Arching mechanism of the slab joints in CRTSII slab track under high temperature conditions

XP Cai, BC Luo, YL Zhong, YR Zhang… - Engineering Failure …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract China Railway Track System II slab track is widely applied to China high-speed
railway. Under the high temperature conditions, it tends to produce different degrees of arch …

Improvement on the mechanical properties of CA mortar and concrete composite specimens in high-speed railway by modification of interlayer bonding

Y Zhang, X Cai, L Gao, K Wu - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, polymer latex and expansive agent were employed to modify the interfacial
bonding relationship between cement asphalt mortar (CA mortar) and concrete in high …

Interfacial bonding strength between cement asphalt mortar and concrete in slab track

H Peng, Y Zhang, J Wang, Y Liu… - Journal of Materials in Civil …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
Abstract In China Railway Track System II, the bonding of a cement asphalt mortar (CA
mortar) layer to concrete slabs is a decisive factor for its durability and serviceability. In this …

On the deformation of CRTS-Ⅲ ballastless track during the casting process of self-compacting concrete: Numerical simulations and random forest-based prediction …

M Su, Q Chong, H Xie, Y Xie, Z Zeng - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
CRTS (China railway track system)-Ⅲ slab track is a main structural type of ballastless track
in Chinse high-speed railway (HSR), which requires precise positioning of prefabricated …

Numerical and experimental study of new fully prefabricated ballastless track

Z Zhang, L Gao, Y Zhong, S Shi, S Zhao, K Kang - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Reducing the workload of cast-in-place construction of ballastless tracks can effectively
reduce diseases. This study designed the limiting structures of the prefabricated slabs and …

Deterioration of cement asphalt pastes with polymer latexes and expansive agent under sulfate attack and wetting-drying cycles

X Cai, Y Zhang, L Gao, J Wang, H Peng - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2020 - Elsevier
The deterioration mechanism of cement asphalt (CA) pastes used in CRTS II slab track
under sulfate attack and wetting-drying cycles was investigated in this study. Two types of …

Temperature field test and prediction using a GA-BP neural network for CRTS II slab tracks

D Liu, C Su, R Yang, J Ren, X Liu - Railway Engineering Science, 2023 - Springer
The CRTS II slab track, which is connected in a longitudinal direction, is one of the main
ballastless tracks in China, with approximately 7365 km of operational track. Temperature …

Convenient Procedure for Measuring the Electrical Resistance of Fastening Systems in Urban Railway Tracks

K Vranešić, I Haladin, S Lakušić, K Burnać - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Electrical resistance is among the characteristics that fastening systems must meet to ensure
the proper functioning of signaling systems in railway infrastructure. The EN 13146-5: 2012 …

[HTML][HTML] Ballasted or ballastless for a railway infrastructure? A comparative environmental impact assessment of two solutions

G Vignali - Cleaner Environmental Systems, 2024 - Elsevier
In the railways sector environmental concerns are growing, and many state-owned holding
companies are investigating which is the best superstructure solution from the …

Numerical investigation on loading pattern of railway concrete slabs

H Liravi, A Khajehdezfuly, J Sadeghi… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite the recent surge in the construction of ballastless railway tracks, there exists a
notable research gap concerning the rail seat load (RSL) associated with these track types …