Discussion of “Evaluation of an Innovative Composite Railway Sleeper for a Narrow-Gauge Track under Static Load” by Wahid Ferdous, Allan Manalo, Gerard Van Erp, Thiru Aravinthan, and Kazem Ghabraie
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Received: May 16, 2018
Accepted: Jun 21, 2018
Published online: Oct 30, 2018
Published in print: Feb 1, 2019
Discussion open until: Mar 30, 2019
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