Composites for Timber-Replacement Bearers in Railway Switches and Crossings

Recent developments in composite materials have resulted in their pilot adoption in railway industry, such as ‘fibre-reinforced foamed urethane (FFU)’, ‘geopolymer concrete’, ‘recycled polymer’, and ‘CarbonLoc composite’. Railway track support systems are critical for safe and reliable operations of...

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Main Authors: Sakdirat Kaewunruen, Ruilin You, Makoto Ishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Infrastructures
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2412-3811/2/4/13