Recycled materials in railroad substructure: an energy perspective

Given that the current ballasted tracks in Australia may not be able to support faster and significantly heavier freight trains as planned for the future, the imminent need for innovative and sustainable ballasted tracks for transport infrastructure is crucial. Over the past two decades, a number of studies have been conducted by the researchers of Transport Research Centre(TRC) at the University of Technology Sydney(UTS) to investigate the ability of recycled rubber mats, as well as waste tyre ...