Restructuring of European railway companies has resulted in creating new subjects within railway systems infrastructure managers (IM) on the one hand and railway operators (RO) on the other. In this paper we examine the efficiency and rank different business strategies of railway infrastructure managers using the combined AHP/DEA method. Different strategies include different number of paths al...

Construction projects become complicated and fragmented so that many specialty contractors are involved. In such changed environments, a general contractor’s overhead costs are increasing comparable to direct costs. In addition to an increase of volume, activities consisting of overhead costs play an important role in coordinating different participants who include different specialty contracto...

current practices in railway track analysis and design are reviewed and discussed in this paper. the mechanical behavior of railway track structure comprising of various components has not been fully understood due to the railway track structural complexity. although there have been some improvements in the accuracy of current track design methods in recent decades, there are still considerable...

Times of downturn in economy, tough competition, high costs, and large amounts of capital required for replacements have created growing need for cost cutting measures and for seeking better return on investment. This has also placed an increasing emphasis on maintenance practices to extend the service life of existing railroad bridges. This paper outlines the various factors which playa role i...

the main design criteria of ballasted railway tracks include rail deflections, rail bending stresses, rail wheel contact stresses, sleeper bending moments and ballast sleeper contact pressures. numerous criteria have been defined for the design of ballasted railway tracks owing to the various mechanical properties of track components and their complex interaction. therefore, railway track desig...

Railway wireless communication has become an indispensable part to provide the reliability and safety of the railway operation as well as the improved railway services. In addition, advanced mobile communication technologies have triggered new railway customer services. Thanks to many benefits of the 4-generation mobile communication technology, long-term evolution (LTE), this technology is one...

The main design criteria of ballasted railway tracks include rail deflections, rail bending stresses, rail wheel contact stresses, sleeper bending moments and ballast sleeper contact pressures. Numerous criteria have been defined for the design of ballasted railway tracks owing to the various mechanical properties of track components and their complex interaction. Therefore, railway track desig...

The significant function of GIS technology in promoting the railway development in this information era is now attracting great attention from the Ministry of Railway and the State decision-making institutions of the P.R.China. However, until present, the GIS has not been economised on the Chinese Railway. Discussions have been made on the several critical issues in building up the railway GIS....

INTRODUCTION TRANSPORTATION of people is increasing as our society grows and the demand for railway services that can provide high-speed and high-capacity transportation is becoming greater. The number of train rides taken in Japan in 2006 was 22,243 million, more than anywhere else in the world by some margin, making Japan one of the world’s leading railway nations. A major feature of railway ...