Predicting rail geometry deterioration by regression models

Advances in Safety, Reliability and Risk Management - Proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 926-933

  Westgeest, F P ^a   Dekker, R ^a   Fischer, R H ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTIC; FORECASTING MODELS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RAIL GEOMETRY; RAILWAY TRACK; REGRESSION MODEL; STATISTICAL REGRESSION TECHNIQUES; TRACK QUALITY; VERTICAL ALIGNMENT;

DETERIORATION; MAINTENANCE; RAILROAD TRACKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOILS;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 84856722534     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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