FROST INFLUENCE ON THE STABILITY OF RAILROADS

INFLUENCE DU GEL SUR LA STABILITE DES VOIES FERREES

Contents: Definitions and enumeration of the dangers which threaten the roads: (Disruption of the balance or instability of the superstructure or the understructure in its entirety; Frost action; The insufficiency of the road bearing capacity); Geological study and prospecting of the area for the projected road; (Frost sensibility; Bearing capacity; soil plasticity and liquidity limit - hydrological conditions on and around the prospected road; Depth reached by frost); Dimensioning on road foundations.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Trans. of Bulletin Technique de la Suisse Romande, v84 n11 p193-199, 24 May 58.
• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

  72 Lyme Road
  Hanover, NH  United States  03755-1290
• Authors:
  • Bonnard, D
  • Desponds, R
  • Recordon, E
• Publication Date: 1960

Language

• French

Media Info

• Pagination: 17 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Foundations; Freezing; Frost heaving; Groundwater; Loads; Railroad tracks; Railroads; Soil mechanics; Stability (Mechanics); Subgrade (Pavements)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Track stability
• Geographic Terms: Switzerland
• Old TRIS Terms: Foundations structures; Frost heave; Ground water conditions
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00146169
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1977 12:00AM