonline |
| Dates | See TUMonline |
Admission information
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.
- 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.