A MODELLING FRAMEWORK FOR RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE RELIABILITY ANALYSIS

Authors

  • Cornelius Jacobus Fourie Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3546-8466
  • Nigel Tatenda Zhuwaki Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/28-4-1763

Keywords:

Railway Infrastructure, Maintenance, Reliability, Modelling

Abstract

The maintenance and management of railway infrastructure plays a central role in ensuring the reliability and availability of rail transport. In a highly competitive transport market, the rail industry is required to employ new and innovative maintenance strategies that will position rail transport as an affordable and reliable transportation alternative. This can be realised through implementing maintenance strategies that prioritise efficient resource allocation. Application of reliability-based techniques to make informed decisions in maintenance management, with an overall aim of reducing operational expenditure while maintaining safety and efficiency, has been increasing. This paper presents a framework for the application of a reliability-based technique to evaluate the reliability of railway infrastructure systems.

Author Biographies

Cornelius Jacobus Fourie, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Chairholder, PRASA Research Chair, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Stellenbosch

Nigel Tatenda Zhuwaki, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Postgraduate student, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University.

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Published

2017-12-13

How to Cite

Fourie, C. J., & Zhuwaki, N. T. (2017). A MODELLING FRAMEWORK FOR RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE RELIABILITY ANALYSIS. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 28(4), 150–160. https://doi.org/10.7166/28-4-1763

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 4 (2017)

Section

General Articles

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