Waste-based panels with cement grout as an infill material for composite railway sleepers
The development of high performance and eco-friendly composite railway sleepers at a reasonable price is a great challenge for composite railway sleeper manufacturers. The study proposed a railway sleeper concept based on high-performance fibre composites and low-cost waste-based materials to overco...
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| description | The development of high performance and eco-friendly composite railway sleepers at a reasonable price is a great challenge for composite railway sleeper manufacturers. The study proposed a railway sleeper concept based on high-performance fibre composites and low-cost waste-based materials to overcome this challenge. In this concept, thin hollow composite tubes are filled with high volume waste-based panels, which are bonded together with cement grout. This study examined the effect of cement grout, grout thickness, panel types, and surface preparation of the panels on the bond behaviour between the panels and cement grout. It also investigated the bending behaviour of manufactured railway sleepers by evaluating the effects of filling hollow tubes, the orientation of the infill panels, and the types of infill materials. Results indicate that the proposed concept has a high potential for development of high performance and eco-friendly composite railway sleepers at a competitive price due to the incorporation of high volume of waste materials. The results of the study will serve as a guide to the manufacture and design of composite railway sleepers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a86ffd83dca84c22a08b706c4166eff92024-12-19T10:57:25ZengElsevierResults in Engineering2590-12302024-12-0124102924Waste-based panels with cement grout as an infill material for composite railway sleepersMamun Abdullah0Wahid Ferdous1Sourish Banerjee2Ali Mohammed3Allan Manalo4University of Southern Queensland, Centre for Future Materials (CFM), School of Engineering, QLD, 4350, AustraliaUniversity of Southern Queensland, Centre for Future Materials (CFM), School of Engineering, QLD, 4350, Australia; Corresponding author.University of Southern Queensland, Centre for Future Materials (CFM), School of Engineering, QLD, 4350, AustraliaTechnical Lead, Wagners CFT, Wellcamp, QLD, 4350, AustraliaUniversity of Southern Queensland, Centre for Future Materials (CFM), School of Engineering, QLD, 4350, AustraliaThe development of high performance and eco-friendly composite railway sleepers at a reasonable price is a great challenge for composite railway sleeper manufacturers. The study proposed a railway sleeper concept based on high-performance fibre composites and low-cost waste-based materials to overcome this challenge. In this concept, thin hollow composite tubes are filled with high volume waste-based panels, which are bonded together with cement grout. This study examined the effect of cement grout, grout thickness, panel types, and surface preparation of the panels on the bond behaviour between the panels and cement grout. It also investigated the bending behaviour of manufactured railway sleepers by evaluating the effects of filling hollow tubes, the orientation of the infill panels, and the types of infill materials. Results indicate that the proposed concept has a high potential for development of high performance and eco-friendly composite railway sleepers at a competitive price due to the incorporation of high volume of waste materials. The results of the study will serve as a guide to the manufacture and design of composite railway sleepers.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024011794Composite railway sleepersBond behaviourSleeper bending strengthWood compositesRecycled plastics |
| spellingShingle | Mamun Abdullah Wahid Ferdous Sourish Banerjee Ali Mohammed Allan Manalo Waste-based panels with cement grout as an infill material for composite railway sleepers Results in Engineering Composite railway sleepers Bond behaviour Sleeper bending strength Wood composites Recycled plastics |
| title | Waste-based panels with cement grout as an infill material for composite railway sleepers |
| title_full | Waste-based panels with cement grout as an infill material for composite railway sleepers |
| title_fullStr | Waste-based panels with cement grout as an infill material for composite railway sleepers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Waste-based panels with cement grout as an infill material for composite railway sleepers |
| title_short | Waste-based panels with cement grout as an infill material for composite railway sleepers |
| title_sort | waste based panels with cement grout as an infill material for composite railway sleepers |
| topic | Composite railway sleepers Bond behaviour Sleeper bending strength Wood composites Recycled plastics |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024011794 |
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