Dynamic response of high-speed ballasted railway tracks: 3D periodic model and in situ measurements

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 118-131

  Chebli, H ^a   Clouteau, D ^a   Schmitt, L ^b  

^a Grande Voie des Vignes   (France)

^b SNCF   (France)

Author keywords

Dynamic soil structure interaction; High speed ballasted railway track; In situ measurements; Periodic model; Vertical and lateral accelerations

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; BALLAST (RAILROAD TRACK); DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FRANCE; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

HIGH-SPEED BALLASTED RAILWAY TRACK; IN SITU MEASUREMENTS; LATERAL ACCELERATION; PERIODIC MODEL; VERTICAL ACCELERATION;

RAILROAD TRACKS;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LOADING TEST; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERIODICITY; RAILWAY; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35748948380     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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