Flexural static and fatigue performance of glued laminated timber railway sleepers from selected Malaysian tropical heavy hardwood / Norshariza Mohamad Bhkari

• Main Author: Mohamad Bhkari, Norshariza
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Railway equipment and supplies; Railway operation and management
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/40148/1/40148.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/40148/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

The availability of good quality timber logs for sleepers are limited. The other problems with timber are the inconsistencies in the mechanical properties of timber as well as numerous problems arise due to susceptibility on biological degradation which leading to unfavourable use of timber sleepers...