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Download StatisticsSasidharan, Manu P (2020). A risk-informed approach to setting economically-justifiable maintenance strategies for railway tracks. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.
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Abstract
The global railway infrastructure is carrying ever increasing amounts of railway and freight traffic which in turn is causing accelerated rates of infrastructure deterioration. Given the pressure to increase track utilization, the ageing infrastructure on which much of the railway transport systems are founded, and the constrained budgets under which the infrastructure is managed, appropriate maintenance needs to be predicted, prioritized, planned and carried out efficiently and economically. This doctoral research aims to develop a means of appraising railway track maintenance strategies economically while taking into account the associated risks and uncertainties. To this end, this research proposes, a Whole Life Cycle Cost Analysis (WLCCA) under uncertainty, while considering the direct and indirect costs of track maintenance, and the benefits to train operation, users, safety and the environment. The developed risk-informed approach is demonstrated via case studies on three different route types within the UK mainline railway network.
| Type of Work: | Thesis (Doctorates > Ph.D.) | |||||||||
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| Award Type: | Doctorates > Ph.D. | |||||||||
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| Licence: | All rights reserved | |||||||||
| College/Faculty: | Colleges (2008 onwards) > College of Engineering & Physical Sciences | |||||||||
| School or Department: | School of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering | |||||||||
| Funders: | Other | |||||||||
| Other Funders: | School of Engineering, University of Birmingham | |||||||||
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TF Railroad engineering and operation |
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| URI: | http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/9935 |
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