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Railroad Track Practicum

Course ID: 
RTE 403
Delivery Mode: 
Face-to-face
Description: 

Track Practicum covers advanced track topics such as:

  • Track Analysis: where students will be able to learn and use computer tools to conduct quasi-static track stress analysis; it will also cover fundamental Finite Element Analysis procedures for railroad track structures. Dynamic Track analysis including dynamic track modelingand train-track interaction will be introduced.
  •  Track Structures including railroad bridges
  •  Track Location and Maintenance
  •  Passenger, Transit and High Speed Rails

Software such as GEOTRACK, KENTRACK, VAMPIRE, and MatLab will be
used in the computer lab. Triaxial tests will be covered in the Soil lab.

Syllabus: 
Instructor of Record: 
Dr. Hai Huang
Email: 
Institution: