A NEW METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE BALLAST LAYER THICKNESS

In this article, a new method is established for the determination of the thickness of a ballast layer; the fundamental bases of which are: The consideration that the tension on the underside of the tie is a function of the ballast thickness and of the carrying capacity of the infrastructure, as well as the inclusion of the dependancy relation existant between the deformation module of the ballast and the corresponding one to the platform on which it rests.

• Corporate Authors:

  Asociacion de Investigacion del Transporte

  Alberto Alcocer 38
  Madrid,   Spain 
• Authors:
  • LOPEZ PITA, A
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Language

• Spanish

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 77-89
• Serial:
  • Revista A.I.T
  • Issue Number: 13
  • Publisher: Asociacion de Investigacion del Transporte

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballast (Railroads); Mechanical properties; Stabilized materials
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ballast
• Old TRIS Terms: Ballast depth; Ballast mechanics; Ballast stabilization
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Materials; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00153387
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 17 1977 12:00AM