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Railway Engineering

Prof. Rajat Rastogi · IIT Roorkee

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Lectures

Week 0

  1. Lecture 01 Introduction Video
  2. Lecture 02 Permanent Way Video
  3. Lecture 03 Gauges Video
  4. Lecture 04 Wheels and Axles, Locomotives, Wagons Video
  5. Lecture 05 Wagons, Coning of Wheels Video

week-02

  1. Lecture 06: Rail Sections Video
  2. Lecture 07: Rail Length, Tests & Failures Video
  3. Lecture 08: Sleepers – Density & Spacing Video
  4. Lecture 09: Sleepers – Types & Uses Video
  5. Lecture 10: Ballast Cushion Video

week-03

  1. Lecture 11: Traction and Resistances Video
  2. Lecture 12: Resistances Video
  3. Lecture 13: Hauling Capacity & Tractive Effort Video
  4. Lecture 14: Hauling Capacity Numerical Video
  5. Lecture 15: Track Modulus & Relief of Stresses Video

week-04

  1. Lecture 16: Track Stresses – Vertical Lateral Longitudinal Video
  2. Lecture 17: Track Stresses - Rails Video
  3. Lecture 18: Track Stresses – Rails & Sleepers Video
  4. Lecture 19: Track Stresses – Ballast Formation Video
  5. Lecture 20: Joints in Rails – Types & Requirements Video

week-05

  1. Lecture 21: Joints in Rails – Insulated & Welded Video
  2. Lecture 22: Joints in Rails – Flash Butt Weld Video
  3. Lecture 23: SWR Rails Video
  4. Lecture 24: Creep in Rails Video
  5. Lecture 25: Buckling, Hogging, Battering, Corrosion & Corrugation Video

week-06

  1. Lecture 26: Corrosion, Corrugation and Rail Failures - I Video
  2. Lecture 27: Rail Failures II Video
  3. Lecture 28: Rail Failures and Wears Video
  4. Lecture 29: Rail Wears Video
  5. Lecture 30: Permissible Wear, LWR & CWR Video

week-07

  1. Lecture 31: LWR and CWR Video
  2. Lecture 32: Fastenings – Rail to Rail Video
  3. Lecture 33: Fastenings – Rail to Sleeper (Elastic) Video
  4. Lecture 34: Fastenings – Rail to Sleeper (Others) Video
  5. Lecture 35: Track Alignment Video

week-08

  1. Lecture 36: Speed on Track Video
  2. Lecture 37: Circular Curve on Track Video
  3. Lecture 38: Superelevation on Track - I Video
  4. Lecture 39: Superelevation on Track – II & Transition Curves - I Video
  5. Lecture 40: Transition Curves – II, Extra Clearances Video

week-09

  1. Lecture 41: Widening of Gauge & Vertical Curves Video
  2. Lecture 42: Realignment of Curves Video
  3. Lecture 43: Turnouts, Points & Crossings - I Video
  4. Lecture 44: Turnouts, Points & Crossings - II Video
  5. Lecture 45: Crossings and Turnout Design Video

week-10

  1. Lecture 46: Turnout Design & Maintenance Video
  2. Lecture 47: Track Junctions & Design - I Video
  3. Lecture 48: Track Junctions & Design II Video
  4. Lecture 49: Signaling - I Video
  5. Lecture 50: Signaling - II Video

week-11

  1. Lecture 51: Signaling - III Video
  2. Lecture 52: Interlocking Systems - I Video
  3. Lecture 53: Interlocking Systems - II Video
  4. Lecture 54: Interlocking Systems - III Video
  5. Lecture 55: Interlocking Systems - IV Video
  6. Lecture 56: Train Control Systems - I Video
  7. Lecture 57: Train Control Systems - II Video

week-12

  1. Lecture 58: Stations, Yards, Level Crossings Video
  2. Lecture 59: Track Maintenance I Video
  3. Lecture 60: Track Maintenance II Video
  4. Lecture 61: Track Maintenance III Video
  5. Lecture 62: Track Maintenance IV Video
  6. Lecture 63: Track Renewals and Drainage Video
  7. Lecture 64: High Speed Tracks Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Roorkee
Department
Civil Engineering
Teacher
Prof. Rajat Rastogi
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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