Explain why, wooden (or concrete) sleepers are kept below the railway line.

To increase the surface area, the wooden (or concrete) sleepers are kept below the railway line so that the pressure exerted by the rails decreases as the exerted pressure is inversely proportional to the surface area of the object.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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