Railway track, cane transport {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.000
Included processes:Data includes infrastructure provision for the cane railway. The maintenance of tracks is not included. Remark: This inventory has been developed as part of the AusAgLCI initiative funded by a partnership of Australian Research and Development Corporations (RIRDC, CRDC, GRDC, SRDC, HAL, MLA, DA, FWPA) and Research Agencies (CSIRO, USQ and Q DAFF), with technical support from Life Cycle Strategies. More detail on inventory development can be found in the 'AusAgLCI Methodology for developing Life Cycle Inventory' documents located at www.auslci.alcas.asn.au. Geography: Refers to an average production in the Australia. Technology: Average Time period: Data collected for 2012 Version: 1.0 Record: Data entry by: Tim Grant Telephone: 0061 408104977; E_mail: tim@lifecycles.com.au; Company: LCS; Country: AU Generator: Generator/publicator: Marguerite Renouf, Telephone:; E_mail: m.renouf@uq.edu.au; Company: The University of Queensland; Country: AU
- Sector
- Transport
- Contributor
- —
- Last updated
- 07 Jun 2007
- Reference ID
da0bf16c-f18f-3cdd-bf92-8735ac580fc5
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Documentation
- Quantitative reference
- Railway track, cane transport {AU}| | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
- Data for cane rail infrastructure based on primary data collected from the Light Rail Research Society of Australia.
- Creation date
- 07 Jun 2007
- Is copyright protected
- No
- Is infrastructure process
- No
- Tags
- transport
- Sources
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Independent assessment of the sugar industry. /2002/C. Hildebrand
Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Railway track, cane transport {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 30000000.0 | m*a | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete 25 MPa, at batching plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 35250.0 | m3 | Estimate of the concrete in railway sleepers, based on data from the Light Railway Research Society of Australia (Browing 2007). SD^2 derived from (2,2,1,1,1,3,3.0) |
| Gravel, crushed {RoW}| market for gravel, crushed | Cut-off, U | 977000000.0 | kg | Estimate of gravel for ballast, based on data from the Light Railway Research Society of Australia (Browing 2007 SD^2 derived from (2,2,1,1,1,3,3.0) |
| Sawnwood, board, hardwood, dried (u=10%), planed {GLO}| market for sawnwood, board, hardwood, dried (u=10%), planed | Cut-off, U | 4350.0 | m3 | Estimate of the timber in railway sleepers, based on data from the Light Railway Research Society of Australia (Browing 2007). SD^2 derived from (2,2,1,1,1,3,3.0) |
| Steel, low-alloyed {GLO}| market for steel, low-alloyed | Cut-off, U | 33978.0 | t | Estimate of the steel contained in the tracks, based on data from the Light Railway Research Society of Australia (Browing 2007). SD^2 derived from (2,2,1,1,1,3,3.0) |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| d_hardwood | 1000.0 | — | kg/m3 |
| d_concrete | 2400.0 | — | kg/m3 density of concrete m^3 |