RAMS Management of Railway Tracks

This chapter provides a review of ageing/degradation models relevant for railway tracks. Recent models for maintenance/renewal optimization used in railways will also be presented. Further, some of the methods/techniques are applied in a few case studies, using actual data. Finally some future trends are outlined.

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