Laboratory analysis of track gauge restraining capacity of center-cracked railway concrete sleepers with various support conditions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2018.08.018
Abstract: Abstract As the number of concrete railway sleepers has steadily grown in North America, the importance of understanding the performance and failure of these components has also increased. Concrete sleepers typically perform better than timber… read more here.
Keywords: gauge; track; track gauge; support conditions ... See more keywords
Fatigue of steel-fibre-reinforced concrete prestressed railway sleepers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.03.025
Abstract: Abstract Prestressed concrete sleepers are one of the major components in any railway track system that distributes wheel loads from the rails to the underlying ballast bed. Concrete sleepers are usually designed with an expected… read more here.
Keywords: fatigue steel; concrete; steel fibre; fibre reinforced ... See more keywords
Probabilistic framework for the assessment of the flexural design of concrete sleepers
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DOI: 10.1177/0954409719854569
Abstract: An extensive study of the flexural performance of monoblock prestressed concrete sleepers in a light rail system was conducted as part of a research program funded by the Federal Transit Administration. Five consecutive sleepers deployed… read more here.
Keywords: probabilistic framework; flexural design; assessment flexural; framework assessment ... See more keywords
Track Modulus Assessment of Engineered Interspersed Concrete Sleepers in Ballasted Track
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DOI: 10.3390/app11010261
Abstract: Ballasted railway track is typically constructed using sleepers that are manufactured from a common material type within a given length of track. Timber and concrete are the two most common sleeper materials used internationally. Evidence… read more here.
Keywords: timber; track; track modulus; interspersed concrete ... See more keywords
The Typical Damage Form and Mechanism of a Railway Prestressed Concrete Sleeper
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DOI: 10.3390/ma15228074
Abstract: Prestressed concrete sleepers are an important track component that is widely used in railway ballast track. Prestressed concrete sleepers have high strength, strong stability, and good durability; thus, their operation and use in railways are… read more here.
Keywords: railway; damage; concrete sleeper; sleeper damage ... See more keywords