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Design Life Prediction of a Heavy Haul Track Foundation

Last updated on 29 August 2014 4:48

Transnet Freight Rail monitors the behaviour of a new track foundation, constructed in 2004, on the South African Coal Line. This site forms part of a major rehabilitation project, aimed at increasing the capacity of the line to sustain future growth in annual tonnage. Sophisticated instrumentation is used to measure...

Author(s): Gr?be P J;Shaw F J

Organisation(s): Department of Civil Engineering, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa ; Transnet Freight Rail (Track Technology), Track Testing Centre, Jeppestown, South Africa ;

2010

South Africa

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