CEE 409
CEE 409 - Railroad Track Engineering
Spring 2021
Official Description
Railroad track engineering concepts including track component and system design, construction, evaluation, maintenance, load distribution, and wheel-rail interaction. Design and analysis tools for railroad track engineering and maintenance. Field trip to observe railroad track system and components. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: CEE 310.
Subject Area
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Course Description
This course examines railroad track engineering concepts including track component and system design, construction, evaluation, maintenance, load distribution, and wheel-rail interaction. Design and analysis tools for railroad track engineering and maintenance are also covered in this course.
Credit Hours
3 or 4 hours
Prerequisites
A course in Transportation Engineering (CEE 310).
Last updated
12/23/2013