WHAT BENEFITS FROM BALLAST COMPACTION?

An answer is sought through a research program undertaken jointly by the Federal Railroad Administration and five large railroads. A factor behind the undertaking is the reasoning that the disturbance of the ballast that takes place during a track-surfacing operation has the effect of diminishing the restraint offered by the ballast to lateral and longitudinal movement of the track.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1974-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 5 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 70
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballast (Railroads); Compaction; Maintenance of way; Railroad tracks; Research projects; Soil compaction
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ballast; Research programs
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Railroads; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052090
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Track and Structures
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1976 12:00AM