Testing and Laboratory Capabilities

The Monash Institute of Railway Technology laboratory facilities have tested components for the Australian railways for over 40 years. Comprising a wide range of physical, materials and analytical techniques, Monash IRT offers a comprehensive and informed testing solution. Laboratory and site-based equipment includes:

• Servo-hydraulic, dynamic testing machines with load capacity 10 – 70 tonnes
• Fatigue testing of components including rail welds, rail joints, couplers, yokes, sleepers and fasteners
• Strain gauge instrumentation
• Metallic and polymer materials characterisation and failure analysis
• Hardware-in-the-loop rail track simulation and measurement
• Wheel load and force measurement systems
• Wheel and rail profile measurement
• Rail surface friction conditions
• Rail corrugation measurements and analysis
• LiDAR and optical based vision systems
• Ballast and formation testing