The Railway Track and Its Long Term Behaviour A Handbook for a Railway Track of High Quality /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Tzanakakis, Konstantinos (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic, 2
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Engineering design.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Civil engineering.; Civil Engineering.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Engineering Design.

A proper quality of a track and other infrastructure objects represents a basic requirement for train safety and punctuality. Most of the physical systems and their components deteriorate over time. This affects performance and may lead to failures. Albert Einstein said, “You have to learn the rules...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• History of Railways – A Quick View
• The External Environment of the Infrastructure
• The Railway Track as a System
• The Track Degradation
• Track Quality
• Design – Construction – Maintenance Aiming at High Performance
• Tools for Rational Maintenance (RAMS and LCC)
• Outsourcing Track Maintenance.