Transport of Fraccing Sand - Impact of Increasing Freight Loads on Rail Infrastructure
| 项目名称： | Transport of Fraccing Sand - Impact of Increasing Freight Loads on Rail Infrastructure |
| 摘要： | The impact of increasing freight loads on the life cycle of a railway track is unknown without proper investigation, characterization, and modeling of rail substructure, primarily railway ballast. Because demand for railway freight transportation is increasing - especially for rail infrastructure associated with the mining, processing, and transport of fraccing sand - the challenge to all research and maintenance entities is to test and develop new cost-effective methods for railway maintenance and upgrade. With these needs in mind, the GeoEngineering program at the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison has invested dedicated researchers to railway industry research, developed laboratory testing equipment specifically designed for railway ballast, developed a rail maintenance model titled WiscRail™ for rail substructure design and maintenance, and established a foundation for contributing to the contemporary and future railway industry knowledge base. This proposal specifically seeks to apply these developed technologies to the rail engineering and maintenance profession through assessment of the capacity of existing rail infrastructure in Wisconsin to handle fraccing sands and other heavy loads by use of the WiscRail™ maintenance model. |
| 状态： | Completed |
| 资金： | 50990.00 |
| 资助组织： | Research and Innovative Technology Administration |
| 执行机构： | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 开始时间： | 20120901 |
| 实际结束时间： | 20130930 |
| 主题领域： | Freight Transportation；Maintenance and Preservation；Railroads |
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