Open AccessPREFABRICATED GLASS FIBER REINFORCED CABLE DUCTS FOR BALLASTED HIGH SPEED RAILWAYS
Author(s) -
Niyazi Özgür Bezgin
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
deu muhendislik fakultesi fen ve muhendislik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2547-958X
pISSN - 1302-9304
DOI - 10.21205/deufmd.2016185410
Subject(s) - glass fiber , structural engineering , fiber , engineering , materials science , composite material , forensic engineering
Prefabricated concrete cable ducts embody the transmission lines for the signaling and communication infrastructure of the high-speed railways. Reinforced concrete is widely used to fabricate cable ducts. A research conducted within a limited budget for the Ankara-Konya High Speed Railway project in Turkey showed that glass fiber reinforced mortar could reduce the weight of an ordinary reinforced concrete cable duct by more than 80%. This paper presents the experimental and the analytical work for the design, testing and fabrication of full-scale glass fiber reinforced cable duct samples and the experimental study to evaluate the possible effects of time related chemical corrosion on their mechanical performances.
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