SP-SC 03-15: Green Sleepers
Eco-Friendly Mineralized Railway Sleepers from Domestic Beech Wood
Standard gauge railway sleeper (Source: P. Braess)
Project details
Duration
07.2016-06.2017
Sponsor
ETH Zurich Career Seed Grants
Staff
J. Berg and P. Braess
Summary
The common tar oil impregnation of beech is a crucial environmental obstacle for wooden railway sleepers application. This implicates that currently concrete is the most commonly used material for the sleeper production although these sleepers are by far not ideal in terms of environmental aspects and technological requirements. Therefore, this project investigated in the development of more eco-friendly beech wood sleepers by application of a newly developed technology of wood mineralization. Download Read more (PDF, 647 KB)