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      <title>Implementation of CLIL Approach via Moocs: Case Study of Siberian Transport University</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The study explores the implementation of content and language integrated learning concept to teaching professionally oriented foreign language to economics students of a transport university using massive open online courses. The paper demonstrates the case study of Siberian Transport University in determining the potential of MOOCs in relation to teaching a foreign language at transport university within the framework of the concept of content and language integrated learning, developing a methodological model of CLIL-based teaching a foreign language using MOOCs, conducting a learning experiment and subsequent determination increase in professional foreign language competence in the organization of the educational process in accordance with the methodological model developed. At the final stage of the study, a survey of students and teachers participating in the implementation of the model to find out their opinions on the use of MOOCs for professionally oriented teaching and learning of a foreign language in higher education institution in the framework of the CLIL approach was conducted.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:51:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Assessment of Comparative Effectiveness of Projects to Increase BAM Capacity: Selection of the Ways to Overcome the Severomuysky Barrier</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The purpose of this article is to identify a strategically effective option to increase the throughput capacity of the Baikal-Amur Mainline by overcoming the “barrier object” - the Severomuysky ridge. The existing system “Severomuysky tunnel plus bypasses” does not solve the problem of increasing the carrying capacity of the Baikal-Amur Mainline, and the problem arises of choosing the ways to increase it. The range of possible solutions from construction of a second tunnel parallel to the existing one to reconstruction of the existing system is considered. This problem is solved on the basis of expert technology, when a group of specialists - tunnel and IT-specialists of Siberian Transport University, who participated in the construction of the first tunnel and bypasses, evaluates in a questionnaire survey possible variants of crossing the Severomuysky Ridge and indicates the most preferable option of crossing in a situation of uncertainty. The software product ASPER, developed at the Department of “System Analysis and Project Management” of the Siberian Transport University, is used for computer support of the assessment procedures of competing options. As a result of the group examination the Reconstruction of the existing Severomuysky Tunnel was indicated as the most preferable variant. It is also recommended to conduct additional rounds of expertise to take into account the high dynamics of changes in the external environment of the activities discussed in this article.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:53:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Improving the Strength Characteristics of Materials for Hydraulic Structures with Reinforcing Compositions</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Reliable functioning of berths is a necessary component of the waterways’ progressive development in the Siberian region of Russia. The harsh climate makes it difficult to maintain and use these structures and requires the use of special building materials. It is known that the properties of the latter are influenced by a number of external factors (changes in temperature, humidity, current of time) that cause corrosion, fatigue and, inevitably, worsen their holding capacity and strength. No less important criteria are manufacturability and ease of materials use. There are two known ways of dealing with negative factors: adding polymers to concrete and impregnating materials with polymer compositions. So, epoxy and acrylic resins, water glass, polyvinyl acetate are widely used for this. Their use for stone and concrete reduces the tendency of structures to deformations, reduces thermal conductivity and increases the internal material reserves. The strength properties of the resulting mixture depend on its composition and the components’ percentage. Various materials for concrete impregnation are considered, the main properties are described. It is shown that the addition of polymers (in a fraction of up to 20%) of the cement mass increases mechanical strength. The use of almost all polymeric materials improves the properties of concrete and can be recommended for general practice.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:53:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Foreign Language Learning Environment: A Case Study of STU</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The learning environment of higher education has recently transformed a lot under the influence of such processes as digitalisation and internationalisation placing even higher demands on knowledge, skills and competences of the graduates. Special attention is paid to the foreign language proficiency of future specialists alongside with their ability to communicate successfully in a multicultural context. Besides, the quality, forms and content of educational, research and innovative activities in transport universities are regulated by sector policies and framework documents (e.g. the Transport strategy of the Russian Federation up to 2030), the Federal State Educational Standards (FSES), educational projects and initiatives (e.g. NTI University “20.35”). Giving consideration to the requirements for learning outcomes, a model of a foreign language learning environment of a transport university is proposed. The model is based on the principles of interdisciplinary integration, balanced interaction of professional and language training, effective use of online teaching and learning tools, resources, and courses, as well as socio-cultural, competence- and context-based approaches. Using the case study of the Siberian Transport University (STU), namely the accumulated experience of the English Language Department, the paper reveals how higher education institutions meet the challenges of the educational trends and changeable requirements of the industry.