THE IMPORTANCE OF DRAINAGE IN PRODUCING STABLE TRACK
Neglecting drainage has been used as a short-term way of saving maintenance money, but poor drainage creates a lubricating effect in ballast that decreases the interlocking mechanics between particles.
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
345 Hudson Street
New York, NY United States 10014 - Publication Date: 1989-6
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: 3 p.
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Serial:
- Railway Track and Structures
- Volume: 85
- Issue Number: 6
- Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
- ISSN: 0033-9016
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Drainage; Maintenance of way; Maintenance practices; Railroad tracks; Stability (Mechanics)
- Uncontrolled Terms: Track stability
- Old TRIS Terms: Ballast cleaning; Interlocking
- Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00485833
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 31 1989 12:00AM