The Course: Design and Construction of the Infrastructure Subsystem This is your chance to delve into the dynamic world of railway infrastructure. With growing demand for workers in the sector, specialising in this field can open the door to numerous career opportunities. Throughout the course, you will acquire essential skills for comprehensive management of railway projects, ranging from intermodal transport to the construction of tunnels, bridges and viaducts. You will learn how to tackle the challenges of designing and constructing platforms and earthworks, which are essential for the development of sustainable and efficient infrastructure. The online format offers you the flexibility to tailor your learning to your own pace and needs, allowing you to access innovative content from anywhere. Join this course and transform your professional future in the railway infrastructure sector.
Design and construction of the infrastructure subsystem
Civil Engineering and Structures
40 hours
Introduction
Objectives
- To identify the key components of a railway project and its comprehensive management.
- To analyse the importance of intermodality in the design of railway infrastructure.
- To understand the design principles for platforms and earthworks in railway projects.
- To evaluate tunnel construction and design methods in railway contexts.
- To examine the design and construction criteria for bridges and viaducts in railway infrastructure.
- Apply technical knowledge to optimise the management of infrastructure projects.
- To develop the skills needed to integrate intermodal solutions into railway projects.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. RAILWAY PROJECTS AND INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT. INTERMODALITY
Railway projects
Quality management in railway projects
Environmental management in railway projects
Health and safety management in railway projects
Intermodality
TEACHING UNIT 2. FOUNDATION AND EARTHWORKS
Geological and geotechnical phases
Establishment of the platform
Platform protective layers. Seating layers
Clearing and earthworks
Masonry works
TEACHING UNIT 3. TUNNELS
A tunnel project
Tunnel excavation
Traditional excavation methods
Drilling and blasting
Mechanised excavation methods: roadheaders and tunnel boring machines
TEACHING UNIT 4. BRIDGES AND VIADUCTS
The viaduct project
Regulations and charges
Types
The construction of a viaduct
Viaduct reception