Railway Systems Engineering: Security Concerns
Railway Systems Engineering: Security Concerns

Author: Marshall Roy

Publisher:

Published: 2015-01-19

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781632404381

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This book is an important source of information on railway systems engineering. In railway applications, performance studies are important for increasing the durability of railway systems. One of the main objectives is to validate whether the working conditions are reliable and safe. This task not only requires analysis of the whole traction chain, but also needs authentication that the railway infrastructure is efficiently working. Therefore, many tests for detecting any dysfunctions on their proper operation have been developed. This book discusses the various basics of railway traction, providing suggestions on exploratory approaches to spot any dysfunctions as well as reliability and safety issues. This book aims to serve as a valuable reference for students, educators, scientists, faculty members, researchers, and engineers.

Railway Safety, Reliability, and Security: Technologies and Systems Engineering
Railway Safety, Reliability, and Security: Technologies and Systems Engineering

Author: Flammini, Francesco

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2012-05-31

Total Pages: 487

ISBN-13: 146661644X

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Human errors, as well as deliberate sabotage, pose a considerable danger to passengers riding on the modern railways and have created disastrous consequences. To protect civilians against both intentional and unintentional threats, rail transportation has become increasingly automated. Railway Safety, Reliability, and Security: Technologies and Systems Engineering provides engineering students and professionals with a collection of state-of-the-art methodological and technological notions to support the development and certification of ‘real-time safety-critical’ railway control systems, as well as the protection of rail transportation infrastructures.

Reliability, Safety, and Security of Railway Systems. Modelling, Analysis, Verification, and Certification
Reliability, Safety, and Security of Railway Systems. Modelling, Analysis, Verification, and Certification

Author: Alessandro Fantechi

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-11-06

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 331968499X

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This volume constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Reliability, Safety and Security of Railway Systems, RRSRail 2017, held in Pistoia, Italy, in November 2017. The 16 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 34 submissions. They are organized in topical sections named: communication challenges in railway systems; formal modeling and verification for safety; light rail and urban transit; and engineering techniques and standards. The book also contains one keynote talk in full-paper length.

Railway Safety, Reliability, and Security
Railway Safety, Reliability, and Security

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9781621989448

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"This book provides engineering students and professionals with a collection of state-of-the-art methodological and technological notions to support the development and certification of 'real-time safety-critical' railway control systems, as well as the protection of rail transportation infrastructures"--

Safety and Security in Railway Engineering
Safety and Security in Railway Engineering

Author: G. Sciutto

Publisher: WIT Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1845644964

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The book comprises a number of research papers presented at several Computers in Railways Conferences. It has been compiled by Giuseppe Sciutto, from Università degli Studi di Genova, and contains selected papers originating from different countries, such as France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Spain, USA, and Taiwan. There is a strong lack of agreement regarding the safety approaches adopted by different transportation modes while the sudden increased demands for security for both freight and passengers has provided a more uniform methodological approach. The papers in this volume give an overview of the current state-of-the-art analytical approaches, methods and simulation tools for the modelling and analysis of the safety and security of transport networks. Topics include e.g. the role of the notified bodies in the process of the railway liberalization, safety at the platform, computer architectures and safety integrity level apportionment, potential dangerous object detection on railway ballast using digital image processing, as well as taking advantage of some complementary modelling methods to meet critical system requirement specifications.

Managing Risks in the Railway System
Managing Risks in the Railway System

Author: Konstantinos Tzanakakis

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-01-23

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 3030662667

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This book offers a comprehensive and practice-oriented guide to risk management, with a special emphasis on the physical and environmental risks related to the operations of railway systems. It is intended to provide a roadmap for managing the risk by controlling safety. Starting with a concise historical introduction and by presenting basic concepts of risk management, the book describes in turn the railway systems and their complexity. Then, it goes in depth into the process of risk management, describing the main elements, from risk identification, analysis and assessment to risk monitoring and communication. Different risk assessment techniques are reviewed in detail, and the main components of a risk management plan are presented. The book concludes with an introduction to health risk management, describing strategies for performing health risk assessments for staff in safety-critical positions. Based on the conviction that controlling safety is the main strategy in managing risk, and on the fact that the systems we would like to control are complex ones, this book provides transport and safety engineers with the necessary knowledge to effectively managing the risks of the railway system.

Railway Infrastructure Security
Railway Infrastructure Security

Author: Roberto Setola

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-03-26

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 3319044265

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This comprehensive monograph addresses crucial issues in the protection of railway systems, with the objective of enhancing the understanding of railway infrastructure security. Based on analyses by academics, technology providers and railway operators, it explains how to assess terrorist and criminal threats, design countermeasures, and implement effective security strategies. In so doing, it draws upon a range of experiences from different countries in Europe and beyond. The book is the first to be devoted entirely to this subject. It will serve as a timely reminder of the attractiveness of the railway infrastructure system as a target for criminals and terrorists and, more importantly, as a valuable resource for stakeholders and professionals in the railway security field aiming to develop effective security based on a mix of methodological, technological and organizational tools. Besides researchers and decision makers in the field, the book will appeal to students interested in critical infrastructure protection.

Reliability, Safety, and Security of Railway Systems. Modelling, Analysis, Verification, and Certification
Reliability, Safety, and Security of Railway Systems. Modelling, Analysis, Verification, and Certification

Author: Thierry Lecomte

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-06-14

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 3319339516

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the FirstInternational Conference on Reliability, Safety, and Security of RailwaySystems, RSSRail 2016, held in Paris, France, in June 2016. The 15 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed andselected from 36 initial submissions. The papers cover a wide range oftopics including failure analysis, interlocking verification, formalsystem specification and refinement, security analysis of ERTMS, safetyverification, formalisation of requirements, proof automation,operational security, railway system reliability, risk assessment forERTMS, and verification of EN-50128 safety requirements.

Railway Security
Railway Security

Author: Richard R. Young

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-07-31

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1351643061

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This book provides an overview and assessment of the security risks, both manmade and natural, facing the railways and rail networks. Railroads face significant threats from disasters, but with situational awareness and coordinated effort these can often be substantially minimized. Transportation assets have always been vulnerable to natural disasters, but in the current environment these assets are also a preferred target of human-caused disruption, especially in the form of terrorism, as the events in many other parts of the world have underscored. Railways are not a homogeneous mode of transportation given their various roles in intercity and commuter passenger movement, as well as being a major portion of the freight ton-miles upon which the U.S. economy is highly dependent. Designed to provide advice for railway owners and first responders, this text discusses how to secure hazardous material transport and how to establish guidelines for rail freight operations and rail passenger operations. The book aims to develop an understanding of the unique operating characteristics of railways, the nature and the range of vulnerabilities, the present means for protecting the infrastructure, and the public policy initiatives that are prerequisite for developing a comprehensive appreciation of the magnitude of this issue. The book utilizes case studies of transport disasters to illustrate lessons learned and to provide critical insight into preventative measures. This book will be of great interest to students and practitioners of transportation, technology and engineering, and security management.

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.