Research fields
Field of Activity:
The initial point of designing railway facilities is their remit on traffic and operation that provides the basis for the functional model of a railway installation as well as of its particular components. The design task can either be the new construction of railway facilities or their rebuilding accompanied by the adaptation of operational changes and/or rationalisation works. In order to find sustainable solutions an integrated approach to traffic processes, railway facilities, signalling technologies and environmental aspects is needed in context with the surrounding railway network. Simulation processes and CAD are helpful instruments for an iterative planning process that provides feedback loops in order to gain a balanced solution and to cover the relevant aspects of all involved specialist areas.
Stresses in Subject Area:
- Track layout of lines and stations in respect to necessities in traffic, operation and construction using up-to-date software tools (e.g. operational simulations, CAD)
- Design of railway facilities regarding line layout and civil engineering
- Examination and evaluation of elements and parameters concerning line layout and station design
- Clearance tests on trams and all types of railways
- Studies on railway infrastructure, line concepts and bi-mode operation concepts for tram and railway
Further Fields of Activity:
- Definition and enhancement of evaluation standards for railway facilities
- Integration of planning tools and data bases
Recent Projects:
- Preliminary studies on new lines within the European high performance railway network
- Feasibility study on the enhancement of the rail-bound urban traffic in an Asian metropolis
- Feasibility study on layout and construction of a rapid-transit railway line in Germany
- Kinematic clearance tests on bottlenecks in tram and suspended railways networks
- Development of key figures evaluating railway infrastructure and operation
- Scientific attendance of a major enhancement and rationalisation project in railway infrastructure