Laboratory simulation of train loading and tamping on ballast

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Transport

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 89-95

  McDowell, G R ^a   Lim, W L ^a   Collop, A C ^a   Armitage, R ^b   Thom, N H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Romax Technology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Railway systems; Strength testing of materials

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ABSORPTION; CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PETROGRAPHY; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ABRASION TESTS; PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; TRACKBEDS; TRAFFIC LOADING;

BALLAST (RAILROAD TRACK);

RAILWAY TRANSPORT; SIMULATION;

EID: 18944381076     PISSN: 0965092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/tran.2005.158.2.89     Document Type: Article

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