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:56:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Increasing Effectiveness of Foreign Language Teaching of Transport University Students in Process of Online Learning</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In the conditions of an unstable economy and social life the problem of vocational training, in particular foreign language training, is extremely relevant. The novelty of the study is determined by the need to study the mechanisms for increasing the effectiveness of foreign language teaching in transport university when it is implemented using a digital educational environment. This article aims to consider in de-tail some aspects of increasing the effectiveness of foreign language teaching of transport university students in the online learning mode. A description of the methodological model of increasing the effectiveness of foreign language teaching of transport university students during online learning at the department “English Language” of Siberian Transport University and its functional blocks are provided. Internet services and technologies required to use the proposed model are indicated. Pedagogical conditions, the observance of which is necessary for the functioning of the model, are formed. The data of a questionnaire survey of transport university students and faculty in relation to teaching a foreign language using digital technologies are presented. The author offers guidelines for overcoming the difficulties associated with the implementation of the proposed methodological model.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:12:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Railway Safety Improvement System</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This work is devoted to the development of an automated control system at level crossings. The number of vehicles in the world is increasing every day, as a result of which the likelihood of road accidents on the roads also increases. Safety systems at level crossings are technically outdated and do not always allow timely identification of malfunctions during the operation of equipment at level crossings. The purpose of the study is to create and implement complexes at the intersections of railways and highways that allow assessing the technical condition of automatic crossing signaling, as well as analyzing the traffic situation in crossing zones. In the course of the study, the work of security systems was studied, the analysis of existing methods for increasing the level of safety at level crossings was carried out, and safety assessment at level crossings of the West Siberian Railway was carried out. The result of the research is a system for monitoring the safe passage of railway crossings by road. The novelty of this development lies in the creation of a means of transmitting information about the technical condition of the level crossing and operational data about the traffic situation online to the transport monitoring services.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:12:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Trends in the Development of Snow Cleaning Equipment on the Runs and Station Tracks of Railroads</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The article analyzes modern foreign and domestic machinery. The directions of development of snow cleaning railway machinery are studied. The technical and economic comparison of the most common domestic machines with the current development of Swedish engineers is given. The purpose of the research is to find the most technically and economically efficient technique for clearing snow and debris on the railroad runs and station tracks. Employees of the Siberian State University of Railway Transport have developed a new pneumatic cleaning machine for station track cleaning PMS-S and an automated control system for loading of SM and PSS type snow removal machines. The design of the PSM-S pneumatic snow-cleaning machine, its working principle, indicators and advantages over other equipment used on the Russian railroads are considered. The operation of the automated control system has shown irrational use of machinery, which indicates the need to revise regulations and change approaches in the planning and organization of work by snowplowing machines. The object of the research is the organization and technology of snow ploughing, and the industrial operation of snow ploughing machines.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:12:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Integration of Inland Waterway Transport in the Supply Chains of Siberian Region</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The issues of the state of inland water transport in Siberia are considered. Projects for development of mineral resources are inextricably linked with river transport. However, inland waterway transport, taking a direct part in the creation of transport infrastructure of land transport, has created competitors in the form of road transport and the railway. Currently, development of river transport is dependent on the emergence of large investment projects and approaches to transport support. The drive towards sustainability in the inland waterway transport sector has been very high lately. The shipping management practice has shown that sustainable development can be achieved through the creation of our own technological processes. A more productive approach is to determine the place of shipping company in the supply chain. The necessity of creating a supply chain, taking into account peculiarities of water transport infrastructure, in particular, waterways, is shown. The article identifies indicators of quality of transport and these indicators become a benchmark for inland water transport. The key task of organizing a transport and logistics system is inclusion of its supply chain and the same approach to assessing the effectiveness of all its links, including various modes of transport.