Title :
The asset protection supersite (APS)
Author :
Wolstenholme, P.
Author_Institution :
Sinclair Knight Merz, Perth, WA
Abstract :
Asset protection sites are used to detect a variety of conditions from wheel wear and over speed impacts to truck hunting, vertical impacts, and temperature/pressure changes. They protect rolling stock and track infrastructure and help to prevent damage and costly repairs, traffic hold-ups and derailments.
Keywords :
condition monitoring; impact (mechanical); maintenance engineering; railway engineering; wear; wheels; APS; asset protection supersite; condition monitoring; derailment prevention; repairs; rolling stock; track infrastructure; traffic hold-up prevention; wheel impact; wheel wear;
Conference_Titel :
Railway Condition Monitoring, 2008 4th IET International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Derby
Print_ISBN :
978-0-86341-927-0
