Quantification of concrete railway sleeper bending moments using surface strain gauges

JR Edwards, Z Gao, HE Wolf, MS Dersch, Y Qian - Measurement, 2017 - Elsevier
As the use of concrete sleepers increases for heavy-haul freight railroad and rail transit
applications in North America, it is becoming more critical to quantify their flexural …

Experimental investigation on loading pattern of railway concrete slabs

J Sadeghi, H Liravi, MH Esmaeili - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Although construction of ballast-less track is booming in recent years, there is a lack of
sufficient researches into the design and construction of this system. This research …

Quantification of prestressed concrete railway crosstie flexural response: implications for mechanistic design

JR Edwards - 2019 - ideals.illinois.edu
Concrete is the dominant crosstie material choice for demanding locations on heavy axle
load (HAL) freight railroads with steep grades, sharp curves, and high annual gross …

Numerical investigation on loading pattern of railway concrete slabs

H Liravi, A Khajehdezfuly, J Sadeghi… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite the recent surge in the construction of ballastless railway tracks, there exists a
notable research gap concerning the rail seat load (RSL) associated with these track types …