Ulrich Alois Weidmann: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2016 |
| 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 |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101-0415-AAL | Railway Infrastructures (Transportation II) Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | 3 credits | 4R | U. A. Weidmann | |
| Abstract | Fundamentals of railroad technology and interactions between track and vehicles, network development and infrastructure planning, planning of rail infrastructure, planning and design of railway stations, construction and dimensioning of tracks, approval and beginning service on complex infrastructure facilities, special issues of maintenance. | ||||
| Learning objective | Teaches the basic principles of public transport network and topology design, geometrical design, dimensioning and construction as well as the maintenance of rail infrastructures. Teaches students to recognize the interactions between the infrastructure design and the production processes. Provides the background for Masters degree study. | ||||
| 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 in network development and infrastructure planning, planning of railway tracks and rail topologies; planning of the passenger parts of stations. (3) Infrastructure design: Fundamentals of the layout of a line; track geometry; switchs and crossings; design of station platforms. (4) Construction of railway infrastructures: Assembly and evolution of the railway track; elements of the railway track; dimensioning of the track; track stability. (5) Approval and beginning service on complex infrastructure facilities: Definitions and limitations; fundamentals of the legal situation; test and approval processes; processes of putting railway systems into operation. (6) Maintenance of railway infrastructures: Fundamentals of infrastructure maintenance; kinds of depreviations; supervision methods; steps of infrastructure maintenance; estimation of maintenance need; methods to minimize maintenance costs. | ||||
| Lecture notes | Course notes will be provided in German. Slides are made available some days before each lecture. The relevant literature for self-studies are announced | ||||
| Literature | References to technical literature will be included in the course script. An additional list of literature will be given during the course. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | No remarks. | ||||
| 101-0418-02L | Systems Dimensioning and Capacity | 6 credits | 4G | U. A. Weidmann | |
| Abstract | Dimensioning of public transport long distance, regional and urban services. Specification and quantification of the ressources needed, such as rolling stock and staff. Introduction to different forms of traction, energy supply and running time calculation. Capacity calculation of railway lines and nodes. Capacity allocation and optimization. | ||||
| Learning objective | Students will develop a knowledge on all resources, as well on train side as on infrastructure side, needed to produce market-oriented public passenger transport services. They will get a general understanding on the trade off between the different ressources involved and they will be able to make use of the dedicated methodes of resource dimensioning. They will learn the basic principles of the technologies of the traction technology. | ||||
| Content | (1) Introduction to production and resource planning: Duties of the production planning / Production resources; Inputs coming from the offer planning process / goals of production planning; Generic planning process; Productivity and it's measurement. (2) Dimensioning and resource requirements: Turnround time as calculation parameter; Dimensioning of rolling stock need; Dimensioning of staff need. (3) Vehicle operating strategies and concepts: Rolling stock strategies; Train composition strategies; Vehicle concepts; Vehicle design; Case studies. (4) Traction technology and energy supply: Technical requirements for vehicles; Vehicle body; Running gear; Train composition; Train resistance; Traction technologies; Energy supply. (5) Travel time, stop time and reserves: Overview on the calculation process; Identification of maximum allowed speed; Calculation of running time; Calculation of stop time; Quantifying the reserves. (6) Introduction to capacity analysis: Netwoork design / Capacity / Path allocation management; Definition and measurement of capacity; Infrastructure occupation; Network management and optimiziation of capacity use; Tools and forms of representation; Path allocation process. (7) Capacity of lines, nodes and local networks: Process of network capacity check; Principles and methods; Estimation and experience based values; Analytical methods; Simulations. | ||||
| Lecture notes | A script in German as well as the presentations will be provided for the course. | ||||
| Literature | References to technical literature will be provided. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Lecture System and Network Planning recommended. | ||||
| 101-0488-01L | Human Powered Mobility | 6 credits | 4G | U. A. Weidmann, E. Bosina, M. Meeder, U. Walter | |
