STABILIZED BALLAST INVESTIGATION
The purpose of the investigation was to evaluate the ability of a compound to enhance the load resistant characteristics of conventional stone ballast. This compound, an emulsion based on a new butadiene-styrene block copolymer, was sprayed on the stone ballast of a short section of railroad track. A second section of track, similar but untreated, provided the sample of conventional construction. In the conduct of the investigation pulsating, single point, vertical loads varying from 5000 lbs. to 50,000 lbs. (and to 75,000 lbs. in some cases) were applied to, first, the untreated track and, then, the treated specimen in a uniform manner for 4,000,000 cycles. The treated ballast was finally subjected to 11,000,000 vertical stress cycles. Static lateral stress was also applied to each section. Comparisons established through this study are, conservatively stated, that the permanent settlement of ties supported on the untreated ballast was 10 times that recorded for the ties of the treated ballast test phase. Resistance to lateral displacement was, at least, five times greater for the treated specimen than for its companion. (Author)
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Corporate Authors:
Association of American Railroads
Research Center
Chicago, IL United States -
Authors:
- MAGEE, G M
- Publication Date: 1969-8
Media Info
- Pagination: 89 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Ballast (Railroads); Construction; Maintenance of way; Polymers; Stabilized materials; Tunneling
- Uncontrolled Terms: Ballast
- Old TRIS Terms: Ballast stabilization
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00039204
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
- Contract Numbers: DOT-FR-3-0254
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 24 1976 12:00AM