Parametric study of resilient response of tracks with a sub-ballast layer

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1137-1150

  Shahu, J T ^a,c   Kameswara Rao, N S V ^b   Yudhbir, ^b  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^c VISVESVARAYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Finite element model; Layered system; Parametric study; Railroad; Stress; Subgrade soil

Indexed keywords

BALLAST (RAILROAD TRACK); DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAILROAD TRACKS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

SOFTWARE PACKAGE 3D20N; SUB-BALLAST LAYERS;

SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

PAVEMENT; RAILWAY; RESILIENCE; SUBGRADE;

EID: 0033512066     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t99-054     Document Type: Article

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