Ballast Railroad Design: Smart-Uow Approach

ISBN-13: 9781138587038 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 160 str.

Buddhima Indraratna; Trung Ngo

Opis

The rail network plays an essential role in transport infrastructure worldwide. This book presents a comprehensive procedure for the design of ballasted tracks based on a rational approach that combines extensive laboratory testing, computational modelling and field measurements conducted over the past two decades.

Spis treści

1 Introduction
2 Parameters for track design
3 Bearing capacity of ballasted tracks
4 Thickness of granular layer
5 Effect of confining pressure and frequency on ballast breakage
6 Impact of ballast fouling on rail tracks
7 Application of geosynthetics in railway tracks
8 UOW – constitutive model for ballast
9 Sub-ballast and filtration layer – design procedure
10 Practical design examples
11 Appendix A: Introduction of SMART tool for track design
12 Appendix B: Unique geotechnical and rail testing equipment at the University of Wollongong