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Modernization of Railway Track with Composite Sleepers


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1 Mech. Engg. Dept., Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University) Mullana, India
2 Mech. Engg. Dept., AITAM, Tekkali, Andhra Pradesh, India
3 Dept. of Mech. Engg, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India
 

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Railway sleeper is an important component of railway network. Its clamping is also a critical issue in order to avoid any slippage and to maintain the alignment or cross level. Earlier, railway network used wooden sleepers worldwide. Further steel sleepers in parallel with wooden sleepers have been employed. Both are replaced with concrete sleepers with the advancements. With the modernization, the idea of railway sleepers with fibre composite materials has been introduced which is accepted worldwide due to its unique features over any other type of sleeper. This paper discuss about different composite material sleepers and review the important features associated with them i.e. composition, properties, advantages and limitations.

Keywords

Railway Sleeper, Wooden Sleeper, Steel Sleeper, Concrete Sleeper, Composite Sleeper, FFU Synthetic Sleeper.
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Authors

Rakesh Chandmal Sharma
Mech. Engg. Dept., Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University) Mullana, India
Srihari Palli
Mech. Engg. Dept., AITAM, Tekkali, Andhra Pradesh, India
Sunil Kumar Sharma
Dept. of Mech. Engg, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India
Mritunjoy Roy
Mech. Engg. Dept., Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University) Mullana, India

Abstract


Railway sleeper is an important component of railway network. Its clamping is also a critical issue in order to avoid any slippage and to maintain the alignment or cross level. Earlier, railway network used wooden sleepers worldwide. Further steel sleepers in parallel with wooden sleepers have been employed. Both are replaced with concrete sleepers with the advancements. With the modernization, the idea of railway sleepers with fibre composite materials has been introduced which is accepted worldwide due to its unique features over any other type of sleeper. This paper discuss about different composite material sleepers and review the important features associated with them i.e. composition, properties, advantages and limitations.

Keywords


Railway Sleeper, Wooden Sleeper, Steel Sleeper, Concrete Sleeper, Composite Sleeper, FFU Synthetic Sleeper.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.4273/ijvss.9.5.10