Enhancing railway track maintenance with real-time ultrasonic and moisture sensing: Proactive and zone-specific management strategies
The incorporation of ultrasonic and moisture sensors represents a significant advancement in railway track maintenance, offering a comprehensive and efficient means of assessing conditions, reducing time, and eliminating manual labor. Mounted on a trolley, these sensors simultaneously measure ballas...
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| description | The incorporation of ultrasonic and moisture sensors represents a significant advancement in railway track maintenance, offering a comprehensive and efficient means of assessing conditions, reducing time, and eliminating manual labor. Mounted on a trolley, these sensors simultaneously measure ballast cushion availability, moisture content, and humidity, providing real-time data stored in a cloud-based account for effective management. This data enables proactive maintenance, calculating ballast requirements using artificial intelligence during normal trolley runs. The system enhances safety and performance by assessing ballast availability and deficiencies along the track. Variations in defect lengths are evident between zones; for instance, the mud pumping zone ranges from 2 to 38 m with an average of 19 m and peak moisture content at 35 %. In contrast, zones with high freightage and track density exhibit more consistent defect lengths, averaging 13 and 10 m respectively, with moisture contents between 5 % and 15 %. The study emphasizes the necessity for tailored maintenance plans for each zone to ensure railway infrastructure effectiveness and safety. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f9905bd43bd64cceb9e74e38a74245f32024-12-19T10:59:41ZengElsevierResults in Engineering2590-12302024-12-0124103472Enhancing railway track maintenance with real-time ultrasonic and moisture sensing: Proactive and zone-specific management strategiesMukilan Poyyamozhi0Andal Saravana Kumar Devadharshini1Balasubramanian Murugesan2Tomas Novak3Tomas Mlcak4Narayanamoorthi R5Department of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai 603203, IndiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai 603203, IndiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai 603203, India; Corresponding author.Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech RepublicFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech RepublicDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai 603203, IndiaThe incorporation of ultrasonic and moisture sensors represents a significant advancement in railway track maintenance, offering a comprehensive and efficient means of assessing conditions, reducing time, and eliminating manual labor. Mounted on a trolley, these sensors simultaneously measure ballast cushion availability, moisture content, and humidity, providing real-time data stored in a cloud-based account for effective management. This data enables proactive maintenance, calculating ballast requirements using artificial intelligence during normal trolley runs. The system enhances safety and performance by assessing ballast availability and deficiencies along the track. Variations in defect lengths are evident between zones; for instance, the mud pumping zone ranges from 2 to 38 m with an average of 19 m and peak moisture content at 35 %. In contrast, zones with high freightage and track density exhibit more consistent defect lengths, averaging 13 and 10 m respectively, with moisture contents between 5 % and 15 %. The study emphasizes the necessity for tailored maintenance plans for each zone to ensure railway infrastructure effectiveness and safety.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024017249Railway track maintenanceUltrasonic sensorsMoisture sensorsTrack condition assessmentDynamic ballast degradationRailway infrastructure safety |
| spellingShingle | Mukilan Poyyamozhi Andal Saravana Kumar Devadharshini Balasubramanian Murugesan Tomas Novak Tomas Mlcak Narayanamoorthi R Enhancing railway track maintenance with real-time ultrasonic and moisture sensing: Proactive and zone-specific management strategies Results in Engineering Railway track maintenance Ultrasonic sensors Moisture sensors Track condition assessment Dynamic ballast degradation Railway infrastructure safety |
| title | Enhancing railway track maintenance with real-time ultrasonic and moisture sensing: Proactive and zone-specific management strategies |
| title_full | Enhancing railway track maintenance with real-time ultrasonic and moisture sensing: Proactive and zone-specific management strategies |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing railway track maintenance with real-time ultrasonic and moisture sensing: Proactive and zone-specific management strategies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing railway track maintenance with real-time ultrasonic and moisture sensing: Proactive and zone-specific management strategies |
| title_short | Enhancing railway track maintenance with real-time ultrasonic and moisture sensing: Proactive and zone-specific management strategies |
| title_sort | enhancing railway track maintenance with real time ultrasonic and moisture sensing proactive and zone specific management strategies |
| topic | Railway track maintenance Ultrasonic sensors Moisture sensors Track condition assessment Dynamic ballast degradation Railway infrastructure safety |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123024017249 |
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