Improvement of recycled ballast using geosynthetics

Rail International

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Indraratna, Buddhima ^a   Salim, Wadud ^a   Christie, David H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAINAGE; GEOTEXTILES; MAINTENANCE; RAILROAD TRAFFIC CONTROL; RECYCLING; REINFORCEMENT;

GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCEMENT;

BALLAST (RAILROAD TRACK);

DRAINAGE; GEOTEXTILES; RAILROADS; RECYCLING; REINFORCEMENT; SIMULATION;

EID: 0036966645     PISSN: 00208442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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