Civil Engineering for Underground Rail Transport
Civil Engineering for Underground Rail Transport

Author: J. T. Edwards

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2015-12-04

Total Pages: 561

ISBN-13: 1483102548

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Civil Engineering for Underground Rail Transport focuses on civil engineering techniques in underground rail construction. The book first discusses the need for underground rail transport, including justification of underground systems and the techniques of civil engineering in underground construction. The text looks at civil engineering aspects of route planning. Curvature and gradients, drainage, ventilation, working sites, rolling stock depots, and construction materials are discussed. The book also discusses civil engineering aspects of station location and design, ground treatment, and tracks for underground railways. The text then examines cut and cover design and construction in reinforced concrete. Form and layout, construction methods, soil/structure interaction, reinforced concrete design, and design development are described. The compilation also looks at the construction of concrete piling and diaphragm walls, hand-dug caissons or wells, large reinforced concrete caissons, and immersed-tube and precast concrete tunnels. Tunneling machines and types of tunnels are also described. The book is a good source of information for readers interested in civil engineering.

Railway Engineering
Railway Engineering

Author: Satish Chandra

Publisher:

Published: 2013-02-02

Total Pages: 676

ISBN-13: 9780198083535

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Railway Engineering has been specially designed for undergraduate students of civil engineering. From fundamental topics to modern technological developments, the book covers all aspects of the railways including various modernization plans covering tracks, locomotives, and rolling stock. Important statistical data about the Indian Railways and other useful information have also been incorporated to make the coverage comprehensive. A number of illustrative examples supplement text to aid easy understanding of design methods discussed. The book should also serve the need of students of polytechnics and those appearing of the AMIE examination and would also be a ready reference for railway professionals.

Urban Railways and the Civil Engineer
Urban Railways and the Civil Engineer

Author:

Publisher: Thomas Telford

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780727713377

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Throughout the world, the urban railway has become prominent as a transport facility for large mobile populations in big cities. This volume covers planning, design, construction and maintenance of all categories of urban railways - metros, light rail and heavy rail.

Railway Transportation Systems and Engineering
Railway Transportation Systems and Engineering

Author: Callen Lucas

Publisher:

Published: 2020-09-15

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 9781632409317

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Railways transportation is the means of transfer of passengers and goods using railway systems. It is the safest mode of transit. A railways system is a complex form of engineering. Each system has two major components- the rolling stock or locomotives, and the rail tracks along with their supporting structures and ancillary buildings. Railway signalling is an essential aspect of railway transportation. Railway transportation engineering is responsible for the design, construction and operation of rail transport systems. It encompasses the design and implementation of train control systems, railway systems engineering, control and railway engineering, etc. Efficient railway transportation ensures the continuation of functional supply chain and population mobility. Railway reliability is threatened by an aging infrastructure, security threats, increasing freight costs and inadequate capacity, research in railways transportation systems and engineering is most pertinent in today's scenario. The objective of this book is to give a general view of the different railway transportation systems, and their engineering. It covers in detail some existing theories and innovative concepts revolving around railway transportation. This book is a resource guide for experts as well as students.

The Civil Engineering of Canals and Railways before 1850
The Civil Engineering of Canals and Railways before 1850

Author: Michael M. Chrimes

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-09-08

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 1351892630

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Between 1750 and 1850 the British landscape was transformed by a transport revolution which involved engineering works on a scale not seen in Europe since Roman times. While the economic background of the canal and railway ages are relatively well known and many histories have been written about the locomotives which ran on the railways, relatively little has been published on how the engineering works themselves were made possible. This book brings together a series of papers which seek to answer the questions of how canals and railways were built, how the engineers responsible organised the works, how they were designed and what the role of the contractors was in the process.

Railway Track Engineering
Railway Track Engineering

Author: J. S. Mundrey

Publisher: Tata McGraw-Hill Education

Published: 2009-10-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780070680128

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Railway Track Engineering presents conventional methods of track construction, maintenance and monitoring, along with modern sophisticated track machines. It also comprehensively covers design details and specifications of important track componentsChanges in the revised edition include:Explanation of the hitherto little understood phenomenon of rolling contact fatigue in rails and practical steps to deal with it. New technology of alumino-thermic rail welding. New guidelines for ultrasonic rail flaw detection. Ballastless track for metros, mainlines and washable aprons. Track standards for ultra high-speed lines in India. Track structure for Dedicated Freight Corridors. Technology of fully mechanized track construction with the deployment of simple track laying equipment to highly sophisticated track-laying trains.Richly illustrated with photographs and line drawings, this book will be useful to professionals and students.