Behaviour of Prestressed Monoblock Concrete Sleepers (PMCS) Subjected to Static Loading

In Malaysia, there have been many mode of transportation created to ease the movability of its people from one place to another in short period of time. One of them is rail transportation as it provides many services along the countries. Not only it can transport passengers, train services also transport goods everyday in large quantitties and allocate in short period of time. Many people fond of this transportation due to its low service charge but provides comfortable and safety riding experience whether in short or long destination. Due to high demand of train transportation, it is important to have their structural integrity remain in high quality to avoid any damage and accident occur in the future. One of the most important component in railway structures is Prestressed Concrete Sleeper (PCS). Therefore, it is important to investigate its load capacity and capabilities to avoid any high risk to occur not only to train and its cargo, but to the safety of the passengers as well. Prestressed Monoblock Concrete Sleeper (PMCS) mainly involved in this research paper due to its majority usage in Malaysia by KTMB and positive and negative moment test were chosen to investigate the design and ultimate load under static loading referring to Australian Standard (AS 1085.14 – 2012).