Rolling Stock Design Engineering

Rolling Stock Design Engineering course, one of the subfields in master railway engineering is a taught-research course composed of main courses, advanced courses, innovation laboratory and research dissertation. Purpose of the course is to train talented graduates who will have the ability to design, maintain and utilize rail vehicles

The main interested fields in Rolling stock are; fatigue in railway, Nonlinear and Random vibration, Noise and Acoustics, Dynamics of railway vehicles, structural analysis, Aerodynamic of high-speed train and tunnel ventilation.

They can also carry out scientific and industrial research and make solutions to increase the efficiency of the existing rail system and also help to identify and transfer knowledge and techniques to the industrial system of the country. Graduates of the course can work at universities, railway of the Islamic Republic of Iran, urban railway companies, rail vehicle manufacturers, and engineering consulting firms in the field of rail transportation.

Importance:

Although the science of Rolling Stock Engineering is often understood through practice, the training should be based on academic methods along with acquaintance with advanced technologies. Therefore, self-sufficiency in railway industry as one of the serious goals of Islamic Republic of Iran requires training technical and dedicated experts to design, construct, operate and maintain the rail vehicles.

  Course Curriculum for the Degree of Master of Science in

  “Railway Rolling Stock Engineering”

  Prerequisite Subjects

  The table of the preliminary (prerequisite) courses

  - Fundamentals of Railway Engineering

  - Stress Analysis of Railway Structures

  The course; ” Fundamentals of Railway Engineering” are advised to students who haven't finished their BSC degree from Railway Engineering School.

  Compulsory Subjects

  The table of the main (mandatory) courses

  - Wheel/Rail Contact Mechanics

  - Advanced Bogie/Wagon Design & Laboratory

  - Advanced Engineering Mathematics

  - M.Sc. Seminar ( Unit 2)

  - M.Sc. Thesis ( Unit 6 )

  Selective Subjects

  The table of the optional courses

  - Advanced Railway Vehicle Dynamics

  - Modal Analysis of Railway Vehicles & Laboratory

  - Noise and Vibration from Railway Vehicles

  - Impact Mechanics

  - Railway Vehicles Ergonomics

  - Computer Aided Simulation of Railway Vehicles

  - Fracture and Fatigue in Railway Vehicles

  - Advanced Railway Machines and Mechanisms

  - Friction and Dynamic Stability

  - Residual Stresses in Railway Vehicles

  - Aerodynamics of Railway Vehicles

  - Railway Applications of Advanced Materials and Technologies

  - Advanced Numerical Methods

  - Advanced Maintenance of Railway Vehicles

  - Advance Measurements and Instrumentation & Laboratory

  - Optimum Design of Railway Vehicles

  - Fuzzy Modeling and Control

  - Reliability in Railway Engineering

  - Theory of Hydrodynamic Lubrication

  - Welding Engineering and Technology

  - Design of Railway Track Machineries

  - Finite Element Analysis

  - Train Brake Design and Safety

  - Urban Rail Transport Systems

  - Special Topics in Railway Machinery Design

  - Advanced Random Vibration

    Units are 3 for all courses except for Seminar and Thesis.

Syllabus