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The Railway (English edition): Theory and Practice of the Construction and Maintenance of the Railroad Track

by Iker Lain Carrascosa Vacas
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781508847892
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 260
  • Original Price: USD 30.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 354 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Railroads / General

After a brief trip through the history of the railway, from its origin until nowadays, this book describes the features of the elements that make up the railway super-structure, along with the execution of the specialist teams of some singular works.Likewise, the book develops a complete study of the camber theory applied to the railway, as well as of the bases and standards to be considered for the design of the railway super-structure. It explains the properties of the Clothoid regarding its use as transition curves, and subsequently the method of "Straightening of Railway Curves" is covered in great detail, with practical examples applied to the different type of curves we can find, including the introduction to the use of the software developed by himself in order to solve faster and easier this complex task. Likewise, it is studied the operation of a heavy-duty Tamper machine and a special chapter is devoted for the explanation of the railway electrification, describing the main elements that make it up and the standards and codes followed during its installation. Finally, within the chapter of Railway Headrooms, the calculation methods and the representation in conventional railway and tramways are explained.

Alejandro Carrascosa Hernández, graduated in the Technical School of "Gonzalo de Berceo" in Alfaro (La Rioja, Spain). Technical studies in the universities of Navarre and Basque Country. Self-taught in software programming applied to graphical representation and calculation of railroad trace design and curve straightening. From 1972 to 2012 he worked without-break in the construction and maintenance of railroads.

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