Waste-based panels with cement grout as an infill material for composite railway sleepers
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| Article Title | Waste-based panels with cement grout as an infill material for composite railway sleepers |
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| ERA Journal ID | 214071 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Abdullah, Mamun, Ferdous, Wahid, Banerjee, Sourish, Mohammed, Ali and Manalo, Allan |
| Journal Title | Results in Engineering |
| Journal Citation | 24 |
| Article Number | 102924 |
| Number of Pages | 11 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
| Place of Publication | Netherlands |
| ISSN | 2590-1230 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2024.102924 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024011794?via%3Dihub |
| Abstract | The development of high performance and eco-friendly composite railway sleepers at a reasonable price is a great challenge for composite railway sleeper manufacturers. The study proposed a railway sleeper concept based on high-performance fibre composites and low-cost waste-based materials to overcome this challenge. In this concept, thin hollow composite tubes are filled with high volume waste-based panels, which are bonded together with cement grout. This study examined the effect of cement grout, grout thickness, panel types, and surface preparation of the panels on the bond behaviour between the panels and cement grout. It also investigated the bending behaviour of manufactured railway sleepers by evaluating the effects of filling hollow tubes, the orientation of the infill panels, and the types of infill materials. Results indicate that the proposed concept has a high potential for development of high performance and eco-friendly composite railway sleepers at a competitive price due to the incorporation of high volume of waste materials. The results of the study will serve as a guide to the manufacture and design of composite railway sleepers. |
| Keywords | Composite railway sleepers; Wood composites; Sleeper bending strength; Bond behaviour; Recycled plastics |
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| Is part of | Static behaviour of high-volume landfill waste filled composite railway sleepers |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400510. Structural engineering |
| Public Notes | This article is part of a UniSQ Thesis by publication. See Related Output. |
| Byline Affiliations | Centre for Future Materials |
| School of Engineering | |
| Centre for Future Materials (Research) |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/zv033/waste-based-panels-with-cement-grout-as-an-infill-material-for-composite-railway-sleepers
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