SOIL-STRUCTURAL INTERACTION AND CONCRETE TIE DESIGN

Remarks are made on rail seat loading, the effect of speed, bending moments for ties in tangent track, dynamic considerations, and curved track. Although reflection of moments occurs under dynamic loading, full reflection does not occur under heavy loads. The authors suggestion that concrete ties be designed with a uniform prestressed section of constant cross-sectional area seems unjustified. A shallower section at tie center enables better utilization of materials in a prestressed concrete tie. It is noted that Amtrak recently awarded a contract for manufacturing over a million concrete ties to be installed on 400 track miles of the Northeast Corridor Improvement Program.

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• Authors:
  • Hanna, A N
• Publication Date: 1978-11

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1420-22
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Volume: 104
  • Issue Number: GT11
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1090-0241
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bending moments; Concrete structures; Design; Dynamics; Loads; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks; Seats; Soil structure interaction; Speed
• Uncontrolled Terms: Loading
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00185435
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ASCE Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Div
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE 14170 Proc Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1979 12:00AM