DocumentCode
681361
Title
Management of railway earthworks for adverse weather: Operational risk management as part of the wider asset management approach
Author
Wilcock, Tony ; Niewiarowski, Marek ; Mian, Juliet
Author_Institution
Geotech. Programme, Network Rail, Milton Keynes, UK
fYear
2013
fDate
27-28 Nov. 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
23
Abstract
Network Rail aims to manage its assets sustainably, for the lowest whole-life, whole-system cost . This is achieved through asset examination, geotechnical evaluation (of asset integrity), maintenance, refurbishment and renewal, monitoring & alarms, mitigation measures including special inspections, speed restrictions . Monitoring asset performance - safety and reliability leading to continuous improvement is presented.
Keywords
asset management; condition monitoring; continuous improvement; geotechnical engineering; geotechnical structures; inspection; railway safety; railways; reliability; risk management; structural engineering; asset integrity; asset management; conditioning; continuous improvement; geotechnical evaluation; inspections; maintenance; network rails; operational risk management; performance monitoring; railway earthworks management; refurbishment; reliability; renewal; safety;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
IAM Asset Management Conference 2013, IET
Conference_Location
London
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-84919-799-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/cp.2013.1931
Filename
6737974
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