DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF RAILROAD EMBANKMENTS

Stiffness and damping characteristics of soil are necessary for the rational dynamic investigation of the response of railway embankments to train loads. It is possible to estimate these properties by conducting elaborate field and laboratory experiments with dynamic triaxial shear test apparatus. However, in cases where trains are already running along the tracks, such tests are ruled out. The railway embankments are designed for almost no residual soil displacement by providing adequate depth of ballast so that pressure on formation is small.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Deepak, D
  • Venkatkati, M
• Publication Date: 1984-10

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
  • Volume: 110
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9410

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dynamic loads; Dynamic tests; Embankments; Mechanical properties; Mechanical stability; Railroad facilities; Repeated loads; Shear strength; Soil mechanics; Soils; Structural analysis; Track ballast
• Uncontrolled Terms: Dynamic analysis; Dynamic response
• Old TRIS Terms: Ballast mechanics; Ground excitations
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392822
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 29 1985 12:00AM