The impact of summer heatwaves on railway track geometry maintenance
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DOI: 10.1177/0954409720984292
Abstract: Elevated summer temperatures are a disrupting factor on the rail network. Due to the risk of a track buckling under thermal expansion forces, geometry maintenance must be delayed during heatwaves, leading to an overall decreased… read more here.
Keywords: maintenance; geometry; summer; railway track ... See more keywords