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Full-scale cyclic geopavement & railway accelerated fatigue testing

Last updated on 03 December 2013 11:42

The new full-scale cyclic GRAFT (Geopavement & Railway Accelerated Fatigue Testing) facility has been developed at Heriot-Watt University to enable a realistic environment for accelerated testing of railway trackbeds under various conditions. This paper describes the operation, validation and initial results of the GRAFT facility. The GRAFT facility consists of...

Author(s): Kennedy J.H.;Woodward P.K.;Medero G.;McKinney J.

Organisation(s): Heriot Watt University ;

2009

United Kingdom

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