Agenda

Advancement in Railroad Engineering: Turnout Design

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Friday, October 1, 2021
8:30 am – 1:00 pm CDT (incl. two 15-min breaks)

 

Presented by:
Avinash Prasad

Agenda:
• What is a turnout in a railroad track structure?
• Why is turnout design more critical compared to other portions of track structure?
• What are the different features of turnouts and different types of special track works?
• What are the various turnout selection criteria?
• What is the necessity for turnout design-higher diverging speed in same footprint
and low cost modification of existing turnouts?
• General turnout configuration affecting diverging speed
• Proposed hypothesis for turnout design-concept of optimal lateral force
• Effect of cant deficiency on design of turnout
• How is the concept of operation research useful in turnout design optimization?
• What is the concept of “turnout design – higher diverging speed
in the same footprint with low cost modification of existing turnouts?
• Recommendation for low cost modification of existing turnouts for higher diverging speed
• Scope of further research in the field of turnout design necessity
for turnout design-higher diverging speed

 

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Advancement in Railroad Engineering: Maglev

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Friday, October 8, 2021
8:30 am – 1:00 pm CDT (incl. two 15-min breaks)

 

Presented by
Avinash Prasad

Agenda:
• What are the special challenges to the United States transportation industry?
• Why is high speed rail not effective for United States Transport?
• What is AMPS (assisted magnetic propulsion system)?
• Concept of magnetic levitation (Maglev)
• Various laws related to Maglev
• What are the pros and cons of the Maglev system with respect
to the conventional railroad system?
• Electromagnetic suspension (EMS) and Electrodynamic suspension (EDS) systems
• Global advancement of Maglev technology
• What is the prospect of Maglev in the US transportation system?
• Technical feasibility of hybrid Maglev system
• Life cycle cost analysis of hybrid Maglev system
• Feasibility study of Maglev system compatibility to existing railroad in USA and abroad

 

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Advancement in Railroad Engineering: Track Maintenance

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Friday, October 15, 2021
8:30 am – 1:00 pm CDT (incl. two 15-min breaks)

 

Presented by
Avinash Prasad

Agenda:
• What are the various components of a track structure?
• What are the functions of various components of a track structure?
• Illustration of different types of railroad cross section
• What is conventional manual track maintenance?
• What are the three main modern methods of track maintenance?
• What is mechanized maintenance or mechanical tamping?
• What is directed track maintenance (D.T.M.)?
• What is measured shovel packing (M.S.P.)?
• What are the various factors affecting track maintenance cost?
• For advanced maintenance strategies, what are the recommendations from
operators’ (railroad companies’) point of view?
• What are the various preventive cost effective track maintenance practices?
• What are the various curative/crisis cost effective track maintenance practices?

 

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Advancement in Railroad Engineering: Regenerative Braking System

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Friday, October 22, 2021
8:30 am – 1:00 pm CDT (incl. two 15-min breaks)

 

Presented by
Avinash Prasad

Agenda:
• What is a “regenerative braking system (RBS)”?
• What is the basic difference between “conventional braking system” and RBS?
• Concept of RBS in conventional railroad and Maglev system
• Potential of use of RBS in conventional railroad technology
• Potential of use of RBS in Maglev technology
• Prospect of using RBS technology in the transportation industry
(including railroad industry)
• Concept of magnetic braking
• Concept of regenerative braking characteristics of linear induction motor for Maglev
• Concept of energy management in RBS • Concept of power management in RBS
• Scope of further research of using RBS technology in the transportation industry
(including railroad industry)
• Feasibility study of on-car RBS for electric rail applications

 

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Basic Railroad Accident Causes and Analysis

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Friday, October 29, 2021
8:30 am – 1:00 pm CDT (incl. two 15-min breaks)

 

Presented by
Avinash Prasad

Agenda:
• What is the relevance of “rail-road accident” in the present context?
• What are the main causes of railroad accidents?
• What is the history of the railroad accident? • Classification of railroad accidents
• Illustrative pictures of the railroad accident and discussion
• Illustrative videos of railroad accidents and discussion
• Basic illustration of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) railroad accident data analysis?
• Advanced illustration of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
railroad accident data analysis?
• FRA multiple accident data analysis

 

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Advanced Analysis of Railroad Accident Causes and Prevention Techniques

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November 5, 2021
8:30 am – 1:00 pm CDT (incl. two 15-min breaks)

 

 Presented by
Avinash Prasad

Agenda:
• Background of “rail-road accident”
• Define “rail-road accident”
• Multiple case studies of historic railroad accidents
• Sample railroad accident investigation
• Illustrative pictures of railroad accident and discussion
• Illustrative videos of railroad accidents and discussion
• What are basic techniques of railroad accident prevention?
• What are advanced techniques of railroad accident prevention?
• Lesson learned from previous railroad accidents
• Scope of future work in the field of railroad accident

 

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Credits

Professional Engineers:
4.0 PDHs (for each)

Architects:
4.0 HSW CE Hours (for each)

AIA:    (AIA credits only available for attending live Webinar)
4.0 LU|HSW (for each)

 

Continuing Education Credit Information
Each webinar offers 4.0 PDHs to professional engineers and 4.0 HSW continuing
education hours to architects licensed in all states.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for
engineers in Florida (Provider No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059),
Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), and North Carolina (S-0130).
HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education
sponsor for New York engineers and architects via its registration with the
American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of
the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2) and §69.6(i)(2)). Only AIA HSW-approved courses
qualify for New York engineering credit. Other states do not preapprove
continuing education providers or courses.

The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved
Advancement in Railroad Engineering: Turnout Design, Advancement in
Railroad Engineering: Maglev and Advancement in Railroad Engineering: Track
Maintenance each for 4.0 LU|HSW (Sponsor No. J885). Other course approvals
are pending. Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES.

Visit course listings at www.halfmoonseminars.org for updates on
pending credits.

Completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete this event,
respond to all prompts, and earn a passing score (80%) on the quiz that follows
the presentation (multiple attempts allowed).

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