Influence of coal fouling on the shear behavior of Elastan-treated railroad ballast

D Gundavaram, SKK Hussaini - Journal of Materials in Civil …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
The shear behavior of coal-fouled unstabilized ballast and that stabilized with Elastan was
assessed in direct shear mode at various normal stresses (σ n) and shearing rates (S r). The …

Shear strength and drainage characteristics of elastomeric polyurethane treated coal-fouled ballast

SKK Hussaini, D Gundavaram - Transportation Research …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The shear behavior and drainage characteristics of coal-fouled ballast when treated with
elastomeric polyurethane are assessed by means of large-scale direct shear and …

Effect of coal fouling on railroad ballast under direct shear loading conditions

G Dinesh, SKK Hussaini - ASME/IEEE Joint …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Contamination of ballast generally occurs due to particle breakage, infiltration of other
undesired materials from the surface or base of the ballast is one of the primary reason for …

Stabilization of Railroad Ballast Using Polyurethane Under Various Coal Fouling Conditions

D Gundavaram, SKK Hussaini - ASME/IEEE Joint …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents a comparative study on the shear behavior of coal fouled polyurethane-
stabilized and polyurethane-stabilized coal fouled ballast. Fresh ballast and coal fines of …