With the rapid increase in the demand of rail transportation, the construction of new railway
tracks and the proper maintenance of existing tracks are necessary. This places an …

Rail is expected to become the backbone of future mobility in the world as the cleanest and
greenest high-volume transport. Rail generates the lowest CO2 emissions and energy …

A wide variety of factors can influence the bearing capacity (BC) and the settlement of
foundations constructed in weak soils; therefore, a number of solutions have been thus far …

The deformation and degradation behavior of unstabilized ballast and that stabilized with
elastomer and geogrid was evaluated using process simulation test (PST) apparatus at …

This study aims to investigate how the subgrade strength and the location of a geogrid within
a ballast layer affect the geosynthetic's ability to stabilize railroad ballast. To do so, a total of …

Introducing a novel ballast material based on reinforcing steel slag aggregates with strips of
scrap tire can be beneficial due to decreasing the crushing and increasing the damping of …

A series of cyclic loading tests were performed to establish the effect of particle breakage on
the damping, resiliency and serviceability of railroad ballast. Five geogrids of triangular …

High-speed trains running on ballasted tracks intensify the vibration of ballast layers to a
greater extent than conventional passenger trains, with detrimental effects to train …

The ballasted tracks require periodic maintenance to retain the track alignment and restore
the track geometry. In an effort to overcome these challenges, various track stabilization …

Turnouts on steep ramps are subject to both temperature loads and frequent vehicle braking
loads, which may lead to an accumulation of excessive residual longitudinal rail …