Ballast and Subgrade Requirements Study : Summary and Assessment Report

Simon, R. M.; DiPilato, M. A.

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Ballast and Subgrade Requirements Study : Summary and Assessment Report

1983-06-01
By Simon, R. M. ; DiPilato, M. A.

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English

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Creators:

Simon, R. M. ; DiPilato, M. A.
Corporate Creators:

Goldberg-Zoino & Associates
Corporate Contributors:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
Subject/TRT Terms:

Ballast (Railroads) Design Design Criteria Materials Tests Performance Evaluations Railroad Tracks Soil Stabilization Subballast Subgrade (Pavements) Testing
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-TSC-FRA-82-5 ; FRA/ORD-83/04.3
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
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 practices for substructure (ballast, subballast, and subgrade) materials evaluation and selection, stabilization, design and analysis, and performance evaluation.
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PDF
Funding:

FRA/ORD-83/04.3
Collection(s):

Volpe Center
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:49ec98fc975a659e3cb938d12f7c7992c5b73e32a602033b29ba810fc2c34325
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10455/dot_10455_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 2.92 MB ]

File Language:

English

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