Academy of Technical and
Art Applied Studies Belgrade

Railway Construction, Maintenance, and Inspection Vehicles Course code: 117071 | 5 ECTS credits

Basic information
Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study: 3
Semester: 5
Requirements:
Goal: To gain knowledge about the basics of railway mechanization to perform works on the railway, and measuring vehicles for testing and assessing the condition of the railway.
Outcome: Upon completion of this course, students are able to identify the main assemblies of railway vehicles, to explain their purpose. To apply this knowledge in maintenance of railway vehicles.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
  1. Classification of rail vehicles according to their purpose and construction
  2. Transport and propulsion rail vehicles
  3. Basic functional-exploitation characteristics of railway vehicles and railway mechanization
  4. Track adjustment machines
  5. Measuring vehicles for testing and assessing the condition of the railway.
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
  1. Exercises define the elements for the preparation of a seminar paper for the specific vehicle. At the field exercises, students get acquainted with specific rail vehicles and the technological process of working with them.
Textbooks and References
  1. Mirković, S., Građevinska mehanizacija, Građevinska knjiga, Beograd, 2005.
  2. Aleksandrov, V., Železnička vučena vozila, Želnid, 2000
  3. Aleksandrov, V., Održavanje železničkih vozila, Želnid, 2000.
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures: 2
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
Points
Written exam
0
Oral exam
0