Evaluation of track stiffness with a vibrator for prediction of train-induced displacement on railway embankments

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1187-1197

  With, Christoffer ^a   Bodare, Anders ^b  

^a ÅF Infrastruktur AB Ingemansson   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Displacement; Embankment; Flexibility; Phase; Prediction; Railway; Stiffness; Train

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT; FLEXIBILITY; PHASE; PREDICTION; RAILWAY; TRAIN;

EMBANKMENTS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RAILROAD STATIONS; RAILROADS; RESONANCE; SOILS; STIFFNESS;

HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES;

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETER; DISPLACEMENT; EMBANKMENT; PREDICTION; RAILWAY; SOIL MECHANICS; STIFFNESS; VIBRATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 67349260119     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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