EMBEDDED SLAB TRACK TEST TRACK IN SPAIN: CONSTRUCTION OF A LOW MAINTENANCE CONCRETE SLAB TRACK

This paper describes the installation of the Balfour Beatty Embedded Slab Track (BBEST) system in a section of Test Track constructed for the Spanish high speed railway authority Gestor de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (GIF). The paper highlights the design and construction aspects of the BBEST system that are particularly pertinent to low maintenance track systems. As background to this work, which was carried out during the first quarter of 2002, the paper outlines the worldwide experience of Balfour Beatty Rail in the field of slab track design, construction and maintenance, much of which has contributed to the reasons for developing the BBEST system. A brief description of the BBEST system and the methods used for the installation in Spain are provided. It also refers to the testing and monitoring that was carried out on the section of slab track, particularly with regard to rail deflections under traffic and the performance of the track in terms of noise and vibration. Aspects of design and construction that contribute to a low maintenance trackform are outlined. For the covering abstract see ITRD E123761.

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  ENGINEERING TECHNICS PRESS

  46 CLUNY GARDENS
  EDINBURGH,   United Kingdom  EH10 6BN
• Authors:
  • EMMETT, D H
  • ROBERTSHAW, M
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 29 p.
• Serial:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION RAILWAY ENGINEERING 2003, HELD LONDON, UK, 30 APRIL - 1 MAY 2003 - CDROM
  • Publisher: ENGINEERING TECHNICS PRESS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Conferences; Construction; Deflection; Design; Maintenance; Noise; Railroad tracks; Slabs; Vibration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases
• Geographic Terms: Spain
• ITRD Terms: 4755: Concrete; 8525: Conference; 3655: Construction; 9009: Decrease; 5586: Deflection; 9011: Design (overall design); 3847: Maintenance; 2492: Noise; 1062: Railway track; 3491: Slab; 8105: Spain; 5558: Vibration
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Environment; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00985626
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-947644-51-2
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Feb 4 2005 12:00AM