Malaviya Chair at IIT BHU is for development of proper materials for use by Indian Railways

Q.  Malaviya Chair at IIT BHU is for
- Published on 29 Aug 16

a. Development of new materials for the railways
b. Development of new rail tracks/lines
c. Development of bullet trains in India
d. Develop a network of Metro rails all over India

ANSWER: Development of new materials for the railways
 
  • To expand the areas of research, Indian Railways have also set up the Malaviya Chair at IIT BHU, Varanasi for development of proper materials for use by Indian Railways.
  • Railways Research arm viz., Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) based at Lucknow is coordinating with all the Centres of Railway Research (CRRs) and chairs.
  • Some of the benefits that are likely to accrue out of this research are: lighter railway bogies, improvement in shock absorbers, safer track, etc.
  • The departments of IIT (BHU) who would be involved are metallurgy, material science and ceramics, etc.
  • The students of department of metallurgy are excited as the department has been chosen for development of an alloy to reduce the weight of the compartment.

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