Conducting polymer-based thermoelectric materials are considered the most promising
candidates for applying to wearable thermoelectric devices because of their high electrical …

The presence of rail surface damage leads to increased vibrations on railway bridges as
wheels cross the localized irregularities. These short wavelength irregularities appear …

Continuously welded rails (CWR) are sensitive to thermal and train loads which could
destabilize the track and cause buckling. The study of track buckling in the literature …

Abstract Insulated Railway Joints (IRJ) fail mainly because of repeated shocks in the end
post region, characterized by a largely reduced stiffness, causing loss of insulation (lipping) …

Although construction of ballast-less track is booming in recent years, there is a lack of
sufficient researches into the design and construction of this system. This research …

Visual inspection of a steel truss railway bridge revealed multiple fatigue cracks on the top
member of the truss, mainly attributed to the high impact loads of crossing wheels over the …

Track thermal buckling is one of the primary safety issues of continuously welded rail tracks.
It has been shown that transition zones of open deck steel bridges are more prone to track …

Track thermal buckling is one of the primary safety issues of continuously welded rail tracks.
The lateral track resistance is the main resisting force against track buckling, which is mainly …

A large portion of the railway bridge stock in many countries is comprised of masonry arch
bridges. During recent years, more attention has been paid to the maintenance of such …

Open deck steel bridges are characterized by the direct connection of transoms to the bridge
girders. The expansion of steel girders due to thermal loads is transmitted by the fastening …