Course Description: This course explores cutting-edge materials and sustainable infrastructure solutions that enhance railway durability, reduce environmental impact, and optimize lifecycle performance. Participants will study smart infrastructure technologies, including self-healing materials, eco-friendly composites, and energy-efficient designs.
Objectives:
- Understand sustainability challenges in railway construction.
- Explore eco-friendly railway construction materials and solutions.
- Analyze self-healing concrete and smart material applications.
- Optimize track durability using advanced composite materials.
- Implement green infrastructure strategies for railway systems.
- Integrate energy-efficient railway station and depot designs.
- Develop sustainable urban rail transit solutions.
- Reduce railway noise pollution with smart engineering.
- Assess lifecycle cost analysis of sustainable railway materials.
- Create a sustainability roadmap for railway infrastructure development.
