1st Edition
Ballast Railroad Design: SMART-UOW Approach
176 Pages
by
CRC Press
176 Pages
by
CRC Press
176 Pages
by
CRC Press
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The rail network plays an essential role in transport infrastructure worldwide. A ballasted track is commonly used for several reasons, including economic considerations, load bearing capacity, rapid drainage and ease of maintenance. Given the ever-increasing demand for trains to carry heavier axle loads at greater speeds, traditional design and construction must undergo inevitable changes for... Read more
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
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
Biography
Buddhima Indraratna is Professor of Civil Engineering at the Centre for Geomechanics and Railway Engineering at the University of Wollongong, Australia.
Trung Ngo is Research Fellow at the School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wollongong, Australia.
