Composites for alternative railway sleepers
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Paper/Presentation Title | Composites for alternative railway sleepers |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Ferdous, W., Manalo, A., Muttashar, M., Yu, P., Kakarla, R., Salih, C. and Schubel, P. |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of The 16th East Asian-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (2019) |
Journal Citation | 101, pp. 267-276 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2020 |
Place of Publication | Singapore |
ISBN | 9789811580789 |
9789811580796 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8079-6_26 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-8079-6_26 |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-15-8079-6 |
Conference/Event | 16th East Asian-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction |
Event Details | 16th East Asian-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Delivery In person Event Date 04 to end of 06 Dec 2019 Event Location Brisbane, Australia |
Abstract | Approximately 200 million timber sleepers are currently being used in rail networks around the world due to their availability, affordability and dependability. It is estimated that nearly 90% of the existing timber sleepers will need replacement by 2030. Recently, increasing costs, declining quality, hardwood timber scarcity and environmental sensitivity has challenged the continuing use of timber sleepers in rail track. Consequently, the Australian rail industry is now looking an alternative materials to replace existing timber sleepers and it is projected that in next five years they will move from a traditional timber-based system (15 years lifespan) to that of an engineered composites system (at least 50 years lifespan). This paper critically reviewed the recent development of composite sleepers, identified the potential issues and provided guidelines to overcome the challenges. |
Keywords | Alternative sleepers; Composite materials; Future opportunities; Recent development |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400510. Structural engineering |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Series | Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Future Materials |
University of Thi-Qar, Iraq |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/x8zy3/composites-for-alternative-railway-sleepers
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