Photogrammetry and LiDAR-Based Precast Concrete Railroad Crossties Abrasion Damage Detections

Recent derailment accident that happened in East Palestine, Ohio has drawn huge public attention to railroad system safety. While this accident is under investigation, one of the major contributions to many other derailment accidents is the precast concrete crossties abrasion damage. Concrete crossties can lose concrete sections on portions of the tie bottom and sides during service. Identifying the abrasion damage of precast concrete crossties is critical to extend the railroad service life and prevent the potential derailment. The ultimate goal of this research is to develop mitigation measures to reduce concrete railroad tie section loss at the ballast interface based on expected service life for a given track’s loading and environmental conditions. As a first step to achieve this goal, this project proposes to develop a photogrammetry and LiDAR scanning-based precast concrete crossties abrasion damage detection system. The recent development of photogrammetry and LiDAR technologies provides the possibility of measuring the crossties loss to millimeter level.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory
  Urbana, IL  United States  61801-2352

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Performing Organizations:

  Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

  P.O. Box 94245, Capitol Station
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70803

  Purdue University, Lyles School of Civil Engineering

  550 Stadium Mall Drive
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907
• Principal Investigators:

  Guan, Shanyue

  Sun, Chao

• Start Date: 20240101
• Expected Completion Date: 20241231
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abrasion; Flaw detection; Laser radar; Photogrammetry; Precast concrete; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01903258
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Infrastructure Precast Innovation Center
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Dec 24 2023 8:30AM