TRACK WITHOUT BALLAST

LA VOIE FERREE SANS BALLAST

Non-ballasted track is a necessity from the point of view of a reduction in the cost of maintenance on main lines, and particularly in tunnels, and on underground railways. The constitution of non-ballasted track, i.e. continuously welded rails on RS concrete sleepers on continuous reinforced concrete slabs, with resilient sleeper pads placed between, resolves the problems of the transmission of the pressures to the track formation, the damping of the vibrations, the permanency of the track geometry, and, therefore maintenance. It is of advantage to make use of lightweight aggregates for the continuous reinforced slab, principally because of the small modulus of elasticity of the lightweight concrete.

• Authors:
  • Ronsse, A
  • Swartele, L
• Publication Date: 1972

Language

• French

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 5 p.
• Serial:
  • Revue Belge du Transport
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete slab track; Concrete ties; Maintenance of way; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051965
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1976 12:00AM