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Ballast Railroad Design: SMART-UOW Approach, 9781138587038
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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.

Ballast Railroad Design: SMART-UOW Approach

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    176 pages

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    28 June 2018

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Summary

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 sustainable performance. Ballast is an unbounded granular assembly that displaces when subjected …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781138587038
ISBN-10:1138587036
Author:Buddhima Indraratna, Trung Ngo
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:CRC Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:176
Release Date:28 June 2018
Weight:720g
Dimensions:246mm x 174mm
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About The Author

Buddhima Indraratna

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.

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