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1
Jun
1983
Technical Reports
Ballast and Subgrade Requirements Study: Railroad Track Substructure – Materials Evaluation and Stabilization Practices
Keywords: Railroad Track; Ballast; Subgrade; Sub-ballast; Substructure; Field Tests; Laboratory Tests; Performance
Abstract:
Earth materials--i.e., soil and rock--form the substructure of all railroad track. In this report, the functions and performance characteristics of each of the substructure...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-83/04.1
Office
RDI-20
1
Jun
1983
Technical Reports
Ballast and Subgrade Requirements Study: Railroad Track Substructure – Design and Performance Evaluation Practices
Keywords: Railroad Track; Ballast; Subgrade; Subballast; Substructure; Design; Analysis; Performance and Evaluation; Analytical Models; Permanent Deformation; Lateral Loads
Abstract: Earth Materials- i.e., soil and rock- form the substructure (ballast, subballast, and subgrade) of all railroad track. In this report, the most suitable technology and design...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-83/04.2
Office
RDI-20
1
Jun
1983
Technical Reports
Ballast and Subgrade Requirements Study: Summary and Assessment Report
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Subballast, Substructure, Design, Performance and Evaluation, Field Tests, Laboratory Tests
Abstract: Earth materials - i.e. soil and rock - form the substructure of all railroad track. In this report a summary and assessment is presented with respect to current and available...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-83/04.3
Office
RRD
1
May
1983
Technical Reports
Parametric Studies on Lateral Stability of Welded Rail Track
Subject
Track,
Tracks & Structures,
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Track buckling, buckling, welded track
Abstract: Thermal buckling of railroad tracks in the lateral plane is an important problem in the design and maintenance of continuous welded rails (CWR). The severity of the problem is...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-83/07
Office
RPD-10
1
May
1983
Technical Reports
Determination of Residual Stresses in Rails
Subject
Fatigue Management,
Track,
Tracks & Structures,
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Fatigue, Rail stress
Abstract: A destructive sectioning technique for measuring the complete three-dimensional residual stresses in a rail cross section was developed. The technique was applied to four tangent...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-83/05
Office
RRD