THE BALLAST COEFFICIENT AND ITS APPLICATION IN A STUDY ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TRACK

EL COEFICIENTE DE BALASTO Y SU APLICACION AL ESTUDIO DE LA MECANICA DE UNA VIA FERREA.

This article sums up present know-how on the relationship between the Winkler coefficient, or track module, and the elements which make it up.

• Corporate Authors:

  Asociacion de Investigacion del Transporte

  Alberto Alcocer 38
  Madrid,   Spain 
• Authors:
  • LOPEZ PITA, A
• Publication Date: 1976-10

Language

• Spanish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 53-68
• Serial:
  • Publication of: International Ergonomics Association
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: International Ergonomics Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballast (Railroads); Mathematical models; Railroad tracks; Stiffness; Train track dynamics
• Old TRIS Terms: Ballast stiffness; Track response investigations; Track structures
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157922
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1977 12:00AM