Abstract
The present study describes a methodology combining economic and ecologic evaluations for a sustainable decision-making in regards to railway infrastructure. The presented life cycle assessment and life cycle cost calculation is executed for railway track and switches. These are the main driver for costs and environmental impacts of railway infrastructure. It is shown that the methodology of Standard Elements enables for evaluating costs as well as environmental impacts caused by infrastructure assets throughout the whole life cycle. Within this comparison for Austrian boundary conditions it can be illustrated that concrete sleepers equipped with under sleeper pads are the most economic and ecologic choice of superstructure for both turnout and switches.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of World Congress on Railway Research |
| Place of Publication | Tokyo, Japan |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2019 |
| Event | 12th World Congress on Railway Research: Railway Research to Enhance the Customer Experience - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan Duration: 28 Oct 2019 → 1 Nov 2019 Conference number: 12 https://wcrr2019.org/ |
Conference
| Conference | 12th World Congress on Railway Research |
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| Abbreviated title | WCRR 2019 |
| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Tokyo |
| Period | 28/10/19 → 1/11/19 |
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Fields of Expertise
- Sustainable Systems
