The stress conditions of geosynthetic reinforcements (GRs) are crucial in achieving the
accurate serviceability design of geosynthetic-reinforced pile-supported (GRPS) …

In the last decade, the design and construction technologies of subgrade in high-speed
railway (HSR) developed significantly. This article reviews corresponding development in …

A sustained increase in heavy axle loads and cumulative freight tonnages, coupled with
increased development of high speed passenger rail, is placing an increasing demand on …

The pressure distribution at the ballast–tie interface of conventional railroad track plays a
key role in overall track support. Loads exceeding the strength of the ballast or tie can …

One of the more critical failure modes of concrete crossties in North America is the
degradation of the concrete surface at the crosstie rail seat, also known as rail seat …

It has been desirable for years to develop a reasonably simple, direct, accurate, and reliable
method to measure pressure distributions in railroad trackbeds, especially the pressure …

The pressure distribution at the ballast-tie interface of railroad track plays a key role in
overall track support. Failure of the ballast or tie can result from excessive loads that were …

The increased presence of instrumentation on railroad track components in revenue service
operation has provided vast amounts of data with the potential for improving the current …

The rail seat load distribution is critical for analysing failure mechanisms associated with rail
seat deterioration (RSD), the degradation of concrete surface at the sleeper rail seat. RSD …

One of the most common failure modes of concrete crossties in North America is the
degradation of the concrete surface at the crosstie rail seat, also known as rail seat …