Defining factors for establishing a benificial rail market

Analysis and improvement of railway crossing using explicit Finite Element simulations

Railway crossings are one of the most important and vulnerable components in railway network. Nowadays, due to intensive use of the track together with higher train speeds and heavier axle loads, more and more problems associated with crossings are reported and it is continuing to be an important factor limiting its service life. In this MSc...

Fatigue Load Model Safety: Verifying Reliability for Reinforced Concrete Railway Structures

It was unclear what level of reliability was provided by appliance of the Eurocode load models for fatigue due to train loads, meaning that it might be insufficient. Therefore, it was investigated what the provided reliability is, compared to what is should be. Within this report, the focus is solely on fatigue induced by bending moments on...

Integrating asset’s object-type data in the Dutch railway industry

Feasibility of prefabricated concrete elements for underpasses - Watertight connection & structural safety

The main objective of this research is to test the feasibility of prefabricated concrete as a construction material for (railway) underpasses. By means of a literature study the most important aspects for the use of prefabricated concrete are analyzed, as well as the execution aspects for an underpass crossing a railway. Based on the findings...