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Benchmark of new technologies to extend the life of elderly rail infrastructure : Deliverable D1.1 of the MAINLINE Project
There are many traditional technologies available to extend the life of elderly rail infrastructure, some of which are being improved or developed, whilst new technologies continue to emerge. In this report an overview is given of some of the most promising new or updated technologies. Based on these findings further work in the Mainline project will mostly focus on the following areas: - Assessment methods - Monitoring methods- Repair and Strengthening methodsQuestionnaires on bridges, tunnels, earthworks and track were prepared and twelve Infrastructure Managers have responded to the bridge questionnaire; responses to the other questionnaires have been more limited. If the results from this bridge sample are extrapolated from the about 125 000 km of network and the about 150 000 railway bridges that these Infrastructure Managers oversee to the full European network, which is about 230 000 km, a rough estimate may be obtained of the needs for the next years. Such an extrapolation suggests that in the next ten years we may expect to strengthen some 1 500 bridges, to replace some 4 500 bridges and to replace the deck of some 3 000 bridges. Some of the bridges that are planned to be replaced may instead be strengthened, if the new technologies presented here would be used.Work is also going on to improve the life length of track, switches and crossings and other rail infrastructure as earthwork, tunnels, drainage and culverts.It can also be seen that not many Infrastructure Managers currently use Life Cycle Costing (i.e. financial) and/or Life Cycle Assessment (i.e. environmental) in the planning of maintenance and repair of their rail infrastructure. There is a lack of data and methods and here the Mainline Project is intending to give guidance. There is also often a lack of economic resources for maintenance which may lead to a shorter life length and less sustainability than would otherwise be the case; results from the Mainline Project are also intended to give advice that may help to improve this ...
Benchmark of new technologies to extend the life of elderly rail infrastructure : Deliverable D1.1 of the MAINLINE Project
There are many traditional technologies available to extend the life of elderly rail infrastructure, some of which are being improved or developed, whilst new technologies continue to emerge. In this report an overview is given of some of the most promising new or updated technologies. Based on these findings further work in the Mainline project will mostly focus on the following areas: - Assessment methods - Monitoring methods- Repair and Strengthening methodsQuestionnaires on bridges, tunnels, earthworks and track were prepared and twelve Infrastructure Managers have responded to the bridge questionnaire; responses to the other questionnaires have been more limited. If the results from this bridge sample are extrapolated from the about 125 000 km of network and the about 150 000 railway bridges that these Infrastructure Managers oversee to the full European network, which is about 230 000 km, a rough estimate may be obtained of the needs for the next years. Such an extrapolation suggests that in the next ten years we may expect to strengthen some 1 500 bridges, to replace some 4 500 bridges and to replace the deck of some 3 000 bridges. Some of the bridges that are planned to be replaced may instead be strengthened, if the new technologies presented here would be used.Work is also going on to improve the life length of track, switches and crossings and other rail infrastructure as earthwork, tunnels, drainage and culverts.It can also be seen that not many Infrastructure Managers currently use Life Cycle Costing (i.e. financial) and/or Life Cycle Assessment (i.e. environmental) in the planning of maintenance and repair of their rail infrastructure. There is a lack of data and methods and here the Mainline Project is intending to give guidance. There is also often a lack of economic resources for maintenance which may lead to a shorter life length and less sustainability than would otherwise be the case; results from the Mainline Project are also intended to give advice that may help to improve this ...
Benchmark of new technologies to extend the life of elderly rail infrastructure : Deliverable D1.1 of the MAINLINE Project
Elfgren, Lennart (Autor:in)
01.01.2013
Paper
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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