RAIL PERFORMANCE MODEL: A MAINTENANCE PLANNING TOOL

By combining rail deterioration predictions with economic analysis, the model produces rail re-lay recommendations and serves as a maintenance planning tool for evaluating rail replacement strategies.

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• Authors:
  • Davis, D D
  • Staplin, D E
• Publication Date: 1989-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 85
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic analysis; Maintenance of way; Mathematical models; Performance; Railroad rails
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models; Performance indicators
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00480813
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1989 12:00AM