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232.029 Railway-simulation
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2024W, SE, 2.0h, 2.0EC, to be held in blocked form

TUWEL course available from: 03.10.2024 00:00.

Properties

Semester hours: 2.0
Credits: 2.0
Type: SE Seminar
Format: Presence

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of the course, students are able to

use the OpenTrack software to simulate railway operations
use the FBS software to create timetables
compare different operating concepts and justify which one achieves the objectives better
reproduce the content of thematically relevant scientific articles
critically scrutinise scientific articles

Subject of course

Introduction in computer-aided solving of questions of railway-operations.

Teaching methods

Mandatory introductory lecture for all seminar participants. If participation in the introductory lecture is not possible, participation in the seminar will be refused.

Different dates are available for the seminar day. The seminar day takes place in the offices of the Research Department for Railways, Transport Economics and Ropeways.

Mode of examination

Immanent

Additional information

Zuordnung im Masterstudium Bauingenieurwesen (Studienkennzahl: 066 505):
Modul 2 der Vertiefungsrichtung Verkehr & Mobilität;
Modul 3 der anderen Vertiefungsrichtungen

TUWEL-Kurs

Unterlagen für die Vorlesung werden im TUWEL-Kurs zur Verfügung gestellt.

Corona

Aufgrund der Platzverhältnisse und der engen seminarartigen Zusammenarbeit empfehlen wir, während der gesamten Lehrveranstaltung eine Maske zu tragen sowie vor den Seminarhalbtagen einen PCR-Test durchzuführen.

Please consider the plagiarism guidelines of TU Wien when writing your seminar paper: Directive concerning the handling of plagiarism (PDF)

Lecturers

Lagler, Markus

Institute

E230 Institute of Transportation

Course dates

Day	Time	Date	Location	Description
Fri	16:00 - 18:00	04.10.2024	Seminarraum AA 03 - 1	VERPFLICHTENDER Einführungsvortrag Bahnsimulation
Fri	16:00 - 19:00	06.12.2024	HS 14A Günther Feuerstein	Bahnsimulation / Endpräsentation Projektausarbeiten

Course is held blocked

Examination modalities

The assessment consists of four parts, each of which counts for 25% of the overall grade:

Completion of exercises with OpenTrack (on site)
Elaboration of a project with FBS (at home)
Presentation of the FBS project
Guided discussion of two scientific articles to be read individually

All parts can be repeated. Repeat dates are agreed individually between lecturers and students and take place in the same semester as the course.

Attendance is compulsory.

Group dates

Group	Day	Time	Date	Location	Description
Gruppe 1	Fri	09:00 - 12:00	08.11.2024	Institutsräumlichkeiten Karlsplatz 13 (AA0322A)	232.029 Railway simulations Gruppe 1
Gruppe 2	Wed	16:15 - 19:15	06.11.2024	Institutsräumlichkeiten Karlsplatz 13 (AA0322A)	232.029 Railway simulations Gruppe 2
Gruppe 3	Tue	09:00 - 12:00	05.11.2024	Institutsräumlichkeiten Karlsplatz 13 (AA0322A)	232.029 Railway-simulation Gruppe 3
Gruppe 4	Tue	13:00 - 16:00	05.11.2024	Institutsräumlichkeiten Karlsplatz 13 (AA0322A)	232.029 Railway-simulation Gruppe 4

Course registration

Begin	End	Deregistration end
15.09.2024 08:00	04.10.2024 16:15	15.10.2024 23:59

Precondition

The student must have at least 1 of the course(s) completed listed below:

Group Registration

Group	Registration From	To
Gruppe 1	05.10.2024 08:00	15.10.2024 23:59
Gruppe 2	05.10.2024 08:00	15.10.2024 23:59
Gruppe 3	05.10.2024 08:00	15.10.2024 23:59
Gruppe 4	05.10.2024 08:00	15.10.2024 23:59

Curricula

Study Code	Obligation	Semester	Precon.	Info
066 505 Civil Engineering Science	Mandatory elective
066 510 Management of Infrastructure	Not specified	3. Semester

Literature

Theeg, G.; Vlasenko, S. (eds.): Railway Signalling and Interlocking: International Compendium. 3rd edition, PMC Media 2019

Hansen, I. A.; Pachl, J. (eds.): Railway Timetabling & Operations. Analysis - Modelling - Optimisation - Simulation - Performance Evaluation. 2nd edition. Eurailpress 2014

Previous knowledge

For the registration and the participation in the seminar railway simulation the prior completion of the course Railway Engineering 2 (course no. 230.039) is recommended. Students of other study programmes can participate in case of enough places left. Please send an email to the instructor in this case.