Deformation and degradation mechanics of recycled ballast stabilised with geosynthetics

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 35-46

  Indraratna, Buddhima ^a   Salim, Wadud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ballast; Cyclic load; Deformation; Geosynthetics; Particle breakage; Stabilisation (IGC: D6 K14)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; DEGRADATION; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROCRACKING; STABILIZATION;

CYCLIC LOAD; PARTICLE LEAKAGE; STABILIZATION (IGC:D6/K14); TRIAXIAL TESTING;

BALLAST (RAILROAD TRACK);

EID: 10944255967     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.43.4_35     Document Type: Article

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