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:12:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>International Scientific Siberian Transport Forum TransSiberia - 2021: Volume 1</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The book presents latest developments in the field of high-speed railway, Hyperloop transportation technologies and Maglev system. In recent years, railway transport has received a powerful impetus in its development. With the advent of the 4th Industrial revolution, the transport sector is moving towards full digitalization. TransSiberia is a platform where both the rail industry and the communications industry can meet and converge. The book contains papers prepared by experts from both sectors. This is primarily research in the field of the ICT technologies, which will be used for the future railway system. The results of studies on the design of intelligent autonomous transport systems and the operation of high-speed railways in the harsh weather conditions of Siberia are presented in detail. The book presents the state of the art in smart grid technology for railway power systems. This will contribute to decarbonization of the railway. The presented technical innovations in railway science and engineering will help scientists and engineers create a new generation of trains running on alternative fuels and capable of functioning without interruptions in any climatic conditions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:21:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mathematical Model of Traction Rolling Stock Oscillations for the Assessment of Dynamic Loading of Its Components</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The paper presents an analysis of the failures of components of the mechanical part of 2ES6 Sinara main electric locomotives in operation at the West Siberian Railway operating domain. The causes and consequences of failures of the most vulnerable components are determined. The task is to determine the level of dynamic loading in the “bogie – rod - traction electric motor” subsystem to reduce the dynamic effects in the “locomotive - track” system. The urgency of the problem of increased dynamic loading of components of the mechanical part is proved, and a mathematical model of vertical oscillations of traction rolling stock is formed on the basis of the second-order Lagrange equation in the form of a system of equations that allows assessing the load of components in operation. The spectral density of random perturbations was chosen—an approximation of random perturbations using the spectral density of the track roughness of Professor A. I. Belyaev. Using a computer, values were calculated, and graphs of the amplitude-frequency characteristics of vertical displacements, maximum accelerations of the body, bogie, traction electric motor and wheelset of the considered conditional uniaxial electric locomotive were built. A comparative analysis of the calculation results and empirical data is carried out. The task is to change the existing design of the suspension system of the traction electric motor of the electric locomotive under consideration and to analyze the oscillations of its components in further studies.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:25:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Effects of Permafrost on Earthquake Resistance of Transport Facilities in the Baikal–Amur Mainline Area</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The permafrost region includes about 50% of seismic areas of Russia. One of the largest Russian railway lines, the Baikal–Amur Mainline (BAM), runs through these areas. Currently, there is much concern about the continuation of its construction in an effective manner and development of the adjacent areas that are rich in mineral resources and woods. Key characteristic factors of this region include permafrost occurring down to a depth of several hundred meters, long severe winter period, strong winds, seismic rating of up to 9 and higher. Earthquake consequences have never been considered as a natural disaster because the territory is sparsely populated. However, with anticipated populating and further development of this area in the nearest future, studying of seismic manifestation, as well as implementation of efficient solutions ensuring reliability of transport buildings and structures, will be an important national task. By reviewing geotechnical and seismic conditions in the mainline area, one of the most hazardous parts of the route can be defined, i.e., the western part where permafrost penetration is as deep as 200 m and deeper, with permafrost soil temperatures down to minus 6 °C with high ice content in the soil. This part of the mainline is characterized by rate 5–10 earthquake manifestations. In addition, mudflows, snow slips, and landslides are common in this part of the mainline. Seismic activity in this region is characterized not only by high degree of earthquake intensity, but also by frequency of earthquake manifestations. According to seismological information of researchers, in the mainline area rate 8 earthquakes can be expected to repeat in 15–20 years, rate 9 earthquakes can be expected to repeat in 60–70 years, and rate 10 earthquakes can be expected to repeat in 200–250 years. This repetition rate of earthquakes gives significant rise to the medium frequency of earthquakes in one geographic point of a seismic area, which is a parameter taken into account by seismic construction regulations. This paper discusses the issues of permafrost effects on the seismic hazard of the mainline area and includes recommendations for the need to consider these effects when designing facilities of transport infrastructure.