Smart railway sleepers - a review of recent developments, challenges, and future prospects

Development of a field condition monitoring system in high speed railway turnout

(2020) Guoqing Jing et al.   MEASUREMENT

Experimental and numerical investigation of the performance of self-sensing concrete sleepers

(2019) Jinlong Xu et al.   STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL

Dense Moving Fog for Intelligent IoT: Key Challenges and Opportunities

(2019) Sergey Andreev et al.   IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE

Interaction between Railroad Ballast and Sleeper: A DEM-FEM Approach

(2019) Weimin Song et al.   International Journal of Geomechanics

Distributed Reinforcement Strains: Measurement and Application

(2019) Andre Brault et al.   ACI STRUCTURAL JOURNAL

Railroad infrastructure 4.0: Development and application of an automatic ballast support condition assessment system

(2019) Yu Qian et al.   Transportation Geotechnics

Tire‐derived aggregate layer performance in railway bridges as a novel impact absorber: Numerical and field study

(2019) Morteza Esmaeili et al.   Structural Control & Health Monitoring

Mode shape curvature squares method for crack detection in railway prestressed concrete sleepers

(2019) Rims Janeliukstis et al.   ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS

Vision-based measurement of crack generation and evolution during static testing of concrete sleepers

(2019) Liu Rui et al.   ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS

Dynamic behaviour of the track in transitions zones considering the differential settlement

(2019) Haoyu Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION

Long-term monitoring for the condition-based structural maintenance of the Milan Cathedral

(2019) Carmelo Gentile et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Measurement of deformation of the concrete sleepers under different support conditions using non-contact laser speckle imaging sensor

(2019) Yong Pang et al.   ENGINEERING STRUCTURES

Novel discrete element modeling coupled with finite element method for investigating ballasted railway track dynamics

(2018) Daisuke Nishiura et al.   COMPUTERS AND GEOTECHNICS

Methodology for the comprehensive analysis of railway transition zones

(2018) Haoyu Wang et al.   COMPUTERS AND GEOTECHNICS

Advanced engineered cementitious composites with combined self-sensing and self-healing functionalities

(2018) Hocine Siad et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

All-Optical Photoacoustic Sensors for Steel Rebar Corrosion Monitoring

(2018) Cong Du et al.   SENSORS

Compact Embedded Wireless Sensor-Based Monitoring of Concrete Curing

(2018) Joaquín Cabezas et al.   SENSORS

Laboratory Characterization of Structural Capacity of North American Heavy Haul Concrete Crossties

(2018) Josué C. Bastos et al.   TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD

Internet of Things for Smart Railway: Feasibility and Applications

(2018) Ohyun Jo et al.   IEEE Internet of Things Journal

Quantifying Bending Moments in Rail-Transit Concrete Sleepers

(2018) J. Riley Edwards et al.   Journal of Transportation Engineering Part A-Systems

Laboratory analysis of track gauge restraining capacity of center-cracked railway concrete sleepers with various support conditions

(2018) Josué César Bastos et al.   ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS

Analysis of the temperature effect on concrete crosstie flexural behavior

(2018) Alvaro E. Canga Ruiz et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Nonlinear finite element analysis for structural capacity of railway prestressed concrete sleepers with rail seat abrasion

(2018) Ruilin You et al.   ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS

Flexural cracking-induced acoustic emission peak frequency shift in railway prestressed concrete sleepers

(2018) Rims Janeliukstis et al.   ENGINEERING STRUCTURES

Self-healing properties of reactive powder concrete with nanofillers

(2018) Jialiang Wang et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Vibration Characteristics of Micro-Engineered Crumb Rubber Concrete for Railway Sleeper Applications

(2017) Ratthaphong Meesit et al.   Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology

Quantification of concrete railway sleeper bending moments using surface strain gauges

(2017) J. Riley Edwards et al.   MEASUREMENT

An Intelligent Cooperative Visual Sensor Network for Urban Mobility

(2017) Giuseppe Leone et al.   SENSORS

Robust fibre optic sensor arrays for monitoring early-age performance of mass-produced concrete sleepers

(2017) Liam J Butler et al.   STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL

Investigations on scalable fabrication procedures for self-sensing carbon nanotube cement-matrix composites for SHM applications

(2016) Antonella D'Alessandro et al.   CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

Strength, energy absorption capability and self-sensing properties of multifunctional carbon nanotube reinforced mortars

(2016) Panagiotis A. Danoglidis et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Sensitivity analysis of pre-stressed concrete sleepers for longitudinal crack prorogation effective factors

(2016) F. Rezaie et al.   ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS

Predictive Maintenance Model for Ballast Tamping

(2016) Luis Filipe Caetano et al.   JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Harvesting energy from the vibration of a passing train using a single-degree-of-freedom oscillator

(2016) G. Gatti et al.   MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING

