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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CIEG 417 - Introduction to Railroad Safety and Derailment Engineering

Credit(s): 3
INTRO TO RR SAFETY & DERAILMNT
Component: Lecture
Explores the engineering issues associated with common types of derailments, Including track, equipment and operator derailments. The specific failure mechanisms associated with key classes of derailments will be examined with the technologies available for reducing these types of derailments.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
PREREQ: MATH 351 ; CIEG 212  or equivalent. COREQ: MATH 353 ; CIEG 301  or permission of instructor.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
General Education Objectives:
GE5A: Reason Quantitatively GE5B: Reason Computationally