A continuous increase in the worldwide demand for high-speed traffic, freight tonnage as
well as of the train operating frequency is worsening the decay conditions of many railway …

The track structural performance is ensured by understanding the track vertical response to
the applied loads and bearing and transmitting these loads with minor permanent …

After many years of national track stiffness measurements at standstill condition, Banverket
(Swedish Rail Administration) participated in the EU-financed Eurobalt II project. Mr Björn …

This paper presents the measured results of full-scale testing of railway track under
laboratory conditions to examine the effect on the track stiffness when the ballast is …

While various train-borne techniques have been developed for measuring railway track
stiffness, differentiating stiffness at different track layers remains a challenge. This study …

We propose to combine a physics-based finite element (FE) track model and a data-driven
Gaussian process regression (GPR) model to directly infer railpad and ballast stiffness from …

Ballasted track plays an important part in railway transportation systems. Given the
importance of railway safety, research work with industrial applications has been carried out …

Significant parts of railway lines in most of the Middle East and Asian countries are in sandy
and desert areas. Contamination of tracks (in particular the ballast layer) caused by frequent …

The surface urban transport infrastructures, which are interpreted widely herein to
encompass roads, cycle ways, pedestrian areas and railway foundations, are supported by …

The railway track at transition zones to bridges or to other structures usually requires
considerably more interventions to maintain the same open track service quality and safety …