Employees of the department ZKTS

Andrii A. Plugin

Head of the Department, DSc (CE), Professor

Andrii A. Plugin

Doctor of Technical Sciences since 2006. He defended his dissertation at Kharkiv State Technical University of Construction and Architecture in specialty Building materials and products. Dissertation topic: “Durability of concrete and reinforced concrete in water-saturated structures: Colloid-chemical bases”, scientific consultant – winner of the State Prizes of the USSR and Ukraine, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine, DSc, Prof V.I. Babusnkin

Direction of scientific activity: development of theoretical and experimental bases of composition, structure, properties, destruction, corrosion, durability, technology of concrete and reinforced concrete, restoration of operational properties and protection of structures of railway track, constructions, buildings.

Author of over 400 scientific papers and educational and methodological developments. He has 27 patents for inventions. Has prepared 8 Candidates of Sciences (PhD), 1 Doctor of Philosophy doctor  (PhD) and 2 Doctors of Sciences (DSc).

OLEKSII A. DUDIN

PhD in Sci. Eng., associate professor

OLEKSII A. DUDIN

Dr. Sci. Eng. since 2012. He defended his thesis at the specialized academic council D64.820.02 in specialty 05.23.05 Building Materials and Products. Thesis titles “Mechanism of Influence of leakage AC and high voltage on water-logged concrete, reinforced concrete and stone structures”. Scientific supervisor – Dr. Sci. Eng., Prof. A. A. Plugin.

Research area: improvement of energy efficiency of marshalling devices, study of electrocorrosive effects on railway structures and buildings.

Author of more than 37 scientific works and educational and methodical developments. He has 5 patents.

Bugaets Natalia

PhD, associate professor

Bugaets Natalia

Ph.D. of engineering sciences with 2014. Dissertation was defended in the specialized scientific advice of the K 26.820.01 State Economy and Technology University of Transport after specialty 05.22.06. – “Railroad track”. Theme of dissertation: Increase of carrying capacity of the rail and sleeper substructure of non-public railway tracks. Scientific supervisor Ph.D., professor. Darenskiy A.N.

Direction of scientific activity: Research of work of ballast bed and road bed under the influence of rolling stock, modern materials for the improvement of work of the explored elements.

Author: 38 scientific publication and teaching materials.

Vitolberg Volodymyr

PhD, Associate Professor

Vitolberg Volodymyr

PhD in Engineering Science since 2013. He defended his PhD thesis at the specialized scientific board К 26.820.01 State Economy and Technology University of Transport after specialty 05.22.06. – “Railroad track”. Theme of dissertation: «Prediction of the service life of concrete sleepers type SB 3-0 in a non-public railway». Scientific supervisor Ph.D., professor. Darenskiy A.N.

Direction of scientific activity: intermediate rail fastenings, improvement of a railway track design.

Author: 29 scientific publication and teaching materials. Obtained 2 patents.

Potapov Dmytro

PhD, Associate Professor

Potapov Dmytro

PhD in Engineering Science since 2007.

He defended his PhD thesis at the specialized scientific board К 26.820.01 in specialty 05.22.06. – “Railroad track”. Theme of dissertation: «Improvement of the terms of service of the rails to the system connections in the process of operation». Scientific supervisor PhD, professor V.P. Shramenko.

Direction of scientific activity: increasing the operational reliability of the rails.

Author: 38 scientific publication and teaching materials.

Malishevska Alina

PhD, assistant

Malishevska Alina

Candidate of Technical Sciences since 2018. She defended her dissertation in the specialized scientific council K 26.820.01 of the State University of Economics and Technology of Transport, specialty 05.22.06 – Railway track. Thesis: “Influence of the level of horizontal transverse forces on the resources of rails in the conditions of the Kharkiv subway” Scientific adviser – doctor of technical sciences, prof. O.M. Darensky.

Field of research: Increasing the resources of the rails in the subway, and developing recommendations for their fuller use.

Author of 8 scientific works and educational and methodical developments.