Essays about: "railway infrastructure"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 111 essays containing the words railway infrastructure.

  1. 31. The Resilience of the Rail System for International Freight in Öresund Region in Case of Major Disruptions

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

    Author : Sneha Gosavi; [2021]
    Keywords : Öresund Fixed Link; Capacity constraints; Freight trains; Simulation; Fast förbindelse Öresund; Kapacitetsbegränsningar; godståg; simulering iv;

    Abstract : Rail Transport has held an important place in the European economy. Several problems plague rail freight. We frequently hear about train disruptions, whether it is due to a signal failure or an infrastructure breakdown, most of which have caused significant issues for both passengers and cargo. READ MORE

  3. 32. The Recognition of Social Sustainability : A Case Study within Swedish Railway Infrastructure

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Elin Rambäck; [2021]
    Keywords : sustainability; social sustainability; infrastructure; railway; project; planning; management; development; social-ecological; power; distributive justice; citizen perspective;

    Abstract : As social sustainability has lacked recognition and consideration within physical planning since the establishment of the sustainability definition, this thesis seeks to investigate its role within a railway infrastructure’s physical planning process and project management. The study evaluates the specific case of the East Link, section Södertälje-Trosa, because it is a current project that has been ongoing for a long period of time. READ MORE

  4. 33. Roslagsbanan: A capacity comparison between the current ATC system and the implementation of a CBTC system

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

    Author : Chrysostomos Sofroniou; [2021]
    Keywords : Roslagsbanan; CBTC; moving block; fixed block; safe braking curve; capacity; Roslagsbanan; CBTC; rörligt block; fast block; säker bromskurva; kapacitet;

    Abstract : Communications-based train control (CBTC) aims to improve headways in the railway systems while maintaining or even improving safety. By means of the CBTC systems, the exact position of a train is known more accurately than the traditional signalling systems. READ MORE

  5. 34. Monitoring and Modelling of the Abiskojåkka Bridge

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Byggkonstruktion och brand

    Author : Kasper Furenstam; [2020]
    Keywords : Prestressed bridge; Abisko; Monitoring; thermal effects; FEM;

    Abstract : The infrastructure of today is getting older and problems caused by deterioration over time is affecting the service life of these structures. In Sweden most of the existing bridges were constructed 60 to 70 years ago, rising the need to determine the state of health of the bridges as the maintenance costs will increase heavily. READ MORE

  6. 35. A Machine Learning-Based Approach for Fault Detection of Railway Track and its Components

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Drift, underhåll och akustik

    Author : Johnny Asber; [2020]
    Keywords : Condition Based Maintenance in Railway; Machine Learning; Deep Learning; ResNet-50;

    Abstract : The hard equation of railway safety versus the high commercial profits can only be achieved through the use of new inspection methods supported by modern technologies. The track and its components can have different types of troubles, such as rail surface defects, broken sleepers, missing fasteners, and irregular ballast levels. READ MORE