Review article

Managing rail service life

Z. Popović ; Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
L. Lazarević ; Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Lj. Brajović ; Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
P. Gladović ; Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

Abstract

The service life of rails depends especially on the operational loads and speeds on the railway lines, as well as on the rail maintenance policy. There are multiple aspects of rail maintenance optimization. The following article considers optimisation of rail maintenance activities relating to rail head surface condition in order to reduce corrective work on track geometry, as well as to minimize the overall costs for track maintenance. The objects of this research are issues and challenges related to rail and track maintenance in curves on modern conventional railway lines for mixed traffic.

Keywords

rail; life cycle; management; track; maintenance

Hrčak ID:

122231

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/122231

Publication date:

1.10.2014.

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