HIGH SPEED TRAIN X2000 ON SOFT ORGANIC CLAY - MEASUREMENTS IN SWEDEN

The increase of train speed from 140 km/h (87.7 mi/h) to 200 km/h (124 mi/h) has resulted in some specific problems on different areas in Sweden. For tracks on a low embankment on soft clays considerable effects on the surroundings have been observed in certain places. Within an R&D project measurements of vertical deflections, pore pressure, particle acceleration and particle velocity were perfeormed for different train speeds up to 204 km/h (126.4 mi/h). Measurements were performed on the ground surface as well as in the soil. The aim of the measurements was to undestand the mechanism of the behavior, to evaluate the risk for soil degradation and to give input to desigt of appropriate measures.

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• Corporate Authors:

  AA Balkema

  P.O. Box 1675
  Rotterdam,   Netherlands  BR-3000
• Authors:
  • Adolfsson, K
  • Andreasson, B
  • Bengtsson, P E
  • Zachrisson, P
• Conference:
  • Twelfth European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (Proceedings)
  • Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Date: 1999-6-7 to 1999-6-10
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 1713-18

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Degradation (Hydrology); Geotechnical engineering; High speed track; Pore pressure; Soft clays; Soft soils; Soil stabilization
• Geographic Terms: Sweden
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00782130
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9058090477
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 3
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 11 2000 12:00AM