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 17:10:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Modeling the Cutting and Filling Process of Roadbed Construction on Permafrost</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The permafrost region is sensitive to all engineering activities such as road pavement or railway construction, since any disturb of its original state will cause instability of the thermal and mechanical state of frozen ground. The staged construction process has been proved to have significant influence on the formation of thermal state of roadbed on permafrost. Usually the cuts suffer more from the thermal state change in service time, in this case the thermal regime variation become a dominating influencing factor for roadbed stability. For this reason in this paper the temperature state considering the construction process was studied for the Berrkakit-Tammot-Yakutsk railway, which was constructed on permafrost in east Russia. A typical cut-and-fill section of roadbed on permafrost was selected for numerical simulation to study its thermal regime formation, on which the running stability of roadbed is directly related. The staged construction of roadbed was modeled. A computer program was created for the mentioned problem. The innovative feature is that the construction process including the cutting and filling work were both taken into account. The real construction sequence was adopted as input parameter in the numerical modeling for mesh producing and its subsequent correction. The computed results show realistic temperature distribution.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:04:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Transport Infrastructure for the Sustainable Development of Rural Territories in Siberia</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The development of the situation in Siberia is closely related to the potential transport probability due to a significant increase in prices for sales markets and the priority of raw material zones of economic specialization. At present new directions are superimposed on the formed backbone of the region's agricultural production. The development of Yamal fish farming in the Pur-Taz interfluve makes it possible to simultaneously focus on the Arctic sea and regional river directions. Possible proposals for developing transport value include: combining the use of corporate transport value; creation of a sustainable road network with winter roads; road connectivity with improved pavement, an emerging livestock processing cluster; transfer to the history of roads with dirt tracks in the south-west of the Tyumen region.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 16:54:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Models and confidence operation intervals of road, construction and track machines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Machine performance is one of the most important technical and economic indicators. Due to the influence of many factors (weather conditions, age and technical condition of machines, qualifications of the operator, etc.), the specific performance in each case will be different, that is, the real performance is a random variable and it is impossible to predict it accurately in advance. However, on the basis of experience, it is possible to establish the proportion of cases where the relevant building codes are met. This share will be an assessment of the probability of meeting the standards. It makes it possible to calculate the required number of machines more reasonably, the energy intensity of the construction process, its cost and labour intensity. In this regard, even at the design stage, it is necessary to use probabilistic ideas about the technological process and machine productivity that will allow taking into account the possible deviations of the actual parameters of work operations from those planned, an increase in the timing of the work and completion of the project. When analyzing the operation of machines, this article will consider only complex reliability indicators: availability factor, operational readiness factor, technical utilization factor, efficiency factor. At the same time, it is desirable to carry out logical and mathematical processing of statistical information for the corresponding coefficients. The article uses software for constructing confidence intervals for statistical models (regression equations) developed at the Siberian Transport University. Taking into account the probability of machines operating in real operating conditions makes it possible to plan their rhythmic work more reasonably, determine the time (terms, duration) of work more accurately, that affects the reduction in the cost of construction products.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:33:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>VIII International Scientific Siberian Transport Forum: TransSiberia 2019, Volume 1</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This book presents the findings of scientific studies on the successful operation of complex transport infrastructures in regions with extreme climatic and geographical conditions.  It features the proceedings of the VIII International Scientific Siberian Transport Forum, TransSiberia 2019, which was held in Novosibirsk, Russia, on May 22–27, 2019.   The book discusses improving energy efficiency in the transportation sector and the use of artificial intelligence in transport, highlighting a range of topics, such as freight and logistics, freeway traffic modelling and control, intelligent transport systems and smart mobility, transport data and transport models, highway and railway construction and trucking on the Siberian ice roads.   Consisting of 214 high-quality papers on a wide range of issues, these proceedings appeal to scientists, engineers, managers in the transport sector, and anyone involved in the construction and operation of transport infrastructure facilities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:42:52 GMT</pubDate>
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