The properties of railway ballast material are affected by the local geologies and climatic
environments from which the parent rock is sourced. These factors can make it challenging …

Ballasted railway tracks, despite their benefits, present some limitations and drawbacks,
mainly associated with geometry degradation due to ballast settlement and particle …

Rubbercrete is made of partially replacing fine aggregate, in normal concrete, with crumb
rubber (CR) from scrap tires. Despite several advantages of rubbercrete, one of the most …

There is no doubt that the use of waste rubber in concrete applications is a genius
alternative because Styrene is the main component of rubber, which has a strong toxicity …

The major drawbacks of a railway track include noise, vibration, and aggravated track
degradation. Resilient mats and asphalt have been increasingly used in recent years to …

This study deals with the application of tire derived aggregate (TDA) mixed with ballast
material as an approach for enhancing the ballasted track performance in the presence of …

This paper presents results from laboratory direct shear tests and discrete element method
(DEM) simulations of railway ballast mixed with different contents of tire derived aggregate …

The degradation and deformation of ballast critically affect the track geometry, safety, and
passenger comfort. The increase in axle loads and train speed increases the stress applied …

Railway ballast degradation under dynamic loads progressively leads to loss of mechanical
performance and geometry of the track, so that maintenance interventions are frequently …

In this study, the authors analyse performance of prototypical under ballast mats (UBMs)
made of recycled rubber granulate and fibres, produced from end-of-life tires. First, a series …