Preventing broken-rail-caused derailments is a high priority for the rail industry and government. The current practice is to periodically inspect rails using non-destructive technologies such as ultrasonic rail inspection. Determining the optimal inspection frequency is a critical decision in railway infrastructure management. The objective of this paper is to develop an analytical framework to address the trade-offs among various factors related to rail defect inspection frequency, in order to maximize rail transportation safety and efficiency.
Optimizing Ultrasonic Rail Defect Inspection to Improve Transportation Safety and Efficiency
Second Transportation & Development Congress 2014 ; 2014 ; Orlando, Florida
T&DI Congress 2014 ; 765-774
2014-05-29
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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