Identifying the key parameters that influence geogrid reinforcement of railway ballast

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 326-335

  Brown, S F ^a   Kwan, J ^a   Thom, N H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geogrid; Railway ballast; Railway track design; Railway track maintenance; Railway track performance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; RAILROAD TRACKS; REINFORCEMENT; STIFFNESS;

FULL-SCALE SIMULATION; GEOGRID REINFORCEMENT; GRID GEOMETRY; JUNCTION STRENGTH; VERTICAL SETTLEMENT;

BALLAST (RAILROAD TRACK);

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; RAILWAY; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; SOIL STABILIZATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH; STRUCTURAL PROPERTY;

EID: 35848934143     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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