Abstract: Durable, weather and an insect-resistant railway ties are fabricated by the co-extrusion into a die of at least one mixture comprising asphalt binder and aggregate and recycled plastic, optionally strengthened by fillers such as glass fiber or KEVLAR.
Abstract: Durable, weather and an insect-resistant railway ties are fabricated by the co-extrusion into a die of at least one mixture comprising asphalt binder and aggregate and recycled plastic, optionally strengthened by fillers such as glass fibre or KEVLAR.
Abstract: A composite structural element and a method of making the same is provided. The composite structural element comprises of asphalt, fiber-reinforced plastics and optionally other plastics such as virgin plastics and recycled blue box plastics. The composite structural element may be used as a railway tie. In the manufacturing process, the composite structural elements may be molded.