Question

why wooden sleepers are kept below the railway line

Answer 1

ᴡᴏᴏᴅᴇɴ ᴏʀ ᴄᴏɴᴄʀᴇᴛᴇꜱʟᴇᴇᴩᴇʀꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴋᴇᴩᴛ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɪʟᴡᴀy ʟɪɴᴇ ꜱᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴩʀᴇꜱꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀɪɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀɪʟᴡᴀy ʟɪɴᴇᴍᴀy ɴᴏᴛ ꜱɪɴᴋ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ

Answer 2

hyy...
here is ur answer...


railway tracks are laid on large sized wooden sleeper 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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