Course Description: This course introduces sustainable material innovations in railway construction, including carbon-reducing alternatives for track foundations, sleepers, and ballast systems.
Objectives:
- Identify key sources of carbon emissions in railway track construction.
- Explore low-carbon concrete and alternative track foundation materials.
- Implement bio-based and recycled railway construction materials.
- Assess the performance of composite sleepers in reducing emissions.
- Develop sustainable ballast solutions using advanced materials.
- Evaluate the use of graphene and nanomaterials in rail construction.
- Optimize the lifecycle assessment of track construction materials.
- Examine case studies of eco-friendly railway track projects.
- Integrate carbon reduction strategies in railway supply chains.
- Design a sustainable railway track construction framework.
