Question

Explain why sleepers are laid below the rails.

ICSE Class 9 Physics Chapter Pressure in Fluids and Atmospheric Pressure

Answer 1

sleepers are laid below the rails to reduce the pressure on the ground..hope this helped

Answer 2

Sleepers are laid below the rails so that the weight of passing train is spread over a large area (whic decreases pressure) and the track may not sink into the ground.