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Al-Mhdawi, M K S (2022) Risk management of construction projects under extreme conditions: a case study of Iraq, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Al-Sasi, B O (2007) A lean approach to capacity management in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Alfadhli, A (2013) Does the alternative dispute resolution have a role to play in the construction industry in the State of Kuwait?: look into the most appropriate methodology that may be taken in Kuwait in comparison with what are available in the English legal system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Law School , University of Southampton.
Almeile, A M (2021) The role of political and economic stability on the success of public-private partnership (PPP) construction projects from a project management perspective, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Baker, T O (2021) An investigation into pricing anomalies and the influence of information processing constraints on forecasts derived from sports betting markets, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Bakhoum, E S H (2011) A decision support system for evaluation and selection of structural materials on a sustainability basis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil Engineering, University of Southampton.
Barr, D W J (2004) The department of trade and industry key performance indicators: A critical appraisal, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Brown, D C (2003) A methodology for selecting the construction team, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Buckingham, H (2010) Accommodating change? An investigation of the impacts of government contracting processes on third sector providers of homelessness services in South East England, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Social Sciences , University of Southampton.
Curtis, B (1994) Roles, responsibilities and risks in management contracts, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Day, K D (1989) The administration of the 'botched' FIDIC contract: the problems arising out of the administration of a wrongly 'slanted' contract for turnkey projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Fernandes, A G G (2014) Improving and embedding project management practice in organisations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Gul, S (2012) The role of conflict & negotiation in the complexity of projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Jang, S G (2011) A concessionaire selection decision model: development and application for the PPP project procurement, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Management , University of Southampton.
Jones, B K (1998) A model for collaborative engineering the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Ludlow, J E (1976) Assessment and prediction of noise from construction sites, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Moustafa, I M M (2001) A decision support system for the selection of the optimum contractor, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
Park, J (2011) Best-value in Korean public building construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Management , University of Southampton.
Rempelos, G (2023) A whole life carbon model for railway track system interventions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: carbon footprint; inventory; railway; railway track; life cycle; UK; quantification; case study; life cycle cost
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- URL: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/477930/
- Abstract:
The aim of this thesis is to develop an integrated methodology for investigating the potential for a range of novel interventions to reduce the whole-life carbon footprint and Life Cycle Costs (LCC) of ballasted track. Existing methods for assessing the socio-economic performance of railway infrastructure have often been found wanting. A review of the academic literature in the field has been undertaken and methodologies with the potential to improve the socio-economic modelling of railway infrastructure have been identified. A modelling framework for environmental and financial appraisal has been developed by combining principles of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Cost Assessment (LCCA) approaches. Its applicability has been tested through a range of exemplar case studies. The framework has been first tested at the component level, by examining the whole life carbon footprint and LCC of the four most common railway sleeper types present in the UK railway network. Then it has been expanded, by incorporating a detailed Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) inventory of different Switch and Crossing (S&C) design variants. This enabled the quantification (at the asset level) of the whole life carbon footprint and carbon costs of fifteen (six turnouts and nine crossovers) designs variants. The framework was then extended with the capability of examining the performance of novel modifications to the conventional ballasted track. A methodology based on relative settlement was proposed to adapt the results of laboratory element tests into a suitable input into an existing industry-based track geometry degradation model, allowing the estimation of the carbon footprint and Life Cycle Costs (LCC) at the route level. Finally, test results were applied to two practical case studies, demonstrating the capabilities of the model in evaluating and comparing the long-term performance from the inclusion of seven novel track interventions, so as to assess the case for altering current practice.
Riley, M J (2001) Re-engineering the construction procurement process, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Southampton.