Development and implementation of a continuous vertical track-support testing technique

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1863, 2004, Pages 68-73

  Li, Dingqing ^a   Thompson, Randy ^a   Marquez, Previn ^a   Kalay, Semih ^a  

^a TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXLES; BALLAST (RAILROAD TRACK); BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); DEFORMATION; FOUNDATIONS; LOAD LIMITS; RELIABILITY; REPAIR; STIFFNESS;

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS (AAR); THE TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER,INC. (TTCI); TRACK GEOMETRY; TRACK LOADING VEHICLE (TLV);

RAILROAD TRACKS;

EID: 9144242179     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1863-09     Document Type: Conference Paper

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