Technology update: BALLAST MANAGEMENT

摘要

Balfour Beatty and technology partner Zetica Rail continue to introduce new technologies and solutions designed to improve ballast and trackbed inspection "with a focus on condition-based maintenance planning and a vision to predict and prevent," company officials said in an email. Zetica's Advanced Rail Radar (ZARR) offers an autonomous data capture, high-speed ground penetrating radar solution for reporting on the condition of trackbed "at higher speeds than ever before," Balfour Beatty officials said. Integration with the company's autonomous geometry inspection and automated vision provides enhanced insights into track and trackbed conditions. The aim: to help railroads more efficiently understand, prioritize and address asset degradation, including ballast, subgrade and drainage, and to cost-effectively target the underlying root causes of defects.