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    The document discusses different construction materials and their advantages and disadvantages. Steel-concrete composite design is more economical than non-composite design and reduces the required depth and weight of steel beams. Steel is very durable but requires high maintenance due to corrosion. Reinforced concrete is the most durable system but its design is more complex. Different rail signaling systems each have their own advantages in reducing accidents or delays and maintenance needs, but also have disadvantages in cost, error rate, or applicability to high traffic systems.

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    The document discusses different construction materials and their advantages and disadvantages. Steel-concrete composite design is more economical than non-composite design and reduces the required depth and weight of steel beams. Steel is very durable but requires high maintenance due to corrosion. Reinforced concrete is the most durable system but its design is more complex. Different rail signaling systems each have their own advantages in reducing accidents or delays and maintenance needs, but also have disadvantages in cost, error rate, or applicability to high traffic systems.

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    The document discusses different construction materials and their advantages and disadvantages. Steel-concrete composite design is more economical than non-composite design and reduces the required depth and weight of steel beams. Steel is very durable but requires high maintenance due to corrosion. Reinforced concrete is the most durable system but its design is more complex. Different rail signaling systems each have their own advantages in reducing accidents or delays and maintenance needs, but also have disadvantages in cost, error rate, or applicability to high traffic systems.

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    Steel-concrete composite design

    Advantages Disadvantages
    o More economical steel section is used in o Slightly complicated design of individual
    composite construction than elements.
    conventional non-composite construction
    for the same span and loading.
    o Depth and weight of steel beam required
    is reduced. So, the construction depth
    also reduces increasing the headroom of
    the building.
    o Encased steel beam have higher
    resistance to fire and corrosion.

    Steel design

    Advantages Disadvantages
    o It is very durable. Structural steel o It has high maintenance costs as it has to
    structures can withstand external be painted to make it corrosion-resistant.
    pressures such as earthquakes, o Steel has a high expansion rate with
    thunderstorms and cyclones. changing temperatures. This can be
    o Steel is tensile. It has a high strength to detrimental to the overall structure.
    weight ratio which means it has high
    strength per unit mass. So no matter how
    large the overall structure is, the steel
    sections will be small and lightweight,
    unlike other building materials.

    Reinforced concrete design

    Advantages Disadvantages
    o The reinforced concrete system is more o The reinforced concrete system is more
    durable than any other building system. durable than any other building system.
    o The reinforced concrete system is more
    durable than any other building system.
    o The reinforced concrete system is more
    durable than any other building system.
    Interlocking signal system

    Advantages Disadvantages
    o Maintenance is very easy. o Error-prone and expensive.
    o Reduced accidents.

    Time interval system

    Advantages Disadvantages
    o Reduced number of train delays o Cannot be used in passenger rails since
    o Uniform high level of safety nationwide weight and traffic is high.

    Distant signal system

    Advantages Disadvantages
    o Reduced accidents. o The system are too costly.
    o Very accurate detection.

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