STUDY OF METHODS OF STABILIZING CONVENTIONAL BALLAST USING POLYMERS. FINAL REPORT ON CONTRACT MODIFICATION NO. 3

The report presents the results of the work performed in continuation of the research study on stabilized railroad ballast. The purpose of the continuation was to test the feasibility of applying the elastomeric cementing composition in the form of an emulsion. The principal advantage of this is that most of the agent is concentrated at the contact points of the rocks. Included are the testing procedures for the large-scale tests at the A.A.R.

• Corporate Authors:

  Materials Research and Development, Incorporated

  2730 Adeline Street
  Oakland, CA  United States  94607
• Authors:
  • Rostler, F S
  • Newton, J W
• Publication Date: 1968-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 47 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballast (Railroads); Polymers; Railroad tracks; Stabilized materials; Subgrade (Pavements)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ballast
• Old TRIS Terms: Ballast stabilization
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039114
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: C-352-66
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 24 1973 12:00AM