The influence of different type of aggregate, fly ash and fiber-reinforced polymer on splitting resistance in pretensioned concrete railroad ties

Abstract

This research evaluates the influence of the different types of concrete mixture, using a shallow type of indentation of wire, having the different edge distance and compressive strength of concrete on splitting resistance in pretensioned concrete railroad sleepers. The investigated compressive strength of concrete was 4500psi. The research was experimental, and the part of this research was formally adapted in Arema StandardsforRailwayEngineering Chapter 30 section 4.2.4.