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Why are railway tracks laid on wooden or iron sleepers.

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Answered by muhammedafnan3456

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Railway tracks are laid on large sized wooden sleepers so that the thrust due to the weight of train is spread over large area . This reduces the pressure on the ground which would prevent the yielding of the ground.

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Why are railway tracks laid on wooden or iron sleepers.​

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Why are railway tracks laid on wooden or iron sleepers.