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Contribution of Base, Crib, and Shoulder Ballast to the Lateral Sliding Resistance of Railway Track: A Geotechnical Perspective

Last updated on 22 August 2014 3:05

The sleeper to ballast interface plays a crucial role in the stability of ballasted railway track, transferring both vertical and lateral loads safely from the superstructure to the sub-base. However, current conceptual models for the behaviour of the interface are incomplete and too simplistic to assess the response of the...

Author(s): Le Pen L M;Powrie W

Organisation(s): School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK ; Gifford LLP, Geotechnical Engineering Department, Woodlands, Southampton, UK ;

2011

United Kingdom

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