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Micro mechanics of railway ballast degradation

Last updated on 02 September 2014 3:43

The strength of ballast is usually determined by revolving particles in a drum and measuring the amount of damage produced (MA, LAA, Deval Tests). However, the micro mechanics of deterioration in these tests is different from that beneath the track under traffic loading: a quasi-static test should be used. The...

Author(s): McDowell Glenn R.;Lim Wee L.;Collop Andrew C.;Brown Stephen F.

Organisation(s): University of Nottingham ;

2002

United Kingdom

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