To date, the application of self-sensing or other structural health monitoring (SHM)
technologies in railway sleepers is limited. Development and deployment of smart sleepers …

Railway track transition zones are areas where there is a sudden change in the track-ground
structure. They include changes between ballasted and slab track, bridge approaches, and …

Ballastless tracks are widely used to provide high rail smoothness in high-speed railways.
However, the differential settlement inevitably develops in the subgrade soil, which poses a …

Subgrade differential arch could adversely affect the high-speed railway (HSR) slab track
and reduce the quality of train operation. In order to study the effects of the subgrade …

Performance evaluation and maintenance planning are gaining importance with ageing rail
infrastructure and increasing demand on track safety and continuous availability. The …

Differential subgrade settlement adversely affects the slab track. In this study, a three-
dimensional model of a slab track based on damage mechanics theory was established for …

A methodology for the simulation of long-term differential track settlement, the development
of voided sleepers leading to a redistribution of rail seat loads, and the evolving irregularity …

Differential settlement of ballast and subgrade is a common issue in ballasted railway tracks.
In transition zones between two different track forms, such as between a ballasted track and …

Differential railway track settlement can result in ballast voids, leading to sleepers that hang
from the rail and are no longer supported by the ballast. These hanging sleepers are …

Railway track transitions are zones where there is an abrupt change in the track-ground
structure. They are often the location of rapid track deterioration, which means more frequent …