On the residual energy toughness of prestressed concrete sleepers in railway track structures subjected to repeated impact loads

Installed as the crosstie beam support in railway track systems, the prestressed concrete sleepers (or railroad ties) are designed in order to carry and transfer the wheel loads from the rails to the ground. It is nowadays best known that railway tracks are subject to the impact loading conditions,...

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Published in:	Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering
Main Authors:	SAKDIRAT KAEWUNRUEN, ALEX M. REMENNIKOV
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Electronic Journals for Science and Engineering - International 2013-01-01
Subjects:	Prestressed concrete sleeper Repeated impact behaviour Impact fatigue Accumulative damage Residual energy toughness Ballasted railway track
Online Access:	https://ejsei.com/EJSE/article/view/160