The railway track and its long term behaviour : a handbook for a railway track of high quality /
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| Author / Creator: | Tzanakakis, Konstantinos. |
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| Imprint: | Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2013. |
| Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Springer tracts on transportation and traffic, 2194-8119 ; 2 Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic ; 2. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9849716 |
Table of Contents:
- Part A: The Past
- Earliest Traces
- Early Wagonways
- Horse-Drawn Railway
- Steam Power Introduced
- Diesel and Electric Engines
- High-Speed Railway
- History of the Track Gauge
- Part B: The External Environment of the Infrastructure Manager
- The "Stakeholders" of the Railway System
- The Changing External Environment for the Infrastructure Manager
- Multi-Annual Contracts
- Part C: Functional Knowledge Of The Railway Track System
- Introduction
- Forces on the Track
- The Track Subsystem
- The Vehicle Subsystem
- Modelling the Track
- The Effect of Track Stiffness on Track Performance
- The Wheel-Rail Interface
- The Mechanism of Track Faults Creation
- The Deterioration of the Track Components
- Track Settlements
- Discrete Track Defects as Cause of Track Deterioration
- Track Problems, Causes, Mechanisms, Solutions
- Track Drainage
- The Track Deterioration Model
- The System "Railway Infrastructure"
- What Is Quality?
- Factors Affecting the Track Quality Behaviour
- Assessment of Track Geometry Quality
- Track Design
- The Track Construction (Aiming at High Performance)
- Track Condition Monitoring
- Track Maintenance
- Part D: Tools and Methods for an Effective, High Performance Railway Track
- Introduction to LCC and RAMS
- The RAMS Analysis
- RAMS in Operation and Maintenance
- The LCC Concept
- Maintenance Planning Using LCC KAI RAMS
- Integration of RAMS and LCC in the Project Design Process
- A Case Study of Applications of RAMS and LCC in the Design Process
- LCC and WLC (Whole Life Costing)
- Investment and Budgeting Decisions for High Track Quality
- Introduction
- From Tactical to Strategic Outsourcing
- Cost and Benefit of Outsourcing
- Measuring Contractor's Performance
- Types of Contracts and Its Characteristics
- What Kind of Contracting Is Suitable for Track Maintenance?
- Common Risks Associated with Contracting
- Maintenance Outsourcing Scenarios
- Modelling Costs of Service Contract
- Infrastructure Data Management in Case of Outsourcing of M&R Activities
- Cases of Outsourcing Applied
- Lessons Learned - Advices for Outsourcing
- Cost Factors of Track Construction and Maintenance
- Guiding Principles for an Effective Track
- Measuring the Performance
- Benchmarking
- Management of Infrastructure Data
- Maintenance Cost Modeling
- PART E: The Future
- Technological Developments and Tendencies for the Railways
- The Future Railway as a System.