Railway Engineering

1.Rail joint welded Rail
  Long welded Rail
 2.Ballest,Formation and sleepers
  Ballast and Ballast cushion
  Minimum depth of ballast cushion
  Composite sleeper index
  Sleeper density
 
 3.Geomeric design of track
  Different guages
  safe speed on curves based on Martins Formula
  Safe speed based on Super Elevation
  Speed from the length of transition curve
  Radius & Degree of curve
  Versine of curve
  Grade Compensation
  Super Elevation (cant) (e)
  Equiliberium Cant (e')
  Equilibrium Speed or average Speed(Vav)
  Maximum value of cant (emax)
  Cant Deficiency(D)
  Transition Curve (Cubic Parabola)
  Extra lateral clearance on curves
  Extra clearence on platform
  Guage widening on curves
 
 4.Points and crossing
  Heel Divergence or heel clearance
  Switch angle
  Flange way clearence
  Minimum length of tongue Rail
  Distance between TNC & ANC
  Number Angle of crossing
  Cross over
  Design of diamond Crossing
 
 5.Track stresses
  Dynamic Augment
  Hammer blow effect
  steam effect
  Inertia of Reciprocating forces
  Method of calculating logitudinal bending stress in rail
  Rail wheel contact stresses
  Formation Pressure
  Track deterioration and maintainability of track

6.Traction and Tractive Resistance
  Trctive Effort

Hauling Capacity (H.C)

Train Resistance

Resistance due to Track

Resistance due to Starting & Acceleration

Wind Resistance
  Total Resistance