CEE 409 OL4 - Railroad Track Engineering

Fall 2021

TitleRubricSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Railroad Track EngineeringCEE409OL458940ONL41400 - 1520 T R     Conrad Ruppert, Jr
J. Riley Edwards

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

4 hours

Prerequisites

A course in Transportation Engineering (CEE 310).

Last updated

6/9/2021