Sleeper end resistance of ballasted railway tracks

This paper describes model tests used to investigate how ballast shoulder width and height contribute to a railway sleeper's resistance to lateral movement for a range of shoulder widths and heights. Deflection and resistance were measured and photographs taken during the tests.The photographs...

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Main Authors: Le Pen, L. (Author), Bhandari, A.R (Author), Powrie, W. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014-05.
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