Academy of Technical and
Art Applied Studies Belgrade

Railway vehicles (unpowered) Course code: 117029 | 6 ECTS credits

Basic information
Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study: 2
Semester: 3
Requirements:
Goal: Understanding of different constructions of the railway vehicles (unpowered) ie. passenger cars and freight wagons. The aim of this course is for students to acquire the knowledge necessary to understand the functioning of wagon or coach assemblies. Introduction to railway vehicles regulations.
Outcome: After completion of the course, the students should be able to understand the functional and structural characteristics of various types of rolling stock and tasks and the functioning principles of the assemblies of the railway vehicles. Students should be able to identify actions required to resolve failures in the operation and maintenance of rail vehicles using regulations and standards for the design and maintenance of railway vehicles.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
  1. The functional and structural characteristics of various types of rolling stock
  2. The structural parameters of the vehicle
  3. The inscriptions on rolling stock
  4. Calculation of the rail vehicles gauge
  5. Wheelsets
  6. General characteristics of the elastic suspension system
  7. Damping elements
  8. Corrosion protection
  9. Strength calculation
  10. Equipment of the passenger coaches: doors, windows, stairs
  11. Design loads and allowable stresses for the car body and the bogie frame
  12. Regulations related to railway cars
  13. Specifics of passenger coaches for high speeds
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
  1. 1. Division of rail vehicles. 2. Characteristic wheel profile measurements. 3. Pressed-on or shrunk-on fitting of wheelsets and the wheel tyres on the wheel centers. 4. Design of typical freight wagon bogies and passenger coach bogies. 5. Vehicle gauge calculation. 6. Design of suspension springs system for freight wagon and passenger coach. 7. Design of buffers. 8. Gangway connection systems. 9. Examples of design solutions for different equipment of the wagons.
Textbooks and References
  1. Simić, G., „Vagoni Konstrukcija i proračun“, Mašinski fakultet, Beograd, 2013.
  2. UIC, SRPS, EN i ostali propisi, Pravilnici i Uputstva JŽ iz oblasti železničkih vučenih vozila.
  3. Mijanac, R., „Železnička kola“, Želnid, Beograd, 2000.
  4. Aleksandrov, V., „Železnička vučena vozila“, Želnid, Beograd, 2000.
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures: 3
Practical classes: 2
Other types of classes: 0
Grading (maximum number of points: 100)
Pre-exam obligations
Points
activities during lectures
0
activities on practial excersises
0
seminary work
0
colloquium
0
Final exam
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Written exam
0
Oral exam
0