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US engineers’ new shape memory alloy system could make rail tracks safer, longer-lasting

Led by civil and environmental engineering professor Bassem Andrawes from Grainger College of Engineering, the team used ...
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Alloys that 'remember' their shape can prevent railroad damage

In railroad tracks, rail ties hold the rails in place and ensure that their separation does not change. Modern concrete ties ...