Experimental investigation on dynamic railway sleeper/ballast interaction

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-66

  Remennikov, Alex ^a   Kaewunruen, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ballasted track; Concrete sleepers; Dynamic interaction; Experimental modal testing; Sleeper ballast interaction

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC LOADS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MODAL ANALYSIS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE;

BALLASTED TRACK; CONCRETE SLEEPERS; DYNAMIC INTERACTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODAL TESTING; SLEEPER/BALLAST INTERACTION;

BALLAST (RAILROAD TRACK);

BALLAST (RAILROAD TRACK); DYNAMIC LOADS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MODAL ANALYSIS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE;

EID: 33746086762     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-006-5868-z     Document Type: Article

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