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SUSTAINABLE RAILWAY’S TECHNOLOGIES (WP2)
ESR
No.
Project Title
Optimization of trackbed design and
maintenance
Characterisation of rubberised asphalt for
ESR 8
railways sub-ballasts
Modelling and Design of rubberised asphalt
ESR 9
for railways sub-ballast
Settlement monitoring and prediction in
ESR 10
railway tracks
Optimisation techniques for geophysical
ESR 11
assessment of rail support structures
ESR 7
ESR 12
The use of waste materials in railways
Host
Institutions
Work Duration
Package (month)
Indicative start date
UNOTT, IRAIL,
SACYR
WP2
36
month 6
UNIPA, UNOTT,
UGR
WP2
36
month 6
UNIPA, UNOTT,
WP2
36
month 6
UCD, IRAIL,
UPM
WP2
36
month 6
UCD, ZAG
WP2
36
month 6
UGR, SACYR,
UNOTT
WP2
36
month 6
WP3 Sustainability Assessment
Definition of sustainability metrics which are not present in LCA but that are fundamental for the
sustainability assessment of transport infrastructures.
Data collection and development of a methodology for a broad sustainability assessment of
Transport Infrastructures
Creation of transferable software allowing industry to assess where it currently stands in key
sustainability indicators and determine how much it can improve using low-energy and more
recycled materials. Such sustainability assessment tools will allow industry, road and railway
agencies to recognize the impacts of different construction techniques, materials and methods, as
well as the potential cost and resource savings enabling the deployment of more sustainable
technologies.
3 Post docs will develop the Sustainability Assessment of the studied technologies by also producing
ready-to-use transferable tools for assisting a future sustainable implementation of the infrastructure
technology.
SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY (WP3)
ER
No.
ER 1
ER 2
ER 3
Project Title
Definition of sustainability assessment
factors and current state-of-the-art in
sustainable practices
Sustainability assessment of the SUP&R ITN
technologies
SUP&R ITN assessment tool
Host
Institutions
Work Duration
Package (month)
Indicative start
date
UNOTT,
IFSTTAR, GR,
CEEQUAL
WP3
24
month 3
UNIPA, UNOTT,
IFSTTAR
WP3
18
month 18
IFSTTAR,
UNOTT, URS
WP3
24
month 24
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