ANSWER FOUND IN STABILIZATION FABRIC

Soil stabilization fabric is now installed as a matter of company policy whenever a Florida East Coast mainline grade crossing, railroad crossing, or turnout is replaced or rehabilitated. The material is also used at other locations where soft track has been or could be a problem, such as bridge approaches or pumping areas in open track. The material and installation procedures are described.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1978-1

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 24-25
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 74
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fabrics; Maintenance of way; Mud pumps; Railroad grade crossings; Railroad tracks; Railroad turnouts; Soil stabilization; Specifications; Stability (Mechanics); Subgrade (Pavements)
• Identifier Terms: Florida East Coast Railway
• Uncontrolled Terms: Track stability
• Old TRIS Terms: Mud pumping
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172025
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Track and Structures
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM