CONTRACTOR SAVES TIME AND MONEY WITH PLASTIC FABRIC ON RAIL RELOCATION JOB

Construction of a temporary track to carry the West Shore route over New York State Route 15 while a full grade separation is constructed has involved the use of plastic support and filter fabric in place of granular materials on the subgrade. The 6500-ft detour is on the same alignment as the old railroad drainage ditch. On the 3-ft graded sub-base layer, a 25-ft wide covering consisting of two rolls of the fabric with a 3-ft overlap has been installed. The plastic filter acts as a support membrane to improve the bearing capability of the soil underneath, preventing the mixing of the aggregate and subsoil while promoting drainage of both. The plastic is topped with a 12-in. layer of ballast to which a further 8-in. layer is added after the track is laid.

• Corporate Authors:

  Reports Corporation

  1 Bond Street
  Chatham New Jersey, 07928,   United States 
• Publication Date: 1976-9-13

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 28-29
• Serial:
  • Constructioneer
  • Publisher: Reports Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballast (Railroads); Ballast mats; Fabrics; Mud pumps; Soil stabilization; Stabilized materials; Subgrade (Pavements)
• Old TRIS Terms: Ballast stabilization; Mud pumping
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00141688
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1976 12:00AM