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    The document discusses the geometric design of railway tracks. Key parameters that determine or affect track geometry include gradient, speed, and super-elevation. Track defects can cause train derailments, including defective cross-levels, alignment, gauge, joints, improper super-elevation, curve radius, and speed. Railway track design must suit the load and speed of trains while meeting safety and economic requirements.

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    The document discusses the geometric design of railway tracks. Key parameters that determine or affect track geometry include gradient, speed, and super-elevation. Track defects can cause train derailments, including defective cross-levels, alignment, gauge, joints, improper super-elevation, curve radius, and speed. Railway track design must suit the load and speed of trains while meeting safety and economic requirements.

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    The document discusses the geometric design of railway tracks. Key parameters that determine or affect track geometry include gradient, speed, and super-elevation. Track defects can cause train derailments, including defective cross-levels, alignment, gauge, joints, improper super-elevation, curve radius, and speed. Railway track design must suit the load and speed of trains while meeting safety and economic requirements.

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    The document discusses the geometric design of railway tracks. Key parameters that determine or affect track geometry include gradient, speed, and super-elevation. Track defects can cause train derailments, including defective cross-levels, alignment, gauge, joints, improper super-elevation, curve radius, and speed. Railway track design must suit the load and speed of trains while meeting safety and economic requirements.

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    The key takeaways are that railway track geometry is determined by parameters like gradient, speed and super-elevation. Track defects can cause train derailments and engineers need to be aware of defects and how to remove them to ensure safety.

    The main factors that determine or affect the geometry of a railway track are gradient, speed and super-elevation.

    Some of the common track defects that can cause train derailment are defective cross-levels, defective alignment, defective gauge and low joints.

    Geometric Design of

    Railway Track

    CE2303 Railway Engineering


    Introduction

    • Parameters determines or affect geometry


    of the track

    • Gradient

    • Speed
    • Super-elevation etc.
    Parameter: A numerical or measurable factor forming one of a set that defines a
    system or sets the conditions of its operation.
    Introduction

    • Most of the train derailment due to:

    • Track Defects

    • Vehicular Defect
    • Operational Defect

    • Civil Engineer is mainly concerned with track


    defects
    Introduction

    • Engineer should aware of the track defects


    and how to remove those defects so that no
    derailment takes place.

    Broken Rail
    Introduction

    • Railway track should be designed, suiting to


    load and speed of the train, and meeting the
    safety and economy requirements.
    Introduction

    • A train may derail on the straight track due


    to the following defects in the track:

    • Defective cross-levels
    • Defective alignment

    • Defective Gauge
    • Low joints
    • Cross-levels
    • Rail Joint – unless uniform level
    Introduction

    • A train may derail on the curved track due


    to the following defects in the track:

    • Improper super-elevation
    • Improper radius of curve

    • Improper speed
    GRADIENT
    Gradients

    • Provided to negotiate rise or fall


    Gradients

    • Represented by distance travelled for a rise


    or fall
    RULLING GRADIENT
    Ruling Gradient
    • Steepest gradient in a section

    • Determines maximum load hauled by a


    locomotive
    • Power of locomotive decided based on ruling

    • All other gradient in the section flatter than


    ruling
    PUSHER OR HELPER GRADIENT
    Pusher or Helper Gradient
    • Hilly areas gradient steeper than ruling

    • Extra locomotive required to pull entire load

    • Called as pusher or helper gradient


    Momentum GRADIENT
    Momentum Gradient
    • Steeper than ruling

    • Falling gradient followed by rising gradient

    • Falling gradient acquires good speed

    • No obstacles in the form of signals


    GRADIENT @ Station Yards
    Gradient @ SY
    • Prevent standing vehicle rolling from yard due
    to gravity/strong wind

    • Reduce additional friction require to start


    locomotive

    • Max. 1 in 400, recommended 1 in 1000 in IR


    Grade Compensation
    Grade Compensation
    • Curve provide extra resistance

    • Grade reduced at curves

    • BG 0.04% per degree


    • MG 0.03%
    • NG 0.02% per degree
    Causes for Rail Accidents in India
    Many a times accidents occur on bridges during rainy season.

    The reason is no regular inspection of bridges and tracks.

    More over some of the bridges are very old and unable to carry fast speed
    trains or a even normal train.

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