Characterization of track substructure performance

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 89, 1999, Pages 37-48

  Sussmann, Theodore R ^a   Heyns, Francois J ^a   Selig, Ernest T ^a  

^a Ernest T Selig Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; MAINTENANCE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

TRACK SUBSTRUCTURE;

RAILROAD TRACKS;

EID: 0032654930     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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