Static and cyclic triaxial testing of ballast and subballast

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 771-782

  Suiker, Akke S J ^a   Selig, Ernest T ^b   Frenkel, Raymond ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclic tests; Railroad ballast; Railroad tracks; Static tests; Triaxial tests

Indexed keywords

BALLAST (RAILROAD TRACK); COMPACTION; CYCLIC LOADS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; STRAIN; STRESSES;

CIRCUMFERENTIAL DISPLACEMENT; RAILWAY TRACK SUBSTRUCTURE; TRIAXIAL TESTING;

RAILROAD TRACKS;

RAILWAY; SUBGRADE;

EID: 19844384070     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2005)131:6(771)     Document Type: Article

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