...Marina Fonseca da Gama, BEng; Luiz A. C. M. de Aragão Filho, DSc; Filipe A. C. do Nascimento, DSc; João F. A. Junqueira, MSc Owing to increases in axle load, operational density, authorized speed and train size, continuous evaluations of railway track, which consider dynamic loads, have become...

... suggests that studies investigating the optimum location of acoustic emission sensors for the detection of cracks in railway tracks are rare. It is difficult to detect defects without the optimal placement of the sensor, owing to the complex geometry of the rail section as well as the high cost of sensors...

...Sakdirat Kaewunruen, BEng (Hons), MEng, PhD, MBA, MIEAust, CPEng, NER, RPEQ, FHEA, APEC; Stephen Kimindiri Kimani, BSc, MSc, MCIHT Steel–concrete composite railway track slabs are a financially viable alternative for the modular construction of railway slab tracks and for the replacement...