EXPERIMENTAL ASPHALT-BASED TRACK BUILT IN ENGLAND

Contruction at British Rail's research center consists of 9-in. asphalt base on which rails are supported by prestressed concrete beams and transverse bearing members. The work is a cooperative effort of British Rail's Research & Development Division and Esso Petroleum's Research Center. Asphalt can be subjected to traffic loading within a few hours of laying, unlike concrete slabs which require much longer curing before they can be used in service. Asphalt-based track might prove suitable for track replacement where services can only be interrupted for a short time. The site has been exhaustively instrumented to determine stresses and deflection.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1975-4

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 26-27
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 71
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt; Concrete; Concrete slab track; Concrete ties; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks; Structural design
• Identifier Terms: British Rail
• Uncontrolled Terms: Track design
• Old TRIS Terms: Concrete paved track
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095679
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1976 12:00AM