Multi-defect risk assessment in high-speed rail subgrade infrastructure in China

J Wang, Y Zhang, L Wang, Y Sun, J Zhang, J Li, S Li - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study addresses the escalating risk of high-speed railway (HSR) infrastructure in China,
amplified by climate warming, increased rainfall, frequent extreme weather, and geohazard …

Stability analysis of loose accumulation slopes under rainfall: case study of a high-speed railway in Southwest China

X Wang, Q Su, Z Zhang, F Huang, C He - Railway Engineering Science, 2024 - Springer
The high and steep slopes along a high-speed railway in the mountainous area of
Southwest China are mostly composed of loose accumulations of debris with large internal …

Full-scale model testing of a graded crushed stone sandwich structure within the ballastless track subgrade

J Huang, X Wang, R Fan, Z Huang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper aims to analyse the static and dynamic characteristics of the sandwich structure
consisted of an upper ballastless track structure layer, middle graded crushed stone …

Intelligent classification of ballast bed defects using a bimodal deep learning model

J Bu, G Jing, X Long, L Wang, Z Peng, Y Guo - Transportation Geotechnics, 2025 - Elsevier
The method of detecting ballast bed defects using ground penetrating radar (GPR) is an
important method for guiding the maintenance of railway infrastructure. Currently, this …

Full-scale mud pumping test of ballastless trackbed under train loading

Z Wan, W Xu, X Bian, Y Chen - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a full-scale physical modeling investigation on the mud pumping in
ballastless trackbed. The physical model was equipped with a rainfall device to simulate the …

Analysis of mechanical properties and deformation characteristics of debonding-repaired slab track

W Du, J Ren, W Liu, K Zhang, S Deng… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
To investigate the influence of debonding-repair materials on interface damage and
deformation characteristics in track structures, a finite element model was established to …

Discrete-Element Method Study of the Effect of Ballast Layer Depth on the Performance of Railway Ballast Bed

Z Yan, A Zaoui, W Sekkal - International Journal of Geomechanics, 2025 - ascelibrary.org
In the construction and maintenance of railway track systems, studying the influence of
ballast depth on the performance of railway track structures is important to ensure the safety …

Feature analysis of precipitation-induced subgrade defects on a high-speed rail ballasted track using multiple track inspection data: A case study

J Xiao, Y Bai, C Song, S Sun… - … Part F: Journal of Rail and …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Heavy rainfall has posed a great challenge to the service performance of high-speed rail
(HSR) substructure, resulting in a reduction in the ride quality and safety of high-speed …

Energy-optimal control of intelligent track inspection trains: design and experiment

X Zhao, X Guo, NL Azad, J Yang - Proceedings of the Institution …, 2023 - icevirtuallibrary.com
A new energy-efficient control strategy for intelligent track inspection trains (ITITs) was
developed and its effectiveness evaluated. A sufficiently simple state-space model for a real …

An Investigation into Subgrade Fluidisation in Transport Infrastructure Under Cyclic Loading

TP Abeywickrama, DS Liyanapathirana… - International Conference …, 2024 - Springer
Fluidisation in saturated subgrades of transport infrastructure is a huge problem in many
countries around the world caused by dynamic cyclic loads due to heavy haul trains on …