ROADBED/BALLAST

Exploration, testing, and design are discussed, including stability of rock slopes; cuts in soil, sand, and clay; non-uniform soils; loess; foundation of fills; and selection of soils for fills.

• 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.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Railway Engineering Association

  59 East Van Buren Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60605
• Publication Date: 1971-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 257-290
• Serial:
  • AREA BULLETIN
  • Issue Number: 631
  • Publisher: American Railway Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Mechanical stability; Pavement subgrade; Railroad tracks; Soil mechanics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Track stability
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00072851
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 11 1976 12:00AM