Essays about: "railway"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 530 essays containing the word railway.

  1. 1. Holistic Assessment of Critical Infrastructure Resilience during Disasters (HACIRD) - A case study of the 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquakes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI); Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Erik Kimblad; [2024]
    Keywords : Critical infrastructure; Lifeline; Resilience; Interdependencies; Earthquake; Natural hazards; Turkey; Holistic; Disaster; Framework; Assessment; Empirical; Case study; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : On February 6, 2023, two earthquakes (7.8MW and 7.7MW) struck Turkey within nine hours, resulting in over 50,000 fatalities and significant damage to critical infrastructures (CI) which provide services essential for the functioning of society. READ MORE

  3. 2. Data analytics and machine learning for railway track degradation: Using Bothnia Line track measurements for maintenance forecasting

    University essay from KTH/Väg- och spårfordon samt konceptuell fordonsdesign

    Author : Elie Roudiere; [2024]
    Keywords : Railway; Track geometry; Machine learning; Statistics; Predictive maintenance; Botniabanan; Järnväg; spårgeometri; maskininlärning; statistik; förebyggande underhåll; Botniabanan;

    Abstract : In this paper, a statistical method is developed to improve predictive maintenance on railway track. The problem tackled is being able to predict when the next maintenance event should take place to guarantee a certain track quality class. READ MORE

  4. 3. Vehicle dynamics modelling of electromagnetic suspensions for MAGLEV applications

    University essay from KTH/Väg- och spårfordon samt konceptuell fordonsdesign

    Author : Léa Chatelais; [2024]
    Keywords : MAGLEV; Dynamics; Requirements; Suspension; Vehicle modeling; MATLAB; MAGLEV; Dynamisk; Fordran; Upphängning; Fordon modell; MATLAB;

    Abstract : MAGnetic LEVitation Guidance System (MAGLEV) technology was commercially introduced relatively recently in the guided transport field. It is based on removing the wheels and rails of classic railway systems and supporting and guiding the train with magnets and magnetic forces instead. READ MORE

  5. 4. Optimizing Cyber Security Gap Analysis for Legacy Railway Control Systems : A Proposed New Gap Analysis Process using CIS Benchmarks™

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Weicheng Xu; [2023]
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    Abstract : The global concern over cyber security threats to railway control systems is growing due to the factual and potential threats that could lead to severe consequences, including disruption, derailment, and collision. Legacy railway control systems, which were not originally designed with cyber security in mind, are particularly vulnerable to common cyber attacks. READ MORE

  6. 5. Safety analysis of Railway Transportation of Dangerous goods

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

    Author : Hengxu Liu; [2023]
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    Abstract : In the past decade, the demand for dangerous goods (DG) that can be used forindustrial, farming, mining, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical products has surgedwith the rapid development of industrialization. Almost 55,000 billion tonnekilometersof Dangerous Goods (DG) are transported annually by the railroad,accounting for approximately 51% of the total DG traffic volume in Europe. READ MORE