Abstract: Prestressed concrete sleepers (or railroad ties) are designed to carry and transfer the wheel loads from the rails to the track foundation. Over a period of time, a railway track could experience various types of static ...

Abstract: Prestressed concrete sleepers (or railroad ties) are the crosstie beam support in railway track systems. They are designed and constructed under flexural constraints in order to carry and transfer the dynamic wheel loads ...

Abstract: The introduction of special crossings and rail turnouts provides flexibility in the rail network as it allows for vehicles to switch between various tracks, thereby maximizing the utilization of current infrastructure. ...

Abstract: New knowledge has raised a concern about the cost-ineffective design methods and the true performance of railroad prestressed concrete ties. Because of previous knowledge deficiencies, railway civil and track engineers ...

Abstract: Failures in rail fasteners can lead to misalignments of the rails and even cause a train derailment. Current inspection and maintenance regimes for rail fasteners, however, do not adequately address the credible failure ...