ECIV 784 - Dynamic Analysis of Railway Systems
Class Session: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 - Monday, December 14, 2026
Credit: 3 semester hours of credit
Instructor: Dimitrios Rizos
Term: Fall 2026
Course Description
Dynamic characteristics of railway systems and their components; Modeling and simulations of railway systems including trains, track and ballast; Dynamic interaction of components including wheel-rail and train-bridge interaction; Study of environmental vibrations; Advanced topics on infrastructure assessment, infrastructure upgrade and vibration mitigation.Prerequisite: D or better in ECIV 524.Prerequisite or Corequisite: D or better in ECIV 520.GC: 12/14/2015.
College |
EC - Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing |
Section |
J60 |
Instructional Method |
DWEBS 100 Pct Web Synchronous |
CRN |
26625 |
Restrictions |
CAMPUSICOL - USC Columbia COLLEGEIEC - Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing LEVELIGR - Graduate |
Information is accurate as of July 21, 2026 (Subject to change)
Special Fee Notification
Students may be required to be proctored during online test completion. If students are unable to attend test proctoring sessions in person at the Distributed Learning office, additional fees may apply for online test proctoring if the course requires online testing.