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MEC448 - Railway Engineering and Sustainable Transport

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By: Siobhan Woolley
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Decks in this class (19)

1 - Intro and Background
Categories the rail industry can ...,
Uk legislation,
Eu legislation now uk law
30  cards
2 - Priorities and Drivers for Rail in Multi-Modal Transport
Change in 1830,
Outcomes of the rail technical st...,
Four c s challenges
21  cards
3 - Rail Materials and Metallurgy
When were rails first introduced,
When were rails introduced in the uk,
Types of rail profiles
30  cards
4 - Wheel-Rail Contact Mechanics
Two cases of rail wheel contact,
What can the stress in the contac...,
What does contact patch size depe...
24  cards
5 - Friction and Braking
Define friction,
What is friction influenced by,
Why is the sign function present ...
32  cards
6 - Wear of Rails and Wheels
Define wear,
Influences on wear of rails and w...,
Define tribological system
32  cards
7 - Fatigue Failure of Track - Crack Initiation
Meaning of fatigue failure,
Fatigue failure of rail joints,
Fatigue failure of rail foot
28  cards
8 - Fatigue Failure of Track - Crack Growth
Phase 2 large crack development p...,
Crack propagation,
Phase 2 rcf
17  cards
9 - Rail Support, Bending and Cracks
How much can typical rails withstand,
What does rail bending depend on,
Normal rail deflection compared t...
22  cards
10 - Dealing with Climate Extremes
Effects of extreme climate on rai...,
Track stress relief,
When does rail buckling happen
13  cards
11 - Thermal Aspects of Rail-Wheel Contact
Why heat is generated at the rail...,
Effects of excessive heat,
Appearance of white etching layer
16  cards
12 - Fatigue of Axles
History of axle failures,
Modern cases of axle failure,
Wohler s experiment
27  cards
13 - Network Planning - Speed, Time and Energy
Overview of network planning,
How are energy and power calculated,
What equation is used for propuls...
17  cards
14 - Rail as a Component of Urban Multi-Modal Transport
National trends,
Impact of national trends on tran...,
Impact of covid 19 on transport
11  cards
15 - Crashworthiness
What is crashworthiness,
Purpose of crashworthiness,
Simple 1d train crash model
19  cards
16 - Railway Vehicle Dynamics, Conicity and Stability
History of rail and wheel design,
Current wheel profile design,
Inclined rails
33  cards
17 - Wheel/Rail Damage
Unsprung mass,
Primary suspension,
Bogie frame
25  cards
18 - Aerodynamics and Power Consumption
Perspectives from which to consid...,
When do aerodynamic effects becom...,
Power requirements
26  cards
19 - Noise
Context,
Rail wheel interface noise,
Sources of railway noise
22  cards

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