Composite railway sleepers: new developments and opportunities
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Paper/Presentation Title | Composite railway sleepers: new developments and opportunities |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Ferdous, Wahid (Author), Aravinthan, Thiru (Author), Manalo, Allan (Author) and Van Erp, Gerard (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 11th International Heavy Haul Association Conference (IHHA 2015) |
ERA Conference ID | 43616 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2015 |
Place of Publication | United States |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://works.bepress.com/wahid_ferdous/5/ |
Conference/Event | 11th International Heavy Haul Association Conference: Operational Excellence (IHHA 2015) |
International Heavy Haul Association Conference | |
Event Details | International Heavy Haul Association Conference Rank A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A |
Event Details | 11th International Heavy Haul Association Conference: Operational Excellence (IHHA 2015) Event Date 21 to end of 24 Jun 2015 Event Location Perth, Australia |
Abstract | Composite sleeper is becoming a suitable alternative for replacing the existing concrete, steel and particularly timber sleeper in both mainline and heavy haul rail network. Composite sleeper technologies are already available in the last 20 years but they have gained limited acceptance by the railway industry. For better understanding of the reasons for their slow uptake in the market, a comparative study was conducted among the existing composite sleepers. Firstly, this paper accumulated information on the performance of commercially available composite sleepers. Secondly, issues on the application and developments of composite sleepers are identified. Thirdly, the ongoing research on the composite sleeper is presented for keeping update the sleeper researchers, engineers and end users. The potential of sandwich composite for overcoming the current limitations of composite sleeper is briefly discussed. Finally, this paper provided suggestions and recommended solutions to increase the market opportunities of composite sleepers. |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400510. Structural engineering |
Public Notes | Abstract only published in Proceedings. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3109/composite-railway-sleepers-new-developments-and-opportunities
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