| Abstract | Basics of pedestrian transport planning and planning of cycle traffic facilities, Transport-related attributes of the human being, Design of pedestrian and cycle traffic networks, Pedestrian and cycle traffic facilities, Microsimulation of pedestrian flows, Assessment of performance and level of service | ||||
| Learning objective | Acquirement of basic knowledge in the field of pedestrian and cycle traffic planning, Knowledge and understanding of the transport-related attributes of human beings and the consequences for the design and planning of appropriate transport facilities, Ability to assess level of service and performance, Basic knowledge about pedestrian microsimulation as an up-to-date instrument for planning and analysis | ||||
| Content | 1) Introduction to human-powered mobility 2) Characteristics of bicycle transport 3) Principles of bicycle networks 4) Exercise: design of a bicycle network 5) design and development of bicycle traffic facilities 6) Bicycle parking 7) Characteristics of pedestrians, walking speed 8) Quality of traffic conditions and capacity of cycling and walking facilities 9) design and development of pedestrian traffic facilities 10) Configuration and design of pedestrian traffic facilities in public transport hubs 11) Obstacle free traffic areas - Demands of people with disabilities 12) Counting pedestrian and bicycle traffic 13) Pedestrian simulations 14) Technologies for pedestrian micro-simulations 15) Exercise: Design of pedestrian facilities 16) Shared Space 17) Promoting pedestrian and bicycle transport 18) Excursions to selected topics in pedestrian and bicycle transport | ||||
| Lecture notes | Selected materials will be provided via the BAUWELT network after each class. | ||||
| Literature | Possible references will be given within the lectures. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | During the semester there will be 2 supporting exercises as well as 2 study trips covering pedestrian and cycle transport. | ||||
| 103-0488-00L | Seminar in Spatial Development and Infrastructure Systems  | 9 credits | 18S | B. Scholl, B. T. Adey, K. W. Axhausen, A. Grêt-Regamey, M. Menendez, U. A. Weidmann | |
| Abstract | This seminar offers the students the opportunity to research and present a topic of their choice in depth resulting in a term paper. The topic can be freely chosen after consultation with the chair supervising the student. The chairs will also provide a list of proposed topics. | ||||
| Learning objective | Practise independent scientific working addressing a relevant topic from the range of the master's programme course. | ||||
| Content | The students can work on a topic of their choice from the range of the he master's programme course. | ||||
| 115-0506-00L | Lecture Week 06: Traffic Systems Only for MAS, DAS and CAS in Spatial Planning. | 2 credits | 1G | K. W. Axhausen, U. A. Weidmann | |
| Abstract | Interrelationships between networks, supply, and space; Demand and demand models; Evaluation of changes in infrastructure; traffic systems: rail infrastructure, passenger transportation; case study. | ||||
| Learning objective | Understanding of the life cycle costs and effects of infrastructure on spatial development as accessibility producing and /or vital network industries. Understanding planning processes for network infrastructure operation and production as well as the challenges of network operation. | ||||
| 364-1058-00L | Risk Center Seminar Series  Number of participants limited to 50. | 0 credits | 2S | B. Stojadinovic, K. W. Axhausen, D. Basin, A. Bommier, L.‑E. Cederman, P. Embrechts, H. Gersbach, H. R. Heinimann, D. Helbing, H. J. Herrmann, W. Mimra, G. Sansavini, F. Schweitzer, D. Sornette, B. Sudret, U. A. Weidmann | |
| Abstract | This course is a mixture between a seminar primarily for PhD and postdoc students and a colloquium involving invited speakers. It consists of presentations and subsequent discussions in the area of modeling and governing complex socio-economic systems, and managing risks and crises. Students and other guests are welcome. | ||||
| Learning objective | Participants should learn to get an overview of the state of the art in the field, to present it in a well understandable way to an interdisciplinary scientific audience, to develop novel mathematical models and approaches for open problems, to analyze them with computers or other means, and to defend their results in response to critical questions. In essence, participants should improve their scientific skills and learn to work scientifically on an internationally competitive level. | ||||
| Content | This course is a mixture between a seminar primarily for PhD and postdoc students and a colloquium involving invited speakers. It consists of presentations and subsequent discussions in the area of modeling complex socio-economic systems and crises. For details of the program see the webpage of the seminar. Students and other guests are welcome. | ||||
| Lecture notes | There is no script, but the sessions will be recorded and be made available. Transparencies of the presentations may be put on the course webpage. | ||||
| Literature | Literature will be provided by the speakers in their respective presentations. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Participants should have relatively good scientific, in particular mathematical skills and some experience of how scientific work is performed. | ||||