Points for the literature review:

Traditional structural components in Rail pavements: design methods, functional purpose,

costs
Superstructure components: design, functional purpose, initial costs
Maintenance: main reasons formethods
Review of some uncommon designs for structure and superstructure.
How are new ideas assessed and promoted in the rail industry? Test facilities, analytic or
semi-analytic tools, numerical tools
Why switch to asphalt? Main driving reasons, existing experience, etc.