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Risk-informed optimisation of railway tracks inspection and maintenance procedures

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  • Podofillini, Luca
  • Zio, Enrico
  • Vatn, Jørn

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Nowadays, efforts are being made by the railway industry for the application of reliability-based and risk-informed approaches to maintenance optimisation of railway infrastructures, with the aim of reducing the operation and maintenance expenditures while still assuring high safety standards.

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  • Podofillini, Luca & Zio, Enrico & Vatn, Jørn, 2006. "Risk-informed optimisation of railway tracks inspection and maintenance procedures," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 91(1), pages 20-35.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:reensy:v:91:y:2006:i:1:p:20-35
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2004.11.009
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