A Review of Distributed Optical Fiber Sensors for Civil Engineering Applications

(2016) António Barrias et al.   SENSORS

Overview of Fiber Optic Sensor Technologies for Strain/Temperature Sensing Applications in Composite Materials

(2016) Manjusha Ramakrishnan et al.   SENSORS

Improved crack monitoring in structural concrete by combined acoustic emission and digital image correlation techniques

(2016) Benard Omondi et al.   STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL

Predictive Maintenance Model for Ballast Tamping

(2016) Luis Filipe Caetano et al.   JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Thermal modeling of railroad with installed snow melting system

(2015) Moo Sun Kim et al.   COLD REGIONS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Composite railway sleepers – Recent developments, challenges and future prospects

(2015) Wahid Ferdous et al.   COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

FFU synthetic sleeper – Projects in Europe

(2015) Günther Koller   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Dynamic characterisation of a ballast layer subject to traffic impact loads using three-dimensional sensing stones and a special sensing sleeper

(2015) Akira Aikawa   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Intrinsic self-sensing concrete and structures: A review

(2015) Baoguo Han et al.   MEASUREMENT

Single-end simultaneous temperature and strain sensing techniques based on Brillouin optical time domain reflectometry in few-mode fibers

(2015) Yi Weng et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Structural health monitoring of multi-spot welded joints using a lead zirconate titanate based active sensing approach

(2015) Ping Yao et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Self sensing carbon nanotube (CNT) and nanofiber (CNF) cementitious composites for real time damage assessment in smart structures

(2014) Maria S. Konsta-Gdoutos et al.   CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES

Parametric study on damage and load demand of prestressed concrete crosstie and fastening systems

(2014) Zhe Chen et al.   ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS

Internet of Things (IoT): A vision, architectural elements, and future directions

(2013) Jayavardhana Gubbi et al.   Future Generation Computer Systems-The International Journal of eScience

Dicyclopentadiene and Sodium Silicate Microencapsulation for Self-Healing of Concrete

(2013) James Gilford et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Investigation of Material Improvements to Mitigate the Effects of the Abrasion Mechanism of Concrete Crosstie Rail Seat Deterioration

(2013) Amogh A. Shurpali et al.   JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Simulating Ballast Shear Strength from Large-Scale Triaxial Tests

(2013) Yu Qian et al.   TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD

Multifunctional Cement Composites Strain and Damage Sensors Applied on Reinforced Concrete (RC) Structural Elements

(2013) Francisco Baeza et al.   Materials

Investigation of a concrete railway sleeper failed by ice expansion

(2012) Goangseup Zi et al.   ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS

A modelling approach to railway track asset management

(2012) John Andrews   PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART F-JOURNAL OF RAIL AND RAPID TRANSIT

Integration and road tests of a self-sensing CNT concrete pavement system for traffic detection

(2012) Baoguo Han et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Discrete Element Modeling for fouled railroad ballast

(2011) Hai Huang et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

A review: Self-healing in cementitious materials and engineered cementitious composite as a self-healing material

(2011) Min Wu et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Multi-Functional Measurement Using a Single FBG Sensor

(2011) Y. Mizutani et al.   EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS

Uncertainty in Rail-Track Geometry Degradation: Lisbon-Oporto Line Case Study

(2011) A. Ramos Andrade et al.   JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Ultimate limit states design of concrete railway sleepers

(2011) Martin Howard Murray et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-TRANSPORT

Self-sensing of carbon nanofiber concrete columns subjected to reversed cyclic loading

(2011) R N Howser et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Accumulative deformation in railway track induced by high-speed traffic loading of the trains

(2010) Xuecheng Bian et al.   Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration

Development of an embeddable sensor to monitor the corrosion process of new and existing reinforced concrete structures

(2009) Gustavo S. Duffó et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

One-End-Access High-Speed Distributed Strain Measurement with 13-mm Spatial Resolution Based on Brillouin Optical Correlation-Domain Reflectometry

(2009) Y. Mizuno et al.   IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Development of track condition assessment model based on visual inspection

(2009) J. M. Sadeghi et al.   Structure and Infrastructure Engineering

Taxonomy and Challenges of the Integration of RFID and Wireless Sensor Networks

(2008) Hai Liu et al.   IEEE NETWORK

Self-monitoring application of asphalt concrete containing graphite and carbon fibers

(2008) Xiaoming Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY-MATERIALS SCIENCE EDITION

Healing effectiveness of cracks rehabilitation in reinforced concrete using electrodeposition method

(2008) Zhengwu Jiang et al.   JOURNAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY-MATERIALS SCIENCE EDITION

Development of a wireless stress/strain measurement system integrated with pressure-sensitive nickel powder-filled cement-based sensors

(2008) B.G. Han et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

RFID research: An academic literature review (1995–2005) and future research directions

(2007) E.W.T. Ngai et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS