Under sleeper pads in transition zones at railway underpasses: numerical modelling and experimental validation

The Behaviour of Under-Sleeper Pads at Switches and Crossings (S&C) - field measurements

Major growth in rail traffic in many parts of the world in recent years has brought railway networks close to capacity and restricted the time available for track access to carry out maintenance work without costly temporary route closures. There are, therefore, significant benefits in designing or modifying ballasted track systems to reduce maintenance and associated access requirements. Under...

Laboratory evaluation of under-ballast mat effectiveness to mitigate differential movement problem in railway transition zones

Railway transition zones between open track and rigid structures such as bridges and culverts often experience differential movements due to abrupt changes in track stiffness and complicated dynamic loading effects. Such conditions commonly lead to track geometry issues, consequently increasing the magnitude of impact loads at these areas. This in turn leads to excessive degradation of ballast ...

Vibrations of partly supported concrete railway sleeper

Investigating the Behavior of Railway Sleeper for Different Cases and Track Conditions by Using Analytical and Numerical Methods

Railway Sleepers are one of the most important elements in the track superstructure. Their tasks are keeping the track geometry, resisting against vertical and lateral train loads and transferring the train loads to the ballast layers. In this research, the railway sleeper as a beam on the elastic foundation is modeled with finite length. In this regard, two cases including a) beam with constan...

Static and Dynamic Analysis of Railway Track Sleeper

The increased speed and weight of modern trains puts the components of a railway track in a highly dynamic load situation. Irregularities of the wheels and rails induce substantial dynamic loads that have to be accounted for in the procedure of designing the railway track. The concrete sleeper is an essential part of the track structure and there is a growing demand for improved analytical tool...