Railway turnouts and inspection technologies

Mehmet Z. Hamarat; Mika Silvast; Sakdirat Kaewunruen

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-821042-0.00016-2

Railway turnouts and inspection technologies

Mehmet Z. Hamarat, Mika Silvast, Sakdirat Kaewunruen

Civil Engineering

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Abstract

A railway turnout or so-called switches and crossings are essential components of a modern railway track to shift rolling stocks between different tracks while managing traffic flow. They have an asymmetrical structure that causes complex dynamic behavior that could prompt a derailment. To avoid such a tragedy, turnouts are assigned as maintenance and inspection prior components, which increase their life-cycle costs. This chapter begins with an introduction to railway turnouts, followed by components of turnouts, inspection, maintenance, and life-cost for turnouts.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Rail Infrastructure Resilience
Subtitle of host publication	A Best-Practices Handbook
Editors	Rui Calçada, Sakdirat Kaewunruen
Publisher	Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Chapter	15
Pages	319-340
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128210437
ISBN (Print)	9780128210420
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-821042-0.00016-2
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2022

Keywords

Switches
Crossings
Railway
Turnout
Life-cycle cost
Maintenance
Installation

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