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 …

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 …

Background This article deals with a unique topic related to railway infrastructure, civil and
geotechnical engineering, and modern materials. In the past 20–30 years, more and more …

The violent vibration and excessive settlement of trackbeds under high-speed train moving
loads are the main problems of ballasted tracks encountered in practice, which limits the rise …

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

With increasing train speed and wheel axle load, severe vibrations can occur in a ballasted
trackbed, thereby accelerating the degradation of the ballast particles and ultimately causing …

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 increases in train speeds and wheel axle loads produce significantly higher dynamic
responses and ballast breakage in ballasted tracks, which could cause reduced trackbed …

Rubber-coated ballast (RCB) is a new innovative ballast aggregate obtained by coating
natural aggregates with recycled crumb rubber by using polyurethane binder. The objective …

Ballast fouling occurs when the voids of granular particles are wholly or partially filled by fine
particles. Railway ballast fouling is always an inevitable issue related to railway …