Associated Infrastructure
UndergraduateTAS-JEE1572025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Start dates
- 24 Feb 2025
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Associated Infrastructure
About this subject
Upon successful completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- List and describe the types of non-track rail infrastructure for efficient management of infrastructure in the rail corridor.
- Explain the sources of loads to which non-track infrastructure may be subjected to assist with effective maintenance of the infrastructure.
- Describe the role of traction, signalling, and communication infrastructure in the operation of trains.
- Describe, categorise and evaluate defects in non-track infrastructure to enable appropriate repairs.
- Detail the process for investigating and responding to a rail structure incident.
- Introduction to Infrastructure
- Bridges and other infrastructure
- Electrical power and overheads
- Sundry electrical issues for civils
- Assets - management, design, loads
- Bridges - construction, maintenance and repair
- Defects in steel and concrete structures
- Defects in masonry, timber and other structures
- Earthworks, incidents and repair methods
- Repair of steel structures - repair of steel girders and stiffeners; repair of damage from fatigue and impact
- Guidelines for welding steel and improving fatigue resistance
- Repair of concrete structures
- Repair of masonry structures
- Repair of miscellaneous structures
- Defect limits and assessment
- Risk, certification and installation; Risk, repair and certification; checking installation of structures; ensuring quality of finish and connections
- Examination of structures and systems
Trains run on tracks within the rail corridor, which is a defined strip of land for the exclusive purpose of the railway business. However, within that corridor there are many items and infrastructure not only to ensure that trains can run effectively, efficiently and economically, but also to allow the passage of cars, pedestrians, passengers, freight, etc within the corridor, over it, under it, and through it. Some examples of that infrastructure include bridges, platforms, electrical substations, overhead wiring, tunnels, buildings of many types, signalling masts and related equipment, etc. Knowledge of issues that can be associated with that infrastructure, as well as need for its maintenance, will help the track engineer to ensure the continued passage of trains, customers and products throughout the rail corridor. This subject, Associated Infrastructure, will introduce you to most of that infrastructure, its types, roles, defects and maintenance. The subject is located early in your course to help you maintain a broad view of the responsibilities of the track engineer beyond being concerned with just the track itself.
- Report - Incidents related to Infrastructure within the rail corridor (50%)
- Essay - Railway associated infrastructure (50%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- TAS-ENR-DIP-2025 - Diploma of Engineering Infrastructure (Rail Specialisation)
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: During the semester there are four 1-hour web conferences.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Diploma of Engineering Infrastructure (Rail Specialisation)
UndergraduateTAS-ENR-DIP