Experimental and Numerical Analyses of the Failure of Prestressed Concrete Railway Sleepers

This paper carries out the assessment of load-carrying capacity of prestressed concrete sleepers, in accordance with Brazilian Standard (ABNT NBR 11709) and AREMA Standard. In a lot of railways around the world, many prestressed concrete sleepers have failed due to Rail Seat Abrasion (RSA) and corro...

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Main Authors: Ramon Silva, Welington V. Silva, Jonas Yamashita de Farias, Marcos Aires A. Santos, Leonardo O. Neiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/7/1704