Ferdous, Wahid and Manalo, Allan and Aravinthan, Thiru and Van Erp, Gerard (2014) Composite railway sleeper: a cost effective and eco-friendly alternative. In: IEEE Australia and New Zealand Student and Young Professional Congress (ANZSCON 2014), 3-5 Jul 2014, Brisbane, Australia.
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Abstract
Motivation
• High maintenance cost
• Huge CO2 emission
• Early failure in the existing sleeper
Conclusions:
• Optimised shape reduces two-third volume of materials
• Composite sleeper behaviour is comparable with timber
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| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Commonwealth Reporting Category E) (Poster) |
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| Refereed: | No |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Current - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Civil Engineering and Surveying |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Aug 2014 05:07 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2017 01:24 |
| Fields of Research : | 09 Engineering > 0905 Civil Engineering > 090506 Structural Engineering 09 Engineering > 0912 Materials Engineering > 091202 Composite and Hybrid Materials 09 Engineering > 0910 Manufacturing Engineering > 091006 Manufacturing Processes and Technologies (excl. Textiles) |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970109 Expanding Knowledge in Engineering |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/25745 |
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