Ulrich Alois Weidmann: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2023 |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Ulrich Alois Weidmann |
| Field | Verkehrssysteme |
| Address | VP Infrastruktur ETH Zürich, OCT H 59 Binzmühlestrasse 130 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 632 05 91 |
| weidmann@sl.ethz.ch | |
| Department | Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering |
| Relationship | Full Professor |
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| 101-0419-01L | Railway Infrastructures 1 | 2 credits | 2G | U. A. Weidmann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | Introduction in rail infrastructures, interoperability and technical standards, network development, infrastructure planning, design of rail infrastructures, geometric design, planning and design of railway stations, introduction to rail technology, beginning commissioning of rail infrastructures, strategies for cost optimization, operational aspects of maintenance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Teaches the basic principles of railway infrastructures, of network and infrastructure design, of the railway technology and aspects of infrastructure operation. Fundamentals for railway infrastructures 2. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | (1) Fundamentals: Infrastructures of public transport systems; interaction between track and vehicles; passengers and goods as infrastructure users; management and financing of networks; railway standards and normes. (2) Infrastructure planning: Planning processes and decision levels; planning processes of governmental bodies and railway companies; layout of a line. (3) Infrastructure design: Topologies of passenger stations; rail freight facilities; workshops. (4) Infrastructure design: Geometric design, switches, clearance profile; Planning and design of the passenger parts of stations. (5) Rail technology: Track, power supply, safety systems, telecommunication systems. (6) Commission of rail infrastructure: Definitions; processes; test methods; responsibilities. (7) Maintenance: Fundamentals of infrastructure maintenance; kinds of depreviations; supervision methods; steps of infrastructure maintenance; maintenance need; methods to minimize maintenance costs; operational aspects. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | Textbook: Ulrich Weidmann: Bahninfrastrukturen - Planen, Entwerfen, Realisieren, Erhalten. vdf Hochschulverlag 2020. German. Slides and a Zoom recording are made available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | References to technical literature to be found in the textbook. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | No remarks. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 364-1058-00L | Risk Center Seminar Series | 0 credits | 2S | H. Schernberg, D. Basin, A. Bommier, D. N. Bresch, S. Brusoni, L.‑E. Cederman, P. Cheridito, F. Corman, H. Gersbach, C. Hölscher, K. Paterson, G. Sansavini, B. Stojadinovic, B. Sudret, J. Teichmann, R. Wattenhofer, U. A. Weidmann, S. Wiemer, R. Zenklusen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | In this series of seminars, invited speakers discuss various topics in the area of risk modelling, governance of complex socio-economic systems, managing risks and crises, and building resilience. Students, PhD students, post-docs, faculty and individuals outside ETH are welcome. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Participants gain insights in a broad range of risk- and resilience-related topics. They expand their knowledge of the field and deepen their understanding of the complexity of our social, economic and engineered systems. For young researchers in particular, the seminars offer an opportunity to learn academic presentation skills and to network with an interdisciplinary scientific audience. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | Academic presentations from ETH faculty as well as external researchers. Each seminar is followed by a Q&A session and (when permitted) a networking Apéro. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | The sessions are recorded whenever possible and posted on the ETH Risk Center webpage. If available, presentation slides are shared as well. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | Each speaker will provide a literature review. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | In most cases, a quantitative background is required. Depending on the topic, field-specific knowledge may be required. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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