The track structural performance is ensured by understanding the track vertical response to
the applied loads and bearing and transmitting these loads with minor permanent …

Railway tracks experience stress during train passage. Understanding these subgrade
stresses is essential for the design of track foundations and assessing their serviceability …

Concrete slab railway tracks typically have higher initial capital costs yet lower operational
costs in comparison to ballasted tracks. One reason for the elevated operational costs on …

Railway track transition zones are areas where there is a sudden change in the track-ground
structure. They include changes between ballasted and slab track, bridge approaches, and …

Railway track geometry deteriorates under repeated train loading. When linespeed is
increased or new rolling-stock is introduced this can alter the future rate of change of …

Differential railway track settlement can result in ballast voids, leading to sleepers that hang
from the rail and are no longer supported by the ballast. These hanging sleepers are …

To explore the dynamic transient characteristics induced by passing heavy-haul trains in
newly-developed prestressed subgrade, two three-dimensional finite element models were …

Railway track transitions are zones where there is an abrupt change in the track-ground
structure. They are often the location of rapid track deterioration, which means more frequent …

The relationship between railway track-bed stresses and speed is essential when
performing track foundation design. Current approaches to describe this relationship are …

Shakedown limit analysis is used to calculate the factor of safety of a structure subject to
cyclic moving loading. It is a promising approach for railway slab track structural design …