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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.
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Instructor of Record:
Dr. Hai Huang
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