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This book discusses the mechanics of ballasted rail tracks, including the effects of ballast on strength, deformation, and degradation. It also discusses the use of geosynthetics in stabilizing recycled ballast, and presents a new stress-strain constitutive model for ballast.
Discussing experimental procedures as well as theoretical aspects, Mechanics of Ballasted Tracks: A Geotechnical Perspective presents the state-of-the-art triaxial testing of ballast, including strength, deformation, and degradation aspects of fresh and recycled ballast. This book provides an in-depth examination of the effectiveness of geosynthetics in stabilizing recycled ballast. Incorporating particle breakage, it presents a new stress-strain constitutive model for ballast. Beneficial for practicing engineers as well as engineering students, this text also proposes a new range of particle gradations for future rail tracks that balances strength and permeability requirements.
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