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Performance Improvement of Ballasted Railway Tracks Using Geocells: Present State of the Art
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The dramatic increase in the axle load and speed of the rolling stock over recent years has posed several challenges in terms of maintaining the stability and performance of the railway tracks. Consequently, the rail track engineers are exploring suitable measures to improve the performance of the tracks. The geocells can offer a cost-effective and technically viable alternative for enhancing the track performance. Although the performance of geocells in numerous geotechnical applications such as reinforced retaining walls, slopes, embankments, pavements, etc. is well-proven, their application to the railway tracks is still in the nascent stage. This chapter examines the potential benefits of using geocells in the railway tracks. The results of the numerous experimental, numerical, and field studies are critically reviewed. The influence of geocell reinforcement on the parameters (or material properties) essential for the track stability has been discussed. The past studies indicate that the geocells can be effectively used to improve the performance of the railway tracks. The geocells provide confinement which increases the strength and stiffness of the infill materials. Moreover, the geocell reinforcement significantly reduces the irrecoverable deformations of the track granular media, both vertically and laterally. However, the effectiveness of their use is influenced by several parameters such as the properties of the geocell, infill soil, subgrade, and the location of the geocell reinforced layer. This chapter elucidates the role of these influencing parameters in track stability. Furthermore, the satisfactory performance of geocells in the field substantiates their enormous applications in the railway tracks.
Performance Improvement of Ballasted Railway Tracks Using Geocells: Present State of the Art
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1538-3396
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0812-4708
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2153-3538
The dramatic increase in the axle load and speed of the rolling stock over recent years has posed several challenges in terms of maintaining the stability and performance of the railway tracks. Consequently, the rail track engineers are exploring suitable measures to improve the performance of the tracks. The geocells can offer a cost-effective and technically viable alternative for enhancing the track performance. Although the performance of geocells in numerous geotechnical applications such as reinforced retaining walls, slopes, embankments, pavements, etc. is well-proven, their application to the railway tracks is still in the nascent stage. This chapter examines the potential benefits of using geocells in the railway tracks. The results of the numerous experimental, numerical, and field studies are critically reviewed. The influence of geocell reinforcement on the parameters (or material properties) essential for the track stability has been discussed. The past studies indicate that the geocells can be effectively used to improve the performance of the railway tracks. The geocells provide confinement which increases the strength and stiffness of the infill materials. Moreover, the geocell reinforcement significantly reduces the irrecoverable deformations of the track granular media, both vertically and laterally. However, the effectiveness of their use is influenced by several parameters such as the properties of the geocell, infill soil, subgrade, and the location of the geocell reinforced layer. This chapter elucidates the role of these influencing parameters in track stability. Furthermore, the satisfactory performance of geocells in the field substantiates their enormous applications in the railway tracks.
Performance Improvement of Ballasted Railway Tracks Using Geocells: Present State of the Art
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1538-3396
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0812-4708
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2153-3538
The dramatic increase in the axle load and speed of the rolling stock over recent years has posed several challenges in terms of maintaining the stability and performance of the railway tracks. Consequently, the rail track engineers are exploring suitable measures to improve the performance of the tracks. The geocells can offer a cost-effective and technically viable alternative for enhancing the track performance. Although the performance of geocells in numerous geotechnical applications such as reinforced retaining walls, slopes, embankments, pavements, etc. is well-proven, their application to the railway tracks is still in the nascent stage. This chapter examines the potential benefits of using geocells in the railway tracks. The results of the numerous experimental, numerical, and field studies are critically reviewed. The influence of geocell reinforcement on the parameters (or material properties) essential for the track stability has been discussed. The past studies indicate that the geocells can be effectively used to improve the performance of the railway tracks. The geocells provide confinement which increases the strength and stiffness of the infill materials. Moreover, the geocell reinforcement significantly reduces the irrecoverable deformations of the track granular media, both vertically and laterally. However, the effectiveness of their use is influenced by several parameters such as the properties of the geocell, infill soil, subgrade, and the location of the geocell reinforced layer. This chapter elucidates the role of these influencing parameters in track stability. Furthermore, the satisfactory performance of geocells in the field substantiates their enormous applications in the railway tracks.
Performance Improvement of Ballasted Railway Tracks Using Geocells: Present State of the Art
Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sitharam, T. G. (Herausgeber:in) / Hegde, Amarnath M. (Herausgeber:in) / Kolathayar, Sreevalsa (Herausgeber:in) / Nimbalkar, Sanjay (Autor:in) / Punetha, Piyush (Autor:in) / Kaewunruen, Sakdirat (Autor:in)
24.07.2020
42 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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