RAILWAY TRACK DESIGN: A REVIEW OF CURRENT PRACTICE

Until now it has not been possible to evaluate the characteristics of the dynamic response of the track so as to constitute a basis for a rational design. The present design is based on the establishment of a relation between the dynamic response observed and the equivalent static load, assumed to have been determined empirically. The design of railway track is as much an art as a question of mathematical precision. This work deals with the international practices at present applied for designing the structure of the track above the formation subgrade, i.e. the rails, the sleepers and the ballast. The book is of interest to all railway track designers.

• Corporate Authors:

  Australian Government Publishing Service

  P.O. Box 84
  Canberra, A.C.T. 2600,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Doyle, N F
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 280 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Handbooks; Railroad tracks; Structural design; Train track dynamics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Track design
• Old TRIS Terms: Track response investigations; Track structures
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00331526
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: UIC Cat 54 0 12
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 12 1981 12:00AM