Title :
Computer-aided maintenance and renewal of track
Abstract :
An approach is described for analyzing the deterioration of track components, and methods are suggested for helping the engineer decide when maintenance is necessary and when is the best time for renewal. The data needed for proper monitoring of various types of track deterioration are discussed. Where techniques for predicting deterioration and failure exist they are described. Suggestions are made as to how these predictive techniques could be used to help maintenance and renewal decisions
Keywords :
engineering computing; maintenance engineering; railways; computer-aided maintenance; railways; track deterioration; Axles; Costs; Electronic ballasts; Maintenance; Manufacturing; Monitoring; Process control; Rail transportation; Railway engineering; Reliability engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Railroad Conference, 1990., Technical Papers Presented at the 1990 ASME/IEEE Joint
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
DOI :
10.1109/RRCON.1990.171675
