DEVELOPMENTS IN TRACKS WITH CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS

Ninety nine percent of the track in the streets of Zurich are laid on concrete slabs. There are 3 rather serious defects in this method, the track is now laid only on an asphalt course. The method using concrete slabs and the asphalt course method are described.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This abstract is also contained in "A Bibliography on the Design and Performance of Rail Track Structures", September 1974, RRIS #072794, which was prepared for the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. No. 9 of Wirschaftl. & Techn. Schriftener, pp 47-50, 1969.
• Corporate Authors:

  Battelle Columbus Laboratories

  505 King Avenue
  Columbus, OH  United States  43201
• Authors:
  • Sulger-Buel, A
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete slab track; Concrete structures; Maintenance of way; Slabs
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00072835
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 11 1976 